Lo que necesita saber: asesorías legales para inmigrantes en NY
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Estas organizaciones ofrecen asesoramiento legal gratuito para inmigrantes en la ciudad de Nueva York
Debate Over Commission’s Proposal to Reshape Campaign Finance and Party Politics
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The proposed system shifts power significantly towards small donors and mainstream parties.
Haitian Times’ Publisher on 20 Years Covering the Diaspora
“There isn’t a shortage of stories in the Haitian community,” says publisher Vania Andre, who spoke with City Limits about her plans for the future of the longtime news outlet, which covers the Haitian diaspora.
Opinion: Let’s Attack Severe Maternal Morbidity at its Brooklyn Epicenter
‘With the Chisholm Chance Plan, we will make a historic investment of $60 million in the health and wellbeing of women and children in the epicenter of the severe maternal morbidity crisis, Central Brooklyn.’
Opinion: Open the Door Wider to Social Adult Day Care
‘The SADC program is a solution to the needs of the growing senior population and the caregiver shortage, at an hourly cost less than in-home personal care services. ‘
City Council
Council Could Force the City to Study the Racial Impact of Rezonings
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‘The legislation is about actual displacement of longtime residents that’s been compounded by rezonings that government has allowed.’
Voices of New York
Nepali Officials in NYC Campaign to Draw More Tourists to the Country in 2020
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Nepal’s government is launching a “Visit Nepal 2020” publicity campaign that aims to draw at least 2 million tourists to the country next year, Everest Times reports.
community Gardens
Community Gardens Wrestle With New Rules, Outreach Obstacles and Development’s Impact
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Some community gardens have been slow to accept new rules for participating in the Parks Department’s GreenThumb program, but others say the city’s support is crucial to navigating the impact of development on space and sunlight.
cigarettes
Opinion: Ban on Menthol Cigarettes Would Have Unintended Consequences
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‘History teaches us that prohibition-style policies for adult consumption has not only failed to reduce use of prohibited products, but at every turn, community conditions worsened.’
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Tensions Rise Amid Uncertain Timeline for Public Review of Bushwick Rezoning
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The city says its environmental review is coming, but won’t say exactly when. A community board is demanding a meeting with City Planning, and an activist group is hounding two Councilmembers.
Voices of New York
Learning the Tradition of the Samurai Tea Ceremony in NYC
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Tea Master Yoshitsugu Nagano teaches the Samurai Tea Ceremony Class each week and hosts tea ceremonies once a month in Manhattan, covering the tradition, history, and formalities of the longtime Japanese ritual.
GOVERNMENT
Need to Know: Taxi Medallions in New York
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How many miles does a typical taxi travel in New York? What are Green Taxis?
obituaries
Remembering Heidi Hynes, Who Harnessed Outrage and Joy in a Life of Advocacy
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For her, a fury at life’s manifold injustices was never separated from a deep belief in the goodness of the world and its people, and a passionate faith—not a hope, but a faith—that the joy would ultimately blot out the darkness.
City Limits en Español
Rodríguez quiere que el sistema de transporte público de NYC sea gratuito
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El legislador, que representa a los vecindarios del 10º Distrito del Consejo de Inwood, Marble Hill y Washington Heights, dio pocos detalles sobre el plan
criminal justice reform
Max & Murphy: The Push to Roll Back New York’s Criminal Justice Reforms
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DAs and conservative pols are denouncing criminal justice reforms that, after years of advocacy, were finally adopted in Albany last spring. Bail reform and discovery reform are the focus of the ire.
City Limits en Español
Llamada de emergencia: propuesta para salvar la crisis de los medallones de taxis
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Organizaciones desarrollaron un plan para que la ciudad tome los préstamos de las deudas de los taxistas y luego, refinancie la deuda al precio actual de los medallones.