Vicente Zerna, a courier who until recently earned $650 a week, now parks his bicycle in front of a community center in Manhattan to pick up a small bag of free groceries. Zerna has been doing the same thing every day for three months. more>

NYC Coalition Against Hunger Executive Director Joel Berg hopes for increased food relief under the new administration.

Research shows that immigrants who are represented in court by a lawyer are three to four times more likely to win their cases, but in the United States, only 35 percent of immigrants have lawyers. more>

At the Upper Manhattan Economic Summit held March 13, city and state officials worked with community members to ensure that the federal money trickles down to neighborhoods that need it most. more>

Congressman Charles Rangel speaks about the Stimulus Package and Harlem.

Jewish community resorts to a healthy and necessary dialogue when tackling the heated issue of reporting sex predators and the victims to the authorities. more>

 Rabbi Nochem Rosenberg on sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish Community.

Immigrant parents are widely and inaccurately described as being unconcerned about their children's education; however, the report shows that 80 percent of immigrant parents are extremely willing to participate. more>

Jose Davila with New York Immigration Coalition speaks on the need for parental involvement and translation services in schools.

The city is facing a serious challenge in trying to engage the workforce and balance its budget. The largest public sector municipal labor union in the city is advocating for an approach to help people to get employed and off welfare and saving the city money at the same time. more>