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After Costly ‘Reinvention,’ Nail Salons Brace For Uncertain Reopening

Salon workers and owners, many of them immigrants, head back to work this week as part of New York’s Phase 3 reopening. But many are worried about how new social distancing restrictions will impact their livelihood.
Pro-immigrant Groups Join BLM Protests at City Hall

Activists representing immigrant rights groups joined Black Lives Matters protestors at City Hall, calling for the city to protect funding for immigration nonprofits.
Japanese Artist Paints George Floyd Mural in Manhattan

"I was filled with sadness. I didn’t know what to do," the street artist told NY Japion. "I looked for a space to create art."
In Democratic Primary Marked By Glitches and COVID-19, Bronx Latino Voters Turn Out

Despite the pandemic, voters in Bronx's heavily-Latino Congressional District 15 showed up to cast ballots in person.
Polish American NYers on How COVID-19 Changed Their Plans

Barbara from Rockaway, Queens, planned to go to Poland in May for her daughter's wedding and her granddaughter's First Communion, but was halted by quarantine. "I did everything I could to be able to go there to be part of these important events," she says.
Beloved Latino Center Reopens in Westchester after Busy Lockdown

El Centro Hispano in White Plains has been assisting families with food and housing insecurity during quarantine. The center reopened for the first time last week.
Nepalese Embassy Begins Process for Citizens in the U.S. to Return Home

Nepalis who are in the U.S. are asked to register with the the Nepalese Embassy in order to return home, following a COVID-19 lockdown in the country since March.
Heartbreak for Hispanic Businesses Impacted by Looting

'I made a big sacrifice when I got into debt two years ago to start this business,' one bodega owner whose shop was ransacked told El Diario. 'I did it for my family’s well-being, but also for the community.'