Opinion: I’m Writing This From Rikers Island. I Hope You Get the Help I Didn’t

‘I’m telling my story in the hope that fewer people like me, struggling with drug use and mental health issues, end up in here. I am writing to ask the New York State government to pass the Treatment Not Jail Act, which would mean people who get arrested because they really need help actually get…

ByJiovani SanchezOctober 4, 2021Share PostTwitter FacebookEmailLink7 minRead time

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Justice

¿Cómo es la migración haitiana a través del continente americano hasta llegar a los Estados Unidos?

Se estima que a 2020 Estados Unidos albergaba la mayor población de inmigrantes haitianos en el continente con unos 705.000 y se encuentran mayormente concentrados en ciudades como Miami, Nueva York y Boston.

ByDaniel ParraOctober 4, 2021Share PostTwitter FacebookEmailLink3 minRead time

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Eased Rules for Families Entering Homeless Shelters. Advocates Want the Changes Made Permanent

Prior to the pandemic, city policy forced entire families—including each school-aged child—to show up at a Bronx facility known as the PATH intake center to complete an initial assessment, which often meant missing at least a day of school.

ByDavid BrandOctober 4, 2021Share PostTwitter FacebookEmailLink9 minRead time

Government

Data Drop: Money in the Mayor’s Race as the General Election Approaches

The latest filings with the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) show that in the race to run City Hall, Democrat Eric Adams continues to out-raise and outspend his main rival, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.

ByJeanmarie EvellyOctober 4, 2021Share PostTwitter FacebookEmailLink3 minRead time

Opinion: I’m Writing This From Rikers Island. I Hope You Get the Help I Didn’t

¿Cómo es la migración haitiana a través del continente americano hasta llegar a los Estados Unidos?

NYC Eased Rules for Families Entering Homeless Shelters. Advocates Want the Changes Made Permanent

Data Drop: Money in the Mayor’s Race as the General Election Approaches

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