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‘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…

ByZellnor Myrie 7 minRead time

04

Dec 2019

Opinion

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. ‘

ByYvonne Ward 6 minRead time

04

Dec 2019

Government Housing and Homelessness

Council Could Force the City to Study the Racial Impact of Rezonings

‘The legislation is about actual displacement of longtime residents that’s been compounded by rezonings that government has allowed.’

BySadef Ali Kully 12 minRead time

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Dec 2019

Uncategorized

Nepali Officials in NYC Campaign to Draw More Tourists to the Country in 2020

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.

ByEverest Times 2 minRead time

03

Dec 2019

Land Use and Development News

Community Gardens Wrestle With New Rules, Outreach Obstacles and Development’s Impact

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…

ByJacob Lobosco 11 minRead time

02

Dec 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Ban on Menthol Cigarettes Would Have Unintended Consequences

‘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.’

ByNeill Franklin 6 minRead time

02

Dec 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Tensions Rise Amid Uncertain Timeline for Public Review of Bushwick Rezoning

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…

BySadef Ali Kully 12 minRead time

02

Dec 2019

Uncategorized

Learning the Tradition of the Samurai Tea Ceremony in NYC

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…

ByNY Japion 4 minRead time

30

Nov 2019

Government

Need to Know: Taxi Medallions in New York

How many miles does a typical taxi travel in New York? What are Green Taxis?

ByDaniel Parra 6 minRead time

29

Nov 2019

Opinion

Remembering Heidi Hynes, Who Harnessed Outrage and Joy in a Life of Advocacy

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,…

ByJarrett Murphy 9 minRead time

Project Largo Administrator

Opinion: Let’s Attack Severe Maternal Morbidity at its Brooklyn Epicenter

Opinion: Open the Door Wider to Social Adult Day Care

Council Could Force the City to Study the Racial Impact of Rezonings

Nepali Officials in NYC Campaign to Draw More Tourists to the Country in 2020

Community Gardens Wrestle With New Rules, Outreach Obstacles and Development’s Impact

Opinion: Ban on Menthol Cigarettes Would Have Unintended Consequences

Tensions Rise Amid Uncertain Timeline for Public Review of Bushwick Rezoning

Learning the Tradition of the Samurai Tea Ceremony in NYC

Need to Know: Taxi Medallions in New York

Remembering Heidi Hynes, Who Harnessed Outrage and Joy in a Life of Advocacy

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