2021 election
Andrew Yang Disrupts the Mayor’s Race, But Some of His Ideas Fall Flat
Jarrett Murphy |
Do his comments on casinos, yeshivas and the teachers union suggest that his campaign has not done its homework?
Economía
Seguimiento a dos proyectos de ley en inmigración: ¿Cuáles son sus perspectivas en Senado?
Daniel Parra |
Una medida crearía un proceso para los inmigrantes indocumentados que llegaron cuando eran niños. Otro establecería un sistema para que los trabajadores agrícolas.
Rent Relief
Opinion: New York’s Pandemic Aid Must Go Toward Truly Helping Tenants
Vincia Barber |
‘Our state leaders were handed an incredible opportunity to confront an unprecedented global health crisis that has hit New Yorkers hard. We are calling on them not to squander it but to help us all return to a new New York. They can use the federal funds to cancel rent. They can house all our homeless neighbors.’
2021 election
Should NYC Restrain its Federal Stimulus Spending Like Andrew Yang Says?
Jarrett Murphy |
Faulting Mayor de Blasio’s expansion of the city payroll during his tenure, Andrew Yang says the city ought to spread the money coming from Washington out over several years. But should the city save for a rainy day when it’s pouring now?
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Disminución de viviendas propiedad de afroamericanso en NYC, se necesitan nuevos programas dice informe
Sadef Ali Kully |
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.
state budget
Opinion: Why I Joined the Hunger Strike to Fund NY’s Excluded Workers
Margarita Rodriguez |
‘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?’
Economy
¿Cómo afecta y qué se está haciendo para frenar la desinformación en redes sociales entre los latinos?
Daniel Parra |
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.
2021 election
Policy Shop: Candidates Propose More Shots, More SNAP, More Subways
Jarrett Murphy |
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.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Updating NY’s Home-Sharing Rules Would Aid State’s Recovery
Danie Herard |
‘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.’
Economy
One More Casualty of COVID-19: The Death of El Cocotero
Daniel Parra |
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.
