OP-EDS

…probably wouldn’t bet the house on it. So what do you do? Answer: A “ratification bonus.” The proposed contract stated the 85% of the workers who were not getting substantial…

Spanish Harlem in the ’80s Book Launch at Museum of the City of New York

…Rodriguez (published by powerHouse Books). Click HERE for tickets – use code UNION and save $5! When Brooklyn-raised photographer Joseph Rodriguez first debuted his body of work shot in Spanish…

Leadership

…and Mexican Independence Day, for over a decade. Sandra emigrated to the United States at age 15 in search of better living conditions. After facing racial discrimination, she became an…

December 20, 2016

December 20, 2016

…of respondents were born in the United States, an additional 11% were from Puerto Rico and the remaining 29% were born elsewhere. Of those born outside of the United States…

Fall 2017 Newsletter – Message from Executive Director

…DACA residents will face deportation as early as next March. This is a humanitarian tragedy. Most DACA recipients came to the United States when they were six years old or…

August 25, 2021

August 25, 2021

…the highest-cost cities in the United States. The letter calls on Mayor de Blasio to adopt a $17.50 per hour minimum wage for City-funded employees, and to amend existing contracts…

March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019

…also French, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bambara, Wolof, Bengali and multiple others. About 60% of respondents were born in the United States, an additional 9% were from Puerto Rico and the remaining…

December 20, 2013

December 20, 2013

…Manhattan. “There is no better investment than early childhood education.” Kids squealed as they fed Alphie the dragon, an interactive toy, with letters and shouted out the names of healthy…

2019 Benefit Honorees

Angela Pinsky Association for a Better New York, Executive Director As Executive Director, Angela is dedicated to promotion of New York City and civic dialogue through the expansion and evolution…

Meet Valeria

Valeria arrived in the United States five years ago when she was 28 years old. She had left the Dominican Republic with her husband and three children to build a…