Safiyah Riddle, Author at THE CITY

Employment

Why Black Workers in NYC Are Unemployed at Critical Levels — and What Can Be Done

May 22, 2023, 6:24 a.m.May 22, 2023, 6:31 a.m.

The Black jobless rate of 12.2% is nine times the white unemployment level, a far wider gap than elsewhere in the U.S.

Families

City Education Council Elections Bring Polarizing National Issues to Local School Districts

April 28, 2023, 5:00 a.m.May 2, 2023, 4:13 p.m.

Opponents — and even some of their endorsed candidates — say one well-organized group of parents is turning Community Education Councils into forums for right-wing animosity over issues like critical race theory and the treatment of LGBTQ+ youth.

Education

High School Journalists Demand Albany Expand Press Protections

April 13, 2023, 5:00 a.m.April 13, 2023, 10:55 a.m.

New York teens who work on student newspapers note that under current law, their freedom of speech can be curtailed by school s at any time for any reason.

Lower East Side

In Epic Battle for CHARAS/El Bohio Building, Owner Gregg Singer Buys Time With Bankruptcy Filing

March 22, 2023, 6:55 p.m.March 22, 2023, 8:44 p.m.

It’s been 25 years since the Giuliani istration sold a beloved Puerto Rican-led East Village community center to an owner who’s still trying to outmaneuver both his creditors and neighborhood stakeholders.