The early attention suggests a new urgency around climate resiliency eight years after Superstorm Sandy’s toll.
COVID-19
By The Numbers: NYC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout So Far
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New York City and state officials are looking to ramp up coronavirus vaccine distribution after a lackluster start that many have criticized as moving too slowly. So far, the city has administered just 110,241 of the 443,000 doses it has received.
nys prisons
Opinion: It’s Time for NYS to Act on Decarceration in Prisons to Curb COVID-19
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Cuomo has failed to implement widely accepted sound public health practices by refusing to release any meaningful number of the state’s COVID-vulnerable imprisoned human beings, and now by failing to put them in the first categories for access to the new vaccines.
New York City
Looking Back at NYC in 2020: The Year in Photos
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A look back at New York City scenes from 2020, a year largely defined by a global pandemic and its accompanying economic fallout.
Housing and Development
NY Lawmakers to Pass Bill to Halt Pandemic-Related Evictions Through May
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The COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act would create a hardship declaration form that tenants can fill out and submit to their landlords, or to housing court, if they’ve experienced economic difficulties due to the pandemic.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Lo que necesita saber: problemas con la calefacción y/o agua caliente en Nueva York
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Existe una norma desde 1997 y fue creada para que los propietarios de edificios proporcionen calefacción y agua caliente a sus inquilinos.
2020
10 Stories from 2020 NYC Shouldn’t Forget
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There was more than COVID to the year of COVID: Housing construction, Industry City, access to welfare, resiliency planning, NYCHA and policing were among the big policy stories that shaped 2020 and will echo into the new year.
ARTS and CULTURE
NYC’s Latin American Indigenous Communities Demand Protection
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A lack of translation services has complicated access to healthcare and financial aid for the many thousands of Latin American people who speak neither English nor Spanish.
COVID-19
When Will New York Vaccinate People in Prisons and Jails?
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While the governor’s draft vaccination plan includes those in congregate settings in its second phase for vaccines, it doesn’t specifically refer to people in jails and prisons. That lack of clarity has drawn the concern of criminal justice advocates.
NYC parks
Opinion: Parks’ Plan to Evict Beloved Composting Sites Would Strike Blow to NYC Climate Goals
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‘The decision runs directly contrary to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious climate objectives, his “Zero Waste to landfills” goals and his long-standing commitment to environmental justice.’
COVID-19
Checking in on Lines at NYC’s COVID Test Sites as Infection Numbers Rise
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It’s not clear yet if the December holidays will draw same test-line crowds that Thanksgiving did: An average of 48,380 New Yorkers got molecular coronavirus tests on Dec. 14, the most recent date for which city data is available, well below the high of 58,243 people who were tested on Nov. 24.