Los propietarios afroamericanos pagan más que los blancos a la hora de comprar una vivienda y se enfrentan a otros problemas financieros que se han visto agravados por la pandemia del COVID-19, según un nuevo informe.
‘With my savings gone and just working one day a week, I’m standing in food pantry lines for hours just to get enough to eat. I have to constantly borrow money because I am afraid that if I do not pay my rent, I could lose my home. Each day I worry, how will I ever be able to pay back the money I owe?’
En Facebook, por ejemplo, la moderación de la desinformación en español no es tan eficiente como en inglés. Los defensores ahora están pidiendo que se cree un puesto ejecutivo para moderar el contenido en español.
Here’s what the candidates running for mayor and comptroller proposed this week. Plus, one DA candidate targets public corruption, while another intends to monitor specific industries for wage theft and worker-safety violations.
‘The current system is confusing and overly restrictive. A teacher should be allowed to rent out her home for a few days when she’s away for the summer, and a family should be able to rent an apartment for a week so they can stay in the city and take their kids to see Broadway shows and visit museums.’
An estimated 5,000 restaurants across the city were predicted to shutter by February 2021 due to the pandemic. While there’s no officially tally, the loss of Latino-led businesses in New York was already a worrisome trend prior to the crisis.
‘Building safe and healthy communities with clean air, clean water, good-paying jobs and access to nature must be the focus of our state’s climate plans. The $3 billion Environmental Bond Act can help pave the way.’
Los pedidos a domicilio o para recoger son menos de un tercio de las ventas necesarias para operar dice la más reciente encuesta de New York State Restaurant Association (Asociación de Restaurantes del estado de Nueva York).
A top nutrition advocate says the pandemic exacerbated a significant hunger crisis in the city. And a year later, it is still exacerbating it—although the federal stimulus package will deliver help.
Highlights from the latest financial filings by 2021 candidates for mayor, comptroller, borough president and City Council in New York
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