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.
Families say they’re cutting down their work hours or scraping money together to afford child care without the subsidies.
Operators of home care programs make as little as $6 an hour, one analysis found.
Some representatives say they’re waiting for the new administration to detail how it'll handle street encampments.
The former four-term congressmember, Navy helicopter pilot and mother of four is New Jersey's first female Democratic governor.
City regulations say temperatures indoors should be at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
Without official data, tracking prices is more art than science. But still, there were some clear trends.
During her fifth State of the State speech, the governor committed to making universal child care a reality.
The annual estimate of street homeless New Yorkers has been growing steadily, posing a challenge to Mamdani’s administration.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation banning anonymous reporting.
State numbers show hospitalizations jumped by almost 1,000 people week over week.
The city was plagued by record delays in processing times for SNAP and cash assistance in 2023.
A new report by the nonprofit Vital City shows complaints about homelessness have tripled, growing faster than the homeless population.
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