COVID-19
Workers at Pantries & Soup Kitchens Pressed Cuomo for Vaccine Access
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As grocery workers and restaurant staff got the shot, nonprofit food providers wondered when their workers will get protected. The answer came on March 1: soon.
2021 election
What to Ask Mayoral Candidates Who Say They Can Solve NYC’s Housing Crisis
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Thirteen questions for the candidates, to separate meaty plans from mere paperwork.
Cuomo
Mayoral Candidates Call for Cuomo Investigation; Some Broach Removal
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Campaigns are reacting to a second woman coming forward to accuse the governor of sexual misconduct.
Election 2021
There is a Wide, Wide Field in the Race for Comptroller
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Yes, there are four elected officials in the race to be the city’s No. 3 official. But Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Zach Iscol, Terri Liftin and Reshma Patel are likely to be on the ballot, too.
COVID-19
Slamming Cuomo’s Nursing-Home Moves—While Aiding Vaccine Resistance
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Several Republican critics of the governor (and one of his Democratic allies) are pushing legislation that could undermine efforts to achieve broad immunity to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
City Council District 31
Ranked-Choice Voting Kicks in After Queens Special Election
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The race between two frontrunners will come down to how 27 percent of voters ranked the candidates.
Age Justice
For Alzheimer’s Patients, Racial Disparities Threaten Detection and Treatment
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An estimated 400,000 people in New York state have Alzheimer’s, and by 2025 the number is expected to reach 465,000. It is now the ninth most common cause of death in the five boroughs.
2021 elections
Policy Shop: Ending Cop Immunity, Hitting Hate Crimes and Growing Urban Farms
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Mayoral candidates Adams, Donovan and McGuire issued detailed reports on farming, health and policing, respectively.
Election 2021
Will NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Commit to Transparency?
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In light of the controversy over Gov. Cuomo’s delay in releasing nursing-home fatalities numbers, we asked the mayoral candidates how they would approach enforcing the Freedom of Information Laws. They were, for candidates, oddly quiet.
Education
Your Video Issues Guide to the 2021 Mayoral Race: Education
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The next mayor will have to deal with the educational damage wrought by COVID-19 and the profound problems of quality and equity that challenged the city’s schools even before the pandemic.