A new report by Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, released Monday, analyzed pre-pandemic data to determine where the level of various risks to families’ well-being stood before the COVID-19 crisis.
Tanto quienes han trabajado con Serrano como quienes lo critican saben que el representante del distrito congresional 15 ha trabajado siempre tras bambalinas.
Jessica González-Rojas, Marcela Mitaynes, Amanda Septimo y Jonathan Rivera son parte de una nueva ola de activismo político latino en el estado de Nueva York.
A nivel nacional los latinos representan el 18 por ciento de la fuerza laboral de todo el país, pero fueron sobrerrepresentados en varias industrias que perdieron miles de empleos a raíz de la crisis económica que ha ocasionado la pandemia.
Según las últimas cifras del departamento de trabajo del estado de Nueva York, el Bronx, el condado con mayor número de hispanos, tiene la mayor tasa de desempleo de todo el estado: 24.9 por ciento.
At least four candidates in the crowded Democratic primary to replace retiring Bronx Rep. Jose Serrano say there were irregularities in Primary Day voting.
‘COVID-19 took the mask off this truth: The only essential workers this country cares about are cops.’
‘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.’
As an increasing number of reports reveal COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on low-income, majority minority areas of New York City, leaders in the South Bronx and in other communities have been demanding a more targeted response.
The new Bronx distribution facility for regional food will boost supply and potentially lower price, backers say.