by Christine Mckenna | May 16, 2017 | No audio profile
Vijay Alimchandani, 56, the manager at La Quinta Inn on the Upper West Side, remembers what it’s like to get by on minimum wage with a family to support. “For us, McDonald’s was a treat,” Alimchandani recalled. “No summer camps. And going out to the movies? Forget...
by Christine Mckenna | May 16, 2017 | profile
http://cdn.nycitynewsservice.com/blogs.dir/1019/files/2017/05/Jamel-White.mp3 Jamel White has a baby on the way and another one at home, and he makes $12.50 an hour. He lives at home with his parents and works at Organic Avenue, a boutique Manhattan health food store...
by Christine Mckenna | May 14, 2017 | No audio profile
As a cashier at American NY Bagel in Jackson Heights, Queens, Sarah Camano’s hourly wage rose from $9 to $10.50 when the new law took effect at the end of 2016.The 22-year-old also brings home about $100 extra in tips most weeks. While Camano’s work week is kept...
by Christine Mckenna | May 14, 2017 | profile
http://cdn.nycitynewsservice.com/blogs.dir/1019/files/2017/05/Jose-Camacho_1.mp3 Jose Camacho, 32, has been working at the same job at the market in Williamsburg since he left Mexico 12 years ago. Today he sits on a green stand, eating a banana during a break from his...
by Christine Mckenna | May 13, 2017 | profile
Isaac Mettey emigrated from Ghana 10 years ago to pursue the American dream. For the last two years, he’s been earning the minimum wage making pizzas at a Little Caesars in Washington Heights. He doesn’t earn tips. In January, Mettey, who is in his 40s, saw his...
