State of the Stimulus ON THE TRAIL OF JOBS AND MONEY IN NYC
Neighborhoods in Need
Introduction: State of the Stimulus
More than $787 billion nationwide. More than $7 billion dollars to New York City. That’s how President Obama’s stimulus program was designed to boost the national and local economy. But a close examination of local programs reveals that stimulus money has so far had a limited effect on the nation’s largest and richest city.
The Long and Winding Road of the Stimulus Dollar
Where are your stimulus dollars going? Follow along as we trace the path of the stimulus dollar from your government to your pocket in this interactive timeline. Producers: Jordan Shakeshaft and Eugenia Miranda.
Neighborhoods in Need Left Out Again
The stimulus program may have saved the U.S. economy from slipping from a recession into a depression, but minorities still have a harder time pulling themselves up. Who’s getting jobs in some of the city’s neediest neighborhoods? Advocates struggle to find out. By Eugenia Miranda and Spencer Freeman.
