There appears to be no accurate record of how many people per month or per year require the services of an interpreter to exercise their right to access to justice.
Age Justice
He was Waiting for Clemency. Now He’s Fighting Coronavirus.
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Robert Lind, 73, is serving a 50-years-to-life sentence for a shooting in 1983.
Economy
Preocupación por la vivienda de los trabajadores indocumentados mientras las granjas de Nueva York se hunden en problemas
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¿Qué les pasa a trabajadores agrícolas cuando una granja se enfrenta a una crisis económica – que podría acortar la temporada – en medio de una emergencia sanitaria mundial?
Coronavirus
‘Japan is Safer than NY’: What It’s Like to Study Abroad in a Pandemic
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‘I could sense panic in the emails I receive from my instructors.’ News site NY Japion interviews a Japanese exchange student who was studying in New York when the pandemic struck, and has since returned to Japan.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 at the Mitchel Houses: Communication Issues, Cleaning Delays and a Farewell to Mr. Mercado
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Cleaning is now being done in earnest, residents say, but delays in basic maintenance have been the norm for years.
Homepage Featured
Acceso a justicia para quienes no hablan inglés se parece a una sala de emergencia
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Los defensores dicen que hay un déficit en el número de intérpretes para algunos idiomas, pero el coordinador de la oficina de acceso a idiomas dice que “no hay escasez. Hay una necesidad”.
CityPlate: Food Policy in NYC
City’s Efforts to Meet Food Crisis Evolve; Questions About Long Term
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The pandemic forced the city to create a whole new food-distribution system. While there have been bumps, experts say the effort has been a success,
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Third Strike for Williams Pipeline
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The Cuomo administration on Friday rejected for the third time a bid to build an underwater natural gas pipeline from the New Jersey coast to the Rockaways.
Coronavirus
Housing Worry for Laborers as New York’s Farms Slip Deeper into Trouble
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Undocumented migrant farm workers are facing evictions as farms in upstate New York encounter financial losses, according to farm worker advocacy groups.
Elections
It’s Newcomers vs. Veteran Pols in Race for Bronx Congressional Seat
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All eight candidates on Thursday’s debate stage are people of color, and three are women. Four are current or former public officials, while the others aren’t—and that proved to be one of the few points of differentiation that any of the candidates drew.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Congressional Primary Rematch Plays Out on a Changed Landscape
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Two years ago, neophyte candidate Adem Bunkedekko came within 1,700 votes of ousting Yvette Clarke. They meet again this year. But they have company.