Karen Yi
Articles by Karen Yi
Karen Yi covers homelessness and poverty. She joined the WNYC and Gothamist newsroom in 2020. Before that, Karen covered Newark for the Star-Ledger and spent almost a decade working for newspapers in New Jersey and Florida. She grew up in Miami and has a dog named Cashew. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or Signal 917-589-1460.
The results from the city’s annual street homelessness count were released on Thursday.
The $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Labor Department will fund the workforce development program for 40 months.
The new Bronx IDNYC center boosts the total number of enrollment locations to 11 citywide.
Center-based child care teachers can earn $14,000 less than early childhood educators hired by the city.
The New York Foundling debuted two buildings in the Bronx designed to support young mothers in foster care in one place.
The Fiscal Policy Institute found households with young children are twice as likely to leave the city than those without kids.
A new report by the Center for an Urban Future found more than two dozen human services organizations in New York City were struggling to hire and retain workers.
The Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York released its biennial report on children, showing major affordability gaps in child care.
Boris & Horton will shutter its North Williamsburg cafe at the end of the month.
The Birthday Party Project threw its first in-person party in New York since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The MainChance drop-in center has offered New Yorkers a place to rest, shower and eat for more than 30 years.
Homeless family provider Win says the program will give 100 families $1,400 a month in stipends for two years.
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