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The first coronavirus vaccine in New York State, administered to a healthcare worker last week.

Nicole Javorsky

Nicole Javorsky is a City Limits staff writer and a corps member with Report for America. She covered environmental issues as a staff writer for The Hill’s online section, Changing America. Before writing about climate change and public health as a ClimateDesk fellow at Mother Jones, Javorsky reported for the environment section of CityLab through The Atlantic’s editorial fellowship program. After growing up in Queens, she stayed in New York City for college. As a student at Barnard, she enjoyed exploring more of her hometown on her own, whether on freelance assignments or walks that spanned hours.

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When Will New York Vaccinate People in Prisons and Jails?

Nicole Javorsky | December 22, 2020

While the governor’s draft vaccination plan includes those in congregate settings in its second phase for vaccines, it doesn’t specifically refer to people in jails and prisons. That lack of clarity has drawn the concern of criminal justice advocates.

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Climbing Jail Population and Second COVID Wave Renews Push to Release NYers Behind Bars

Nicole Javorsky | December 16, 2020

The number of people in New York City jails has increased in recent months, reversing progress made earlier in the pandemic to reduce the jail population—and heightening advocates’ concerns about how both the city and state are managing the threat in its correctional facilities.

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NYC Households With Children Hit Hardest by Economic Loss in Pandemic, Analysis Finds

Nicole Javorsky | December 16, 2020

“Basically what this tells you is hardship is widespread in New York City, but deeply felt by the people that can least afford to lose income,” says Jennifer March, CCC’s executive director.

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A sign in a Queens restaurant window urging New Yorkers to take COVID-19 precautions.

City Recommends Older and At-Risk New Yorkers Stay Home as COVID-19 Cases Rise

Nicole Javorsky | December 1, 2020

New York City announced a new advisory for older adults and people with underlying health conditions to limit activities outside their homes, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rapidly increase in the city.

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3,311 Cases, 1,929 Classroom Closures: COVID-19 and the Uncertain NYC School Year

Nicole Javorsky | December 1, 2020

Coronavirus infection rates have remained low in the school system even as cases across the city rise, prompting officials to take a new reopening approach this month. But questions and uncertainty remain.

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WATCH: The 2021 Election and Remaking New York

Nicole Javorsky | November 20, 2020

City Limits hosted a virtual discussion on the challenges and opportunities ahead for the next mayor. Featuring panelists Kyle Bragg of 32 BJ SEIU, New York State Senator Jessica Ramos, Jennifer Jones Austin of advocacy organization FPWA, Sandra Lobo of Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition and Kathryn Wylde of the Partnership of New York.

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La estrategia de contención en la serie de casos de COVID-19 en Nueva York

Nicole Javorsky | November 11, 2020

Ha pasado casi un mes desde que Nueva York comenzó su ‘Iniciativa de Acción de Grupo’ (“Cluster Action Initiative) para contener la propagación del coronavirus instituyendo restricciones en vecindarios específicos. ¿Mantendrá a raya una segunda ola?.

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Subway Art Campaign Tackles Anti-Asian Bias During COVID-19

Nicole Javorsky | November 10, 2020

From the start of the city’s coronavirus crisis in February 2020, the city’s Commission on Human Rights received more than 566 reports of discrimination, harassment, and bias related to COVID-19, 184 of which were anti-Asian in nature.

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Checking in on New York’s COVID-19 ‘Cluster’ Containment Strategy

Nicole Javorsky | November 5, 2020

It’s been nearly a month since New York started its ‘Cluster Action Initiative’ to contain the spread of coronavirus by instituting restrictions in specific hotspot neighborhoods. Will it keep a second wave at bay?

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First-Time Voters & Party-Switchers Cast Ballots in NYC

Daniel Parra, Sadef Ali Kully and Nicole Javorsky | November 3, 2020

Between early voting and 5 p.m. on Election Day, more than 2 million New Yorkers had voted across the city, according to the NYC Board of Elections.

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