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Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

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RIOC Jobs: A New CEO Search Signals Transparency—But Are They Looking for the Right Leader?

For the first time in recent memory, Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) has taken a more open and professional approach to hiring its next top executive. Ericka recently reported that the RIOC CEO search has officially made its way onto…

Job Losses Show Acting Industry Strikes Hitting NYC Economy

New York City’s economic recovery continues to lag the nation’s. Greg David and Suhail Bhat, The City This article was originally published on Aug 17 5:11pm EDT by THE CITY Here is your August economic recovery update from THE CITY….

Reasons You May Not Be Getting Called Back for Jobs

Hunting for a new job is never easy. If you’re having trouble landing an interview, consider these reasons you may not be getting called back for jobs.

Retail Jobs Vanish Even as Local Economy Recovers

Greg David, The City This article was originally published on Jul 12 5:00am EDT by THE CITY Before the pandemic, the Inaya Jewelry boutiques in Grand Central Terminal and the West Village had 10 employees total and business was brisk….

Good News: City Jobs Recover Nearly to Pre-COVID Levels

New York City has not regained all the jobs lost in the pandemic, but new numbers released Thursday show that the city gained far more jobs last year than believed and is within striking distance of a complete recovery from…

An Uneven and Incomplete Recovery for NYC’s Economy in 2022

At eleven o’clock on a Thursday morning in mid-December, the tourists staying at the historic Beekman Hotel in downtown Manhattan wandered in for a late breakfast at the Bar Room, eating croissants and sipping coffee in the hotel’s soaring atrium. …

Unemployment Rate Jumps As More New Yorkers Seek Jobs

New York City’s unemployment rate jumped by more than half of a percentage point in August — and ironically, it is a sign of an improving job market. Meanwhile, the city’s long slog to recover all the jobs lost in the pandemic…

WHAT DO TRUCKERS AND LIBRARIANS HAVE IN COMMON?

Both used to be good jobs, but attacks by ideologues and greedy corporate bosses have pulled the rug out. By Jim Hightower | September 7, 2022 In the world of work, what two occupations might seem to have the very least in…

After Tepid Job Growth, City’s Recovery Flat With All Eyes on Inflation

New York City’s employment growth failed to accelerate in June as the city reported yet another modest monthly job gain, new labor data shows. With 22,500 jobs added in June — a hair more than the 22,400 gained in May…

MTA Still Looking for Light at End of Staffing Shortage Tunnel

Ariel Buckle was settling into retirement last fall — “Basically, I was being a granddad,” he says — when he received an offer to return for 90 days to the job he held at the MTA for a quarter century….