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☆ Lewis H. Lapham, Longtime Editor of Harper’s, Dies at 89
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Robert D. Mcfadden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lewis H. Lapham, the scholarly patrician who edited Harper’s Magazine for nearly three decades, and who in columns, books and later his own magazine, Lapham’s Quarterly, attacked what he regarded as the inequities and hypocrisies of American life, died on Tuesday in Rome. His death was announced by his children. A longtime resident of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, he had been living in Rome with his wife and other family members since January. After a decade as a newspaper reporter and magazine writer, Mr. Lapham was the managing editor of Harper’s from 1971 to 1975 and the editor in chief from 1976 to 1981 and from 1983 to 2006. He offered a blend of high culture and populism: the fiction of John Updike and George Saunders mixed with reports on abortion fights, global warming and the age of terrorism — generally, but not always, with a progressive eye.

Persons: Lewis H, Lapham, . Mencken, Mark Twain, Harper’s, John Updike, George Saunders Organizations: Lapham’s Quarterly, Texaco, Mr Locations: Rome, Manhattan’s, San Francisco

☆ DEI, explained: What’s the term Republicans are using to attack Kamala Harris?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Nicquel Terry Ellis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Critics say DEI programs are discriminatory and attempt to solve racial discrimination by disadvantaging other groups, particularly White Americans. These diversity training efforts emerged around the time that affirmative action began by executive order from President John F. Kennedy. Despite the backlash against DEI programs and initiatives, many companies are standing firm in their support for DEI. And 71% of people surveyed said they think DEI training is important to “creating a positive workplace culture.”What does DEI look like at work? Thrivent’s DEI training teaches employees how to understand and bridge cultural differences in the workplace, Baker said.

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☆ Take a Break From Modern Life and Refresh Your Herb Garden
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Margaret Roach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Carly Still had been working as a gardener in the Hudson Valley when she decided to move to the city 13 years ago. She happened onto a part-time position at the Met Cloisters, in Upper Manhattan, where she encountered many plants for the first time — ones with curious common names like skirret, weld and costmary — and others that she knew too well, or thought she did. Among the familiar ones were several that she had removed whenever she came upon them in her old job. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), for example, is tricky to garden around in cultivated areas, as anyone who has accidentally grabbed a handful while weeding or brushed bare skin against it will attest. She also recognized greater burdock (Arctium lappa), broadleaf plantain (Plantago major) and even some dandelions in the Bonnefont Cloister Herb Garden, one of three main gardens at the museum of medieval art that opened in 1938 as a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Persons: Carly Still, — Organizations: Metropolitan Museum of Art Locations: Hudson, Upper Manhattan

☆ ‘It was humiliating.’ Evictions in these cities are worse than before Covid
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —A toxic mix of surging rental rates and vanishing support for renters has catapulted evictions above pre-pandemic levels in some major cities. Evictions have increased most significantly in Sun Belt cities where housing affordability has worsened and where renters often have fewer protections. Other cities, including Minneapolis (+44%) and Columbus, Ohio (+37%), are also experiencing higher levels of evictions than before the pandemic. Three-quarters of the 34 cities tracked by the Eviction Lab had evictions increase between 2022 and 2023. The vast majority of evictions are for issues related to nonpayment of rent, according to the Eviction Lab.

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☆ Judge allows Trump lawsuit against ABC and George Stephanopoulos
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —A federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos over the anchor’s assertion that a jury concluded Trump had “raped” E. Jean Carroll. Trump filed the lawsuit in Florida federal court earlier this year, arguing that Stephanopoulos and the network defamed him when Stephanopoulos said during a contentious on-air interview with Rep. Nancy Mace that a jury found Trump had “raped” Carroll, a writer whose own cases against Trump led to him being found liable for sexual abuse. ABC News did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment. In the Trump-ABC lawsuit, US District Judge Cecilia Altonaga, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, wrote Wednesday that these definitions were different enough to let the case move forced. His analysis necessarily focused on what Carroll had and had not proved at trial, as well as the harm Carroll experienced from (Trump’s) abuse.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, George Stephanopoulos, Trump, ”, Jean Carroll, Stephanopoulos, Nancy Mace, ” Carroll, Carroll, Trump’s countersuit, Lewis Kaplan, ’, Cecilia Altonaga, George W, Bush, “, ” Altonaga, “ Judge Kaplan, Mace, —, ” Altonaga ‘, Kaplan, ” Trump, Altonaga’s, CNN’s Oliver Darcy Organizations: Washington CNN, ABC News, Trump, ABC, CNN, New York Penal, WIN, “ ABC Locations: Florida, Manhattan, Carroll, New York, York

☆ New York urges Supreme Court not to intervene in Trump’s hush money criminal case
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —New York’s attorney general urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to stay out of Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case, arguing the nation’s highest court should not grant a novel request by Missouri to pause his sentencing hearing and lift the gag order imposed on the former president in the case. Earlier this month, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, asked the Supreme Court for permission to file a complaint against New York to pause Trump’s September sentencing hearing and lift the restrictions on his speech – arguing in part that New York was infringing on the right of Missouri voters to hear from presidential candidates. “Allowing Missouri to file this suit for such relief against New York would permit an extraordinary and dangerous end-run around former President Trump’s ongoing state court proceedings and the statutory limitations on this Court’s jurisdiction to review state court decisions,” she wrote. For now, a limited gag order barring Trump from publicly speaking about prosecutors, court staff and their families remains in place at least until Trump is sentenced. CNN’s Lauren del Valle contributed to this report.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Andrew Bailey, Letitia James, “, James, Trump’s, ”, Bailey, Trump, ” James, Stormy Daniels, CNN’s Lauren del Valle Organizations: CNN, New, Republican, Missouri, ”, Trump Locations: Missouri, New York, Manhattan

☆ Real Estate Crisis? Small Banks Say Their Loans Are Fine.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Matthew Goldstein | Emily Flitter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Small banks are feeling misunderstood. Investors worry that those banks could be a crisis waiting to happen. But executives at these firms — which number about 4,100 in total — say there is an important distinction, and some industry analysts concur. They caution that small banks are being lumped in with lenders to the owners of half-empty towers in Manhattan, San Francisco and Chicago, which are in the most trouble. Instead, a majority of commercial building loans by community banks are for smaller buildings — like those housing doctors and local businesses — that tend to be fully leased.

Organizations: Investors Locations: Manhattan, San Francisco, Chicago

☆ Retailers shift their thinking on costly last-mile delivery as consumer need for speed raises costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Consumer need for speed in package delivery, which has reached its apex with same-day shipping, has placed retailers in a tough spot when it comes to managing transportation costs. Retail executives surveyed say as more — especially younger — consumers demand same-day delivery, the financial payoff isn't there. Roughly three-quarters (76%) of retail executives surveyed by AlixPartners said delivery cost on a per-package basis has increased since last year, and three out of four said home delivery does not add to profitability. 1 priority for last-mile delivery. To save on delivery costs, retailers are moving away from reliance on single carriers in last-mile delivery.

Persons: AlixPartners, Marc Iampieri, Iampieri Organizations: UPS, FedEx, Retail, Carriers, Teamsters Locations: Manhattan, New York City

☆ These Brothers Were Real Estate Hotshots. And Predators, Some Women Say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With a knack for brokering luxury properties, Tal and Oren Alexander, brothers who worked as real estate agents, rose as high as the New York City penthouses they sold. They built an image as jet-setting bachelors, filling their social media feeds with photos from Wimbledon, Art Basel and the beach in Mykonos. Their traditional good looks and magnetism attracted ultrarich clients who propelled the brothers past thousands of other agents to the very top of the ranks at Douglas Elliman, one of the largest real estate brokerages in the country. But as the brothers partied and sold co-ops and condos from Manhattan to Miami, they were quietly earning another reputation: Accusations that they drugged and sexually assaulted women were spreading throughout the world of high-end real estate. By 2022, they had co-founded their own real estate brokerage, Official.

Persons: Tal, Oren Alexander, Douglas Elliman, Oren Organizations: New, Art, Douglas Locations: New York City, Wimbledon, Art Basel, Mykonos, Manhattan, Miami, United States

☆ Diverse donors race to help elect Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And Democratic-aligned donors from all those worlds are eager to help Harris get there. That figure marks the year of the sorority’s founding at Harris’ alma mater, Howard University. More than 1.1 million donors have contributed – with 62% of them first-time givers this cycle, Harris’ campaign said. He said he held his first fundraiser for Harris at his Boston-area home during her successful 2016 Senate campaign. But for all the early enthusiasm, the groups supporting Harris say big challenges remain – both in sustaining her campaign’s early financial momentum and in helping blunt looming attacks on her race and gender.

Persons: CNN — Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris –, –, Harris, “, ”, Glynda Carr, Carr, Biden, they’ve, Harris ’, Alexandra Acker, Lyons, Biden’s, Acker, ‘, ’ ”, Ramesh Kapur, Democratic bundler, Kapur, “ I’m, Shekar, He’s, he’s, don’t, ” Narasimhan, Trump, Chintan Patel, Patel, ” Harris “, ’ ” Acker, Veronica Stracqualursi Organizations: CNN, American, Higher, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Howard University, Women Alliance, Democratic, Senate, Fund, Democratic Party, Republican Party Locations: Higher Heights, America, alma, Manhattan, Denver, Harris, United States, Indian, American, Boston, Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, “

Some leading business executives say they don’t know quite what to think of Vice President Kamala Harris. She has been meeting with groups of corporate executives roughly every two months at her residence in Washington, according to two executives who have met with her. When a state dinner was held for President William Ruto of Kenya in May, Ms. Harris spoke with businesspeople about economic topics including access to labor and worker training, one attendee said. And a month earlier, she attended an event at the Colette Club on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan arranged by Charles Phillips, a business executive and a longtime backer. Before about 30 Black business leaders — a group with which she has tried to build particularly strong relationships — Ms. Harris spoke for roughly 40 minutes, without notes or a teleprompter, on economic topics including job creation, inflation and global trade, and then took questions.

Persons: Kamala Harris, William Ruto of, Harris, Charles Phillips, —, “, Mr, Phillips, ” Organizations: Democratic, Club Locations: Washington, William Ruto of Kenya, Midtown Manhattan

☆ I went to Keens Steakhouse for the first time. After my $150 meal, I get why it's been around for over 100 years.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Rachel Askinasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

In general, steak houses are a popular place for a power lunch. The interior of Keens still feels like an old-school social club. Rachel AskinasiWhat is a power lunch? And when you think about a place ripe for flexing a corporate card with no spending limit, any of New York City's legendary steak houses come to mind. Plus, the history of an old New York social club adds to its exclusive allure.

Persons: Rachel Askinasi Organizations: New York, Sixth, Citigroup, CBS, Colgate, Palmolive Locations: New, midtown, Midtown Manhattan, New York

☆ I ate at Keens Steakhouse, the ultimate spot for 'power lunches' in NYC. It's a great value even if you're not doing business.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Rachel Askinasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Rachel Askinasi Organizations: New York, Sixth, Citigroup, CBS, Colgate, Palmolive Locations: New, midtown, Midtown Manhattan, New York

☆ Sen. Bob Menendez will resign seat Aug. 20 after bribery conviction
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), arrives at Federal Court, for his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2024Sen. Bob Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat convicted last week in a federal bribery case, will resign his Senate seat effective Aug. 20, NBC News reports. Menendez said last Wednesday that that he would quit the Senate as a result of his criminal conviction, but he had not given a date. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, who is also a Democrat, will appoint a senator to fill out the brief remainder of Mendendez's term. Menendez was found guilty of all 16 criminal counts on July 17 in Manhattan federal court in a case where he was accused of accepting bribes, which included cash and gold bars, in exchange for taking actions that benefited the governments of Egypt and Qatar.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Sen, Bob Menendez, Menendez, Phil Murphy Organizations: Federal Court, New, New Jersey Democrat, NBC, Senate, New Jersey Gov Locations: Jersey, New York City, U.S, New Jersey, Manhattan, Egypt, Qatar

☆ These apartments go for more than $100,000 a month. Why the superrich are deciding to rent rather than buy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementIn doing so, they have etched out a new niche at the most rarefied heights of the residential market, in part by persuading buyers who might have lavished millions of dollars – or more – to rent instead. Rental projects, on the other hand, while less lucrative upfront, offer more stability for owners with a long time horizon. It recently reconsidered the plan based on the success of the building's rentals, Aries said, and is now offering the penthouse unit for rent. A guest room at a Maison Hudson luxury apartment Kira Turnbull for The CollectionBased on the success of Maison Hudson, Wainbridge is planning identical projects in Los Angeles and Miami Beach, according to Oudinot. Advertisement"The demand is thin and high and very volatile" at the top of the residential market, according to Nancy Packes, a real estate advisor and broker.

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☆ Wall Street is hooked on Zyn. Here's how it is handling the shortage.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Over on Wall Street, the shortage — dubbed the "Zynpocalypse" — has not always been easy, according to finance-industry workers who spoke to BI about their love of Zyn. The sidewalk kiosk sells everything from gum to magazines to the latest New York City tabloid newspapers and is frequented by Wall Street workers, he said. Mark MoranAs Business Insider reported in January, the product has been hot across Wall Street, with sell-side traders ordering it in bulk, so it's always around. Alex NicollMoran quit Wall Street in 2021 and currently runs investor relations firm Equity Animal. "Some of these kids are just doing it because it's become a staple of Wall Street," Moran said of junior bankers in their early 20s.

Persons: —, Philip Morris, Emmanuel Babeau, Phillip Morris, I'm, Morgan Stanley, Nihal, Zyn, Alex Nicoll, Mark Moran, it's, Moran, Lazard, Alex Nicoll Moran, I'd Organizations: Service, Phillip Morris International, Wall Street, Business, BI, Barclays, Sixth, Velo, Lazard, North America, Washington, Equity Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Washington ,, Kentucky, Colorado, Swedish

☆ I took 2 kids and a dog on 3 separate ferries to get to our summer vacation. The 6-hour journey was so much better than driving.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Lauren Harkawik | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I took my family, including two kids and a dog, on ferries to get from Vermont to the Hamptons. Whether we drive or ride boats, it's a pretty long trip, but the ferry has other benefits. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMy family — me, my husband, our 8- and 3-year-old daughters, and our wire-haired dog, who's 14 years young — recently took a trip to the Hamptons. We could've driven down from our home in Vermont through high-traffic New York City and then out to Long Island via the Long Island Expressway and Montauk Highway.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Hamptons, Business Locations: Vermont, New York City, York City, Long, Montauk, Manhattan

☆ Walter Shapiro, Political Columnist With a Contrarian Streak, Dies at 77
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Walter Shapiro, a canny, penetrating and often contrarian political columnist whose career included stints as a presidential speechwriter, stand-up comic, professor, author and, as a college student, congressional candidate, died on Sunday in Manhattan. The cause of his death, in a hospital, was an infection related to his recent treatment for cancer, his wife, the journalist and author Meryl Gordon, said. The next year, at 16, he took his first airplane flight to attend President John F. Kennedy’s funeral. He began his career in journalism at Congressional Quarterly and went on to write for Washington Monthly, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, USA Today, The New Republic and Esquire. He later wrote for Salon, Yahoo News, Politics Daily and Roll Call.

Persons: Walter Shapiro, Meryl Gordon, Theodore H ., John F Organizations: Congressional Quarterly, Washington Monthly, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, The New, Esquire, Salon, Yahoo, Politics Locations: Manhattan, Norwalk, Conn, USA

“The award of $464 million in a case with no victims, no proven injuries, and no losses is not remotely defensible,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. According to Trump’s attorneys, Trump personally should have been dismissed as a defendant. The Trump attorneys accused Engoron of enacting a “punitive” penalty against the former president that was unconstitutional. Just like at trial, Trump’s lawyers in particular took issue with a reference in Engoron’s summary judgment opinion that Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was valued at $18 million. During the trial, Engoron said that he was not trying to assess the value of the property when he referenced the tax assessor value.

Persons: Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron, Trump, – Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump –, “, ”, Engoron, Ivanka Trump, Letitia James, Trump’s, Lago, Chris Kise, ” Kise Organizations: CNN, New, Trump Organization, Post, Trust, New York, Trump, Post Office Locations: York, New York, Washington ,, Manhattan, Lago

☆ Pornhub is awash in lawsuits. Unverified videos still on the site could bring even more, says the author of the new book 'Takedown.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

AdvertisementPornhub, launched in 2007 and based in Montreal, lets users upload amateur and professional porn videos in much the same way users upload to YouTube. "Performers" remain unverified in many thousands of pre-2024 videos, including those that pop up from search terms involving teens and violence, Mickelwait told Business Insider. Lawsuits and monitoringAn ever-growing number of lawsuits by some 300 plaintiffs allege the site knowingly profited from videos of their abuse. An excerpt from a federal judge's November order granting class-action status to one of dozens of Pornhub lawsuits. AdvertisementMost recently, she said, she reported to state authorities the Pornhub video showing a woman shouting in pain and asking not to be filmed.

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☆ Election Live Updates: Democratic Support for Harris Snowballs as She Starts Her Bid for President
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

The tight timeline will magnify any missteps Ms. Harris might make but also minimize the chances for a stumble. And in a race that Mr. Trump had been on a trajectory to win, Ms. Harris immediately becomes the ultimate X-factor. She was making the argument for herself but the logic applies to Ms. Harris, too. Her day job is not nearly as demanding as Mr. Biden’s, and she can barnstorm the country at a pace far faster than Mr. Trump has undertaken. And while Ms. Harris did not carve out a reputation in California as an outspoken progressive — her tagline as D.A.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald J, Biden’s, Harris, Trump, Biden, Nikki Haley, Mr, ” Erin Wilson, Harris’s, She’s, Trump’s, Dave Sanders, —, Scranton Joe, ’ Harris, Yuri Gripas, Hillary Clinton, Erin Schaff, Reid J, Epstein Organizations: Democratic, Trump, Democratic Party, Republican, Trump Republicans, Democrats, The New York Times, Committee, Mr, New York, The Trump, Biden, Black, ABC, Fox News, Republicans, Air Force, Senate Locations: Europe, Manhattan, New, California, San Francisco, Milwaukee

☆ Hunter Biden Drops Lawsuit Against Fox News Over Nude Photos
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | More About Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, withdrew a lawsuit against Fox News on Sunday that had accused the network of violating a revenge porn law by sharing explicit photos and videos of him without his permission. Mr. Biden’s decision to drop the lawsuit, in a one-page motion filed by his lawyers in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, came on the same day that his father announced he would no longer seek re-election. The lawsuit involved “The Trial of Hunter Biden,” a mini-series that appeared in 2022 on the streaming service Fox Nation. The series imagined a prospective criminal trial of Mr. Biden that involved fictional charges, and it integrated actual images of Mr. Biden in the nude and engaged in sex acts that had been discovered on a laptop he abandoned at a repair shop in Delaware. “The Trial of Hunter Biden” was removed from Fox Nation in April after lawyers for Mr. Biden contacted the network demanding that it be taken down.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Biden’s, ”, Mr, Biden, Hunter Biden ” Organizations: Fox News, New York Supreme, Fox Nation Locations: New York, Manhattan, Delaware

CNN —President Joe Biden outraised – and dramatically outspent – the campaign of Republican rival Donald Trump last month, new campaign reports filed Saturday show, raising questions about how long the president’s political team can operate at full throttle if donations dry up. By contrast, Trump’s campaign spent just shy of $10 million, leaving $128 million in its war chest. One fundraiser that proceeded over the weekend in Cape Cod brought in more $2 million, campaign officials said. Trump’s campaign, meanwhile, has consistently spent far less than Biden’s. A super PAC backing Trump’s candidacy, MAGA Inc., meanwhile, entered July with nearly $114 million in available cash.

Persons: Joe Biden outraised –, Donald Trump, –, Biden’s, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, – won’t, Biden, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, Saturday’s, Harris, he’ll, Charlie Spies, Biden outraised, Trump, Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt, James Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Kathryn, MAGA, Robert Bigelow, Linda McMahon, CNN’s Edward, Isaac Dovere, Samantha Waldenberg Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, Federal, Commission, Republican National Committee, Committee, Biden, Democratic Party, Republican National Convention, Ohio, Street, Trump, PAC, Save, LinkedIn, Google, Fox News, MAGA Inc, Small Business Administration, RAI Services Locations: Atlanta, Cape Cod, New York, Manhattan, Save America

☆ 26-year-old won the NYC housing lottery, pays $881/month for a 1-bedroom apartment: How the process works
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Nahjae Olin won the NYC housing lottery in 2023 and signed a lease on a one-bedroom apartment in the Bronx. She and five of her siblings grew up in a one-bedroom apartment just one block away from the place she now calls home. Molly Stromoski for NYC Department of Housing Preservation & DevelopmentThe New York City housing lottery program helps residents find affordable housing, including rent-stabilized apartments. NYC Housing ConnectThe average ratio for HPD's housing lottery is 50 applications for each available unit. Before winning her housing lottery apartment, Nkenge lived in a small one-bedroom in Harlem.

Persons: Nahjae Olin, Olin, Molly Stromoski, Emily Osgood, Osgood, you've, It's, she'd, . Olin, I'm, Development Olin, you'll, Nkenge, Mickey Todiwala, That's, I've Organizations: CNBC, NYC Department of Housing Preservation, New, of Housing Preservation, Development, Yorkers, AMI, Housing, . Locations: Bronx, Bronx , New York City, New York City, New York, housingconnect.nyc.gov, Brooklyn, Williamsbridge, U.S, Harlem, Manhattan, Nkenge's

☆ My child is neurodivergent and traveling can be hard. We do it anyway because he loves it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Melissa Petro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. It is sometimes difficult to protect him (and ourselves) from ignorant attitudes about his condition, especially when we travel. A recent trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, perfectly illustrates how we've learned to amplify the joys and mitigate the challenges of traveling with a neurodivergent child. My second child responded how a neurotypical child naturally would. One thing's for sure: traveling with my neurodivergent kid is never a dull moment.

Persons: —, Oscar, we've, Casey Erlich, we're, doesn't, I've, Molly Organizations: Service, Business Locations: San Juan , Puerto Rico, San Juan, Manhattan, Sri Lanka

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