Matthew Schuerman appears in the following:
City Council Moves Against GrubHub And Other Restaurant Apps
Monday, May 11, 2020
The New York City Council is close to passing a law that would limit the commissions that Grubhub and other ordering apps charge restaurants.
Music Venues Scramble To Survive Amid COVID-19 Shutdown
Friday, May 08, 2020
“There’s a lot of weird wording in a lot of these loans,” says one club owner, “and it seems like they don’t want to help bars or anything on the fringe.”
Struggling Restaurants Say Delivery Apps Like Grubhub Make it Harder to Survive
Tuesday, May 05, 2020
Restaurant owners say third-party ordering apps like Grubhub eat into their revenues as they struggle to stay afloat.
The 2,200 People Who Overnight In Subways Need To Find A New Place To Sleep
Monday, May 04, 2020
When the entire subway system shuts down, the people will have to look for shelter elsewhere.
'Death Of A City' As NYC Restaurants Shutter, Maybe For Good
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Experts say city’s restaurants have never faced a crisis of this magnitude—especially smaller, immigrant owned ones.
A Third of New York City Food Pantries Have Shut Down, Swelling Bread Lines
Monday, April 27, 2020
The closures come at a time of unprecedented demand for food.
NYC's Single Adult Shelter Census Reaches Record High
Friday, April 17, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak there are more single adults in the city’s homeless shelter system than ever before.
Coronavirus Victim, Leroy Hammett, Remembered As A Pillar In His South Bronx Community
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Some victims of the coronavirus outbreak were widely well-known. Others, like Leroy Hammett, were less well-known but stood out in their communities.
One Worker's Experience on the Morgue Overflow Shift
Thursday, April 16, 2020
The thousands of people dying from COVID-19 have overwhelmed the city's hospitals and funeral homes. It's fallen on temp workers to bring order to the chaos.
NJ Lawmakers Move Forward With Tenant Protections, NY Lags Behind
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
"There’s nobody in this state legislature," one advocate says, "that doesn’t understand that renters in this state are under tremendous amounts of stress, tremendous amounts of duress.”
City Starts Moving Seniors Out Of Congregate Homeless Shelters
Tuesday, April 07, 2020
After pleas to protect vulnerable residents in congregate-style shelters during the coronavirus outbreak the city will relocate homeless senior citizens in hotels.
Network of Charities and Volunteers Feed New York's Seniors
Monday, April 06, 2020
With the spread of COVID-19 there’s an increased need for food, especially among seniors who are not leaving their apartment these days.
A Super-Contagious Disease Comes To An Overcrowded City
Thursday, April 02, 2020
About 1.5 million New Yorkers live in officially "crowded" apartments. What can they do when a family member or roommate comes down with COVID-19?
City Continues Breaking Up Homeless Encampments, Despite CDC Guidelines
Monday, March 30, 2020
The de Blasio administration has continued breaking up homeless encampments during the coronavirus outbreak, rejecting guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Some Homeless Shelters Pose Big Risks For Spread Of Coronavirus
Friday, March 27, 2020
City officials have reported that a second homeless person has died from COVID-19 while the total number of cases in the shelter system increased from 17 to 59 over the past week.
City Issues Guidelines To Homeless Shelters For Coronovirus Care
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Homeless shelters, many of which put individuals in close contact with one another, have received guidelines from the city on how to contain the new coronavirus.
In Ending Campaign, Bloomberg Shows He Can Be Emotional After All
Thursday, March 05, 2020
One former supporter said, “Where was that guy on the campaign trail? He was emoting all over the place.”
New Jersey Progressives Who Helped Democrat Flip District Blue Now Want Him Out
Monday, March 02, 2020
New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer is getting primaried from the left, by a progressive who once counted herself among his supporters.
'Stop And Frisk' Follows Bloomberg From NYC To Presidential Campaign
Monday, February 24, 2020
In 12 years as mayor, Michael Bloomberg took bold actions to make New York more livable and economically viable. But his aggressive policing tactics have tarnished his legacy.
Tape Showing Bloomberg Callously Discussing Minorities, Stop and Frisk, Surfaces
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
The tape was from an appearance the former New York City mayor made at the Aspen Institute in February 2015 but never widely distributed.
