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Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council are aiming to strike a handshake agreement on a city budget by Friday, three days before the state's self-imposed deadline to complete its long…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2010

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Vandals Deface LGBT Homeless Shelter For Youth

Two days after a New York State Senate bill that would have outlawed discrimination against transgender and gender-bending people was defeated in the Senate's Judiciary Committee a Queens homeless shelter…

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

14

Jun 2010

Justice

Churches On Front Lines Of Immigration Battle

Ruskin Piedra is the founder and director of the Juan Neumann Center, an organization tied to the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help church, which provides low-cost legal services…

ByKalyn Belsha 0Comments

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Jun 2010

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Emergency Preparedness Goes Grassroots

If New York City faces another catastrophe on the scale of September 11, city residents now are more prepared for the aftermath. The question is: Are our primary care health…

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

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May 2010

Economy

After The Quake, Rebuilding Haiti From Brooklyn

The donation drives and telethons might be over, but local foundations and Haitian groups are just beginning their work to help the country and its people rebuild.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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May 2010

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AIDS Activists Threaten Lawsuit Against City

The activists say the mayor’s proposed $4.2 million reduction of HASA’s budget would force the agency to cut caseworkers to an illegal level.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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May 2010

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Parents, Pols Push Alternative To School Closings

A coalition of elected officials, parents, unions and advocates wants the New York City school system to try more aggressive tactics for saving troubled schools before closing them.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Apr 2010

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Annual Tenant Lobby Day Wins Short Term Gains

Several pro-tenant bills passed the Assembly Tuesday, but activists fear they will get stuck in the Senate’s housing committee.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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Apr 2010

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Housing Activists Occupy Espada's Albany Office

The senator reportedly stayed in an inner office while the tenants chanted and rallied in the hall outside, “Na-na-na-na. Hey, hey, hey, good bye.”

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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Apr 2010

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Group Wants UN Scrutiny Of U.S. Black Unemployment

As the United Nation’s Human Rights Council embarks on a review of the United States, some advocates say high black joblessness is a mark against America.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Why Wait For The State? City Racing To Budget Deal

Vandals Deface LGBT Homeless Shelter For Youth

Churches On Front Lines Of Immigration Battle

Emergency Preparedness Goes Grassroots

AIDS Activists Threaten Lawsuit Against City

Parents, Pols Push Alternative To School Closings

Annual Tenant Lobby Day Wins Short Term Gains

Housing Activists Occupy Espada's Albany Office

Group Wants UN Scrutiny Of U.S. Black Unemployment

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