Karen Yi
Reporter at WNYC (New York, NY)
Reporter at Gothamist
covering poverty @wnyc & @gothamist. adjunct @columbia. past life @StarLedger @asburyparkpress @sunsentinel. miami forever 🌴
Articles
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Karen Yi
Starting this month, New Yorkers receiving cash assistance could be at risk of losing their benefits if they don’t show that they are working, enroll in a job search program — or show that they can’t work. Nearly 600,000 low-income residents rely on these monthly payments — which can range from $183 for a single person to $389 for a family of three — to cover basic needs such as food, rent or hygiene products. The work requirements were paused for five years due to the pandemic.
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Karen Yi
A new report says the city’s child welfare investigations are disproportionately targeting low-income Black and Hispanic New Yorkers, causing them to be denied employment or lose the jobs they need to take care of their families. Legal Services NYC, a legal advocacy group, combed through data from the city’s Administration for Children’s Services from January 2020 through July 2022 in a new report and shared their findings exclusively with Gothamist.
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Karen Yi
A New York City pilot program that offers free extended hours of care for preschoolers may run out of money this year. The city’s universal preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds covers care for about six hours but last year piloted longer days at 64 preschools, as part of a program meant to better accommodate working parents and lower the costs of child care.
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2 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Karen Yi
Places to go when you've got to go will double in New York City over the next decade, if a bill by the City Council passes Thursday. NYC has among the fewest commodes per capita among large U.S. cities; a slew of city agencies operate 1,066 restrooms that are open to the public, or about one potty for every 7,800 residents. Councilmember Sandy Nurse said she wants to lower that ratio to ensure there’s one toilet for every 3,600 residents by 2035.
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3 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Karen Yi
New York City officials are trying out a novel way to move longtime residents of homeless shelters into new permanent housing — by guaranteeing most of their rent. Under the Affordable Housing Service program, the city is eliminating one of the biggest hurdles developers face when it comes to building or buying buildings: money. Through the program, the city offers nonprofit developers a steady stream of tenants who can pay rent using city housing vouchers for years to come.
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