Queens, New York– “Working at a bank, especially now more than ever, it seems kinda… unethical.” Gerardo Sanchez, 26 years old, works as a bank teller at CitiBank in Queens, New York– the prior epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are expected to sell credit cards, offer loans, and refer other banking products when people…
Worker Profile
The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on all of us and while the pandemic has been a nightmare, 2020 can’t be regarded as being entirely terrible. For some people like UPS Store manager Amber Morales, 2020 saw new beginnings and opportunities at a time where hope seemed lost. New apartment, promotion at her job and…
Bottle Collectors
An elderly man wearing a surgical mask grips onto a shopping cart filled with collected cans and plastic bottles. Broomsticks support the corners of the cart for more storage. The man slightly leans in towards an older woman lifting up her phone and communicating with him. It appears they may be headed somewhere, or that…
Photo Caption – Madelyn
NYC Resident waiting for a quick ready to go breakfast on the streets of Manhattan, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the cold winter. The breakfast cart is a symbol of new york because they are stationed all over the city. It represents small business owners that are mainly immigrant owned
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Gentrification in the Bronx: Is it New York City’s latest new target?
I have lived in the Bronx my whole life, but in the past few years I have seen a sudden change in buildings, infrastructures, rents and people. I have never really looked into what it is that is happening but this semester I want to focus on what is causing those changes. Gentrification has been…
Mariposa Colombiana
Her life tribulations turned her into the strong women she is today The job of a journalist is to tell the story through the eyes of the individual experience, to let the audience connect and feel the story no matter how serious or funny it may be. This time, Journalism Major at the City College…
Immigrant People: How COVID-19 Impacts Those Who Are Silenced
The community that I want to focus on is immigrants and how they are navigating through the pandemic. Many immigrants are essential workers, work odd jobs, and work hard by any means necessary to achieve their American Dream. With many immigrants not being offered the best health care or lacking health insurance, a global pandemic…
Story Beat – Homelessness in NYC
New York City has struggled managing their homeless population which has seen an increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many New Yorkers have lost their jobs and homes leaving them no choice but to seek refugee elsewhere. In the fall of 2020, I spoke to a former office maintenance worker who was abandoned by his…
Yankee Gurung: Community
The community that I would like to focus on for the following semester is the Nepali community in the New York City Area. Specifically, Nepali led non-profit organizations and highlighting some of the issues they have been working to solve in the community, throughout the course of the pandemic and moving forward. Adhikaar, a Nepali…
