Let’s Support a Living Wage

Our economic recovery depends on government incentives for good jobs

By Melissa Mark-Viverito and Mike Fishman

With the shift in our city’s economy from manufacturing to service jobs, the percentage of low-wage workers has reached record, if not epidemic, levels. Nearly one-third of working New Yorkers are struggling to stretch their paychecks to cover high prices for rent and rising costs for groceries and transportation. In order to stem the tide of what threatens to undermine not just our economic recovery, but the future of our city, we need to invest in increasing the number of good jobs. Read more

Camp vs. Cash

Summer camp might not be the first item on a family’s list of budget necessities during the economic slump. But many experts believe that camp is crucial for a child’s educational and social development, arguing that parents should think twice before cutting back.

“Parents do a disservice to their children when they think that camp is fun and school is learning,” said Scott Brody, owner and director of Camps Kenwood and Evergreen, brother-sister resident camps in New Hampshire. “What kids learn in camp is complementary to what they learn in school.” Read more