Sadef Ali Kully
The push in New York is for federal action as well as stronger state legislation to protect tenants.
It’s not yet clear when the state’s latest COVID-19 rent relief program will open to applicants, though officials are expecting it to launch by the end of May. In the meantime, tenant advocates and housing rights groups are gearing up to help thousands of renters compile and submit the forms necessary to apply for the assistance.
Para hablar sobre cómo ha sido el proceso de reunificación de familias inmigrantes invitamos a Amari Verastegui, asistente legal de las poblaciones vulnerables en La Red Católica de Inmigración Legal (Catholic Legal Immigration Network o CLINIC por sus siglas en inglés), una de las organizaciones que ayudado en el proceso de reunificar.
“I want to honor the lives of the people who are no longer with us, as well as that of those who are fighting in the streets,” one organizer of a solidarity protest in Jackson Heights told Spanish-language news site QueensLatino.
The 12th district, which covers the northeast Bronx, has seen two consecutive Council members ousted for corruption. Six months to the day after a special election elevated Kevin Riley to the seat, he faces two rivals on Primary Day.
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