A young girl holding a baby sits in a doorway in New York City, circa 1890.Jacob A. Riis/Museum of the City of New York/Getty Images Danish photographer Jacob Riis captured the inhumane conditions of ...
Two worlds indeed! From the dizzying heights of the New York skyline and a photo session with former US President Bill Clinton, Jane Mumbi Weru jetted straight into the hands of her doting fans – ...
Setting sights on shifting the Empire State to a socialist slum, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) added one of New York City’s mayor-elect’s costliest “free” programs […] ...
There are some 863 million people globally who live in slums, without any access to water, electricity or a decent shelter to live in. Now, Techo, a nonprofit organization in Latin America and the ...
In an effort to wipe out the slums in New York City, a group of prominent citizens and welfare workers, among whom there are many Jews, have organized the Housing Association of America, of which ...