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Julie Strickland
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By Julie Strickland By the time Reese Ong graduated from college in 2007, she was over $10,000 in credit card debt. Ong, 27, got store cards with Macy’s and Victoria’s Secret just before her sophomore year of college. One cold night at a baseball game, she filled out two more credit card applications in [...]
Julie Strickland wrote a new blog post: STUDENT CREDIT CARD DEBT IS EASY TO GET, TOUGH TO SHAKE 1 year ago · View
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The transition from military service to the classroom is a primary mission for many veterans who have returned to New York City from Iraq and Afghanistan. Updates to the GI Bill and the drawdown in Iraq contributed to increased veteran enrollment in college as they acquire new degrees and find their place in the workforce. [...]
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By Julie Strickland The consumer-spending boom isn’t over, but it is on shaky ground. Salaries and wages are expected to reflect a continued increase for the month of March, but a modest one of around 2.5 percent. Consumer spending will grow around 0.6 percent, a solid but smaller rise than February’s 0.8 percent jump. Consumers [...]
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By Julie Strickland Americans went shopping last month despite having little extra cash in their wallets. Spending for the month of February saw its greatest boost in seven months, jumping from a 0.4 percent rise in January to 0.8 percent in February, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. But salaries and wages didn’t keep [...]
Julie Strickland wrote a new blog post: CONSUMERS GO SHOPPING DESPITE STAGNANT PAYCHECKS 1 year, 1 month ago · View
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By Julie Strickland, NYCity News Service Generations X and Y are doing better than their Baby Boom counterparts when it comes to saving for retirement. 401k balances among young workers are increasing at a faster rate than for Baby Boomers, according to a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Workers aged 25-34 who have been [...]
Julie Strickland wrote a new blog post: GENERATIONS X AND Y SAVING MORE IN 401K PLANS 1 year, 2 months ago · View
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B y Julie Strickland, NYCity News Service Personal income grew modestly in January, but Americans are not embarking on a spending spree just yet. The increase in income was small at $37.4 billion, compared to $60.2 billion in December, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The slight boost to consumers’ pockets came from a variety [...]
Julie Strickland wrote a new blog post: DESPITE RISING INCOME, AMERICANS RELUCTANT TO SPEND 1 year, 2 months ago · View
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Glögg, a beverage of hot spiced wine that has long been a favorite in countries like Norway and Sweden, is attracting a following in New York City. A Scandinavian restaurant in Manhattan, Smörgås Chef, has taken on the challenge of charming New York tastebuds with this holiday treat.
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In New York City, staking a claim in local tastebuds isn’t easy. But the Scandinavian restaurant Smörgås Chef aims to do just that with its version of a classic nordic Christmas beverage, glögg. The drink has hit Manhattan at their locations in the West Village, Midtown, and on Wall Street. Familiar territory to natives of [...]
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“I’m gonna try to make some stuff this year, just to save a little extra.”
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Do political movements like the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street reflect a common trend toward political activism in the face of the economic downturn? I polled with several individuals from the United States, Canada, and Europe to gauge the political temperature of a variety of professions, backgrounds, and ages. Here’s what they had to say. [...]
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The economic recession has served as a catalyst for political activism worldwide. From the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street , citizens are standing up to what they say is the greed and corruption of individuals and government entities in positions of power. Do these movements reflect a common trend toward political activism in the face of the [...]
Julie Strickland wrote a new blog post: A Survey of Voting Habits in the Recession 1 year, 6 months ago · View
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Woodlawn resident Cameron Miles, 30, is a self-proclaimed foodie. She moved to New York in 2004 to be a dancer and works in restaurants between gigs. The economic downturn has meant fewer shows and shorter hours at her job as an office assistant at Del Frisco’s Steakhouse, as many Americans have cut back on the luxury [...] -
I am super impressed Kevin. I did my photoshoot in a bar too and found the dim lighting to be a big challenge. We should talk about how you managed that so well!
Julie Strickland commented on the blog post The 6th Annual Williamsburg Cask Beer Festival 1 year, 6 months ago · View
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Jameson’s Revenge is a band that plays seisiúns, traditional gatherings of Irish music. They can be seen at the Rambling House, a neighborhood fixture in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx, every Sunday night. In a neighborhood where immigration from Ireland is on the increase, their regular venue is aptly chosen. Guest drummer Kieran Murphy gives [...]
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A bartender pours a perfect Guinness as he cracks a joke with a regular customer. Irish brogues roll off the tongues of patrons and staff. This is the Rambling House, which since 2003 has been a neighborhood fixture in the Woodlawn neighborhood of the Bronx. It is becoming even more so now, as more Irish [...]
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Consumer spending on food has gone down almost 10 percent in 2010, but Woodlawn resident Cameron Miles is determined not to let the pinch affect her stomach.Here’s what she had to say about shopping, cooking, eating, and drinking in tight times.
Julie Strickland wrote a new blog post: Pinch in the Wallet, but not the Stomach 1 year, 6 months ago · View
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Woodlawn resident Cameron Miles, 30, is a self-proclaimed foodie. She moved to New York in 2004 to be a dancer and works in restaurants between gigs. The economic downturn has meant fewer shows and shorter hours at her job as an office assistant at Del Frisco’s Steakhouse, as many Americans have cut back on the luxury [...] -
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The Woodlawn neighborhood of the Bronx is one of the most physically isolated in New York City. Surrounded by Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, and the border of Westchester County, this small sliver of the borough is beyond the reach of all MTA subway lines. It is only accessible by bus, and only one line reaches [...]
Julie Strickland wrote a new blog post: A thin (bus) line connects Woodlawn to the rest of NYC 1 year, 7 months ago · View
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Here are 5 of my favorite photos from a recent class photo exercise. I chose the theme of “passageways”, and took photographs of doorways, windows, gates and arches, as well as through them.
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