“While nearly 30 percent of New Yorkers identify as Latinx, language barriers, cultural stigma, and the absence of bilingual providers have prevented countless individuals from receiving the help they require. This is a crisis—but it’s also a call to action.”
“A parade of mayors, Democrat and Republican, have also predominantly relied on the private sector over the past 40 years to address the city’s lack of affordable housing. Yet here we are, after spending billions of public dollars, arguably mired in a worsening crisis.”
Esta disminución se produce cuando la demanda por estos programas, que incluyen la alfabetización para adultos y clases de inglés, ha aumentado considerablemente en los últimos años.
Seneca Village, a community of predominately Black property owners in what’s now Central Park, is being commemorated to mark the 200-year anniversary of its founding.
The decline comes as demand for these programs, which include adult literacy and English-language classes, has spiked significantly in recent years.
“Without access to these decisions, lawmakers and the public are left with only anecdotal claims and selective narratives, often driven by the loudest opponents of [discovery] reform. The judicial record, which documents exactly how these cases unfold, is largely hidden from view.”
Un grupo de periodistas de Politico comparó las órdenes ejecutivas de Trump con el documento conocido como el Project 2025, y encontraron claras coincidencias, incluso varios casos en los que el lenguaje usado era idéntico.
“While the focus has often been on new construction and cutting-edge green technologies, New York City’s existing buildings hold immense potential for environmental improvement.”
“Lack of transparency alone should have brought a rejection of the NYPD’s contract renewal with ShotSpotter. By renewing, NYPD agreed to open our pocketbooks once again with little in return, including the right to know the dangers we are truly propelling.”
Unlike other developments where NYCHA has held votes in recent years, residents at the Jacob Riis Houses will choose between only two options: the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program and remaining in Section 9, the current federal program it’s funded under.
“Tener una licencia nos ha cambiado”, afirma Luis Jiménez, presidente de la organización de base Alianza Agrícola. “A mí, en lo personal, me ha permitido llevar a mis hijos a la escuela, y a sus citas médicas, sin el temor de que la policía me pare, y me pida la licencia”.
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