La Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) abre el 12 abril un programa nacional de ayuda a familias para el pago de los costos funerarios de víctimas del COVID-19.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: After Cannabis Legalization, New York Needs an Automatic Expungement Law
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‘Across the state, 1 in 7 people – 2.3 million New Yorkers – have criminal records. They are denied jobs, housing, education, life insurance, loans, child custody, licensure and more. The lifelong barriers they face perpetuate poverty and racial inequality.’
2021 election
Aging in the City: What the Mayoral Candidates Say They’ll Do for Older New Yorkers
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City Limits hosted a mayoral forum on aging, quizzing the candidates on how they would serve their older constituents when it comes to affordable housing, discrimination in the workplace, social services, internet access and street safety.
nys senate
Opinion: Wage Theft is Rampant in NY’s Construction Industry. Albany Can Act Now to Curb It.
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‘We need Albany to act now. By addressing wage theft and giving exploited workers a more secure path to recouping unpaid wages we will be taking a major step towards making sure that immigrant workers are given the dignity entitled by their hard and important work.’
Education
New School Attendance Data Shows Steeper Drops for Students in Shelter, English Language Learners
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Data released recently by the Department of Education for January shows students living in the shelter system saw the most absences, with a monthly attendance rate of 75.7 percent compared to the citywide rate for all students, which was 89.2 percent.
housing
NYS Budget on Housing: Rent Relief Victory, Disappointment on NYCHA and Homelessness
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While housing advocates say the budget deal included a major victory for tenants––creating a multi-billion dollar program for rent relief––it included less funds for NYCHA and homelessness prevention than stakeholders had hoped for.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Must Focus on Eradicating Child Homelessness
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‘New York State could receive $23 billion as part of the ARPA, representing a once-in-a-lifetime financial base to significantly reduce childhood homelessness, a condition that often sets up the cycle for homelessness as an adult.’
Una Ciudad sin Límites
El próximo alcalde podría enfrentarse a déficits de nueve dígitos en NYCHA
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La autoridad de la vivienda de la Nueva York (NYCHA por sus siglas en inglés) consiguió equilibrar sus cuentas el año pasado y una infusión de ayuda federal le ayudará a hacerlo en 2021. Sin embargo, el déficit presupuestario de $300 millones de dólares o más acecha a partir de 2022.
nyc mayor's race
How Would Andrew Yang’s Mayoral Rivals Have Answered that Abortion Question?
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The Democratic frontrunner has taken heat for his answer to a question in 2020 about how he would explain his support for late-term abortion to people who support limited abortion rights.
2021 election
Dinowitz and Feliz Appear to Prevail in Bronx Council Races
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Ranked-choice voting tallies have been underway in the special elections that occurred March 23.
2021 elections
A Mayoral Forum for the Ages: NYC’s Candidates on Issues Impacting Seniors
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Tune in to City Limits’ mayoral forum on aging policy on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 with candidates Eric Adams, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia and Ray McGuire.