The Latest Breaking News from Wilfred Chan

‘They’re playing dirty’: inside delivery apps’ pushback against tips after New York raises wage

City’s new law guarantees some drivers nearly $30 an hour but bosses are trying to reassert their dominance. I got back on my delivery bike to find out more

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023

Has New York finally found a solution to its rat problem?

Officials have hired an exterminator to kill the city’s most notorious residents by gassing their burrows

The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2023

‘Any mistake can take your life’: the immigrant women working construction in New York

Higher pay and appealing schedules are drawing women to the industry, as advocates confront the threat of exploitation

The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2023

‘The death is too much’: New York’s Little Pakistan gathers aid for flood victims

A sense of solidarity in the Brooklyn neighborhood has driven the aid effort – but the Pakistani community says more help is needed

The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022

Jay-Z’s bitcoin school met with skepticism in his former housing project: ‘I don’t have money to be losing’

The hip-hop mogul loves to rap about his roots in Brooklyn’s Marcy housing projects. But classes in cryptocurrency show the billionaire is out of touch, residents say

The Guardian - US · Jun 17, 2022

First Thing: Russia to stage sham referendum in south Ukraine, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian leader tells residents in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia not to give personal information to Russian forces. Plus, 350,000 fewer American kindergarteners vaccinated against common diseases

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2022

‘At 21 I have no regrets’: I just got an email from myself, a decade ago

The message, sent through a service that holds emails for the future, offered some sage advice

The Guardian - US · Apr 22, 2022