Posts Tagged economy

Sparks fly as Primnath Singh, also known as Brady, works on a car in Maven Motors, an auto body shop in Jamaica, Queens

Brady said work as a mechanic is more tedious than it used to be, because it is mostly maintenance, like oil changes and inspections. Fewer drivers come in now for elective body work. For more information and photographs, go to The End of Conspicuous Consumption.

Alfonso Gonzalez, originally of Mexico, looks over his adopted home of Queens while on the 7 train platform on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009.

Gonzalez is a day laborer who is suffering from the lack of work available to immigrants.  Click here to watch American Dream Delayed, an audio slideshow on Latinos in Queens who are struggling to find work.