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 ...

Some crises never seem to change, and in New York, it’s our housing crisis. For those of low income, there simply isn’t enough that’s affordable. We declared a housing emergency after World War II — ...

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 ...

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 – ...

The New York Times on Jan. 8 carried the headline, "50 Years Later, War on Poverty Is a Mixed Bag." The page-one story concluded that President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty had "largely failed." ...