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RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Economy

The Easiest Ways of Making Money Fast with Little Risk

Making money fast doesn’t have to be complicated or risky. In fact, there are plenty of simple ways that can help you boost your bank balance in a matter of days or even hours. From online surveys and paid tasks…

Farmers hit hard by price increases as food price spike looms

By Casey Harper | The Center Square for Assorted Ideas, Large & Small (The Center Square) – Goods and services around the country are becoming increasingly more expensive, but farmers may be among the hardest hit as inflation, supply chain issues,…

E-bikes speeding through the streets of Roosevelt Island? Is it our fault?

You can’t walk anywhere on Main Street in the late afternoon or evening without seeing food delivery workers on e-bikes racing through stop signs and crosswalks, speeding meals to hungry Roosevelt Islanders. It’s dangerous and many residents are furious at…

From Peace, Love & Understanding to Soulless Careerists, a Generational Divide

On the cusp of the hippie movement, the pathway for soulless careerists was already under construction. Hooks were, also, in the water, fishing for strays. From discoveries about who and what we are to “How much can I make?” a…

RETHINKING WORK — AND LIFE

Americans are quitting bad jobs in record numbers because they’re rethinking what matters. As a writer, I get stuck every so often straining for the right words to tell my story. Over the years, though, I’ve learned when to quit…

Are hiring difficulties delaying the opening of Trader Joe’s Bridgemarket?

Hiring difficulties may be forcing a delay of opening Trade Joe’s new UES store under the historic Queensboro Bridge. Bridgemarket was expected to welcome shoppers in October, but all that happened was the hanging of a banner about hiring. And…

TO FIGHT POVERTY, CUT THE PENTAGON BUDGET

For me, the military wasn’t a way out of poverty. Instead, militarism is why so many of us are poor in the first place. By T.J. Thompson | June 23, 2021 This article originally appeared in OtherWords. I grew up on the…

New York lags rest of the country in job growth

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/June 18th, 2021 (The Center Square) – Jobs data released Thursday shows New York gained private-sector jobs in May but not at the same rate as the rest of the country. The New York…

Barriers for Black women set U.S. economy back by $500 billion, report finds

The persisting wage gap has set Black women — and the American economy as a whole — back for the past six decades, according to a report by financial services firm S&P Global. Chabeli Carrazana Originally published by The 19th…

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel Originally published in ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.   Series: The Secret IRS…