Ajay Suresh
La demora en la apertura de una temporada de béisbol sin público ha sido devastadora para los bares, restaurantes y tiendas de recuerdos, que suelen recibir multitudes de clientes durante 81 tardes y noches de la primavera y el verano.
Afortunadamente, según entrevistas hechas la semana pasada a representantes de varios BIDs de El Bronx, Land & Sea es uno de los pocos negocios que han tenido que cerrar permanentemente a causa de la pandemia y del programa PAUSE del Estado de Nueva York. La pregunta es cuánto más podrán resistir los otros, y qué puede hacer la Ciudad para ayudarlos a sobrevivir.
‘The protesters’ central demand—to cut at least $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget—was not met, although Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson insist on claiming otherwise. But as a social movement scholar, I can say that such a setback doesn’t invalidate the fact that meaningful social change only happens from the bottom up.’
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