Responding to a budget gap driven largely by Medicaid costs, the governor and mayor are both proposing spending plans that ask more of or do less for seniors.
Government
Lo que necesita saber sobre: La licencia de conducción para indocumentados en Nueva York
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Residentes del estado de Nueva York, sin importar el estatus migratorio, pueden solicitar licencia de conducción en el departamento de motores y vehículos.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
What you need to know: Legal advice for immigrants in NYC
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This is not an exhaustive list but offers a variety of opportunities that exist in the city.
The Ride
MTA Studies Adding Passenger Service to Rail Line Linking Brooklyn and Queens
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The study will look at the potential of adding “subway, commuter rail, light rail or bus service” along the Bay Ridge Branch, a 16-mile existing freight line that runs from Astoria to Bay Bridge.
Government
Does NYC Have a Handle on Hate Crimes?
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A top Jewish leader and the point-person for Mayor de Blasio’s response to bias attacks weigh in on Max & Murphy.
Voices of New York
Samurais on Broadway: Recounting the First Japanese Mission to the U.S., 160 Years Later
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In New York, the visiting samurais were so popular that there were theater performances and songs about them, samurai-inspired merchandise was being sold, and a cocktail named “Japanese” was born. Renowned American poet Walt Whitman even wrote a poem about the visit.
Brooklyn
Bill Would Make Brooklyn a Real Estate ‘Cease-and-Desist’ Zone
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Advocates hoping to fend off aggressive investor interest think they might get a new defensive weapon: a cease-and-desist zone covering all of Brooklyn.
Education
Lo que necesita saber: Clases gratuitas de inglés en Nueva York
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Para quienes vivan en Nueva York estas son algunas de las opciones en donde puede tomar clases gratuitas de inglés.
Affordable Care Act
City Health Program Expands to BK and Staten Island, Where Most Uninsured are Latinos
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During its first phase in The Bronx, NYC Care reached its goal of 10,000 enrollments two months before its deadline. The city expects to offer coverage across the five boroughs by the end of 2020.
Age Justice
Among America’s Oldest, Opioid Overdoses Are On the Rise
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In New York City, the number of fatal opioid overdoses among people ages 55-84 has been increasing for the last four years, reaching 29 percent of the total opioid overdose deaths in 2018.
Government
Task Force Tally: The Many Groups Cuomo Has Convened to Fix the MTA
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In the last three years, the governor—or the MTA, at the governor’s behest—has established expert groups to tackle issues like transit system homelessness, subway train speeds, repairing the L train tunnel and revamping Penn Station.