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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…

ByNicole Javorsky 0Comments

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Jan 2021

By The Numbers: NYC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout So Far

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…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Jan 2021

Health Justice Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for NYS to Act on Decarceration in Prisons to Curb COVID-19

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…

ByDavid Hoos, Susan M. Reverby, Barbara Zeller and Robert Fullilove 0Comments

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Dec 2020

Health News Video

Checking in on Lines at NYC’s COVID Test Sites as Infection Numbers Rise

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…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Dec 2020

Health Justice News

Climbing Jail Population and Second COVID Wave Renews Push to Release NYers Behind Bars

The number of people in New York City jails has increased in recent months, reversing progress made earlier in the pandemic to reduce the jail population—and heightening advocates’ concerns about…

ByNicole Javorsky 2Comments

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Dec 2020

Health Justice

Non-Violent Offenders Remain Exposed to COVID-19 Despite Qualifying for Release

Infection numbers are rising in the state prison system. But some inmates facing short sentences and bearing high health risks are still inside.

ByEdwin Martínez for El Diario 3Comments

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Dec 2020

Education Health

3,311 Cases, 1,929 Classroom Closures: COVID-19 and the Uncertain NYC School Year

Coronavirus infection rates have remained low in the school system even as cases across the city rise, prompting officials to take a new reopening approach this month. But questions and…

ByNicole Javorsky 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYers Are Getting Evicted During the Pandemic. Lawmakers Must Act Now.

There are now more than 200,000 families across New York State in eviction court. Since Cuomo opened the door to new eviction cases in June, over 33,000 cases have been…

ByMarika Dias

ByPablo Estupiñan 7Comments

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Nov 2020

Economy Government Health

Big Response, Huge Need: NYC’s Welfare System Amid COVID-19

The city’s social safety net has stretched to address the economic disaster created by the pandemic. It might have further to go.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Government Video

WATCH: The 2021 Election and Remaking New York

City Limits hosted a virtual discussion on the challenges and opportunities ahead for the next mayor. Featuring panelists Kyle Bragg of 32 BJ SEIU, New York State Senator Jessica Ramos,…

ByNicole Javorsky 0Comments

Bronx Families Face Greatest Barriers to ‘Well-Being’ Across New York’s Counties, Report Finds

By The Numbers: NYC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout So Far

Opinion: It’s Time for NYS to Act on Decarceration in Prisons to Curb COVID-19

Checking in on Lines at NYC’s COVID Test Sites as Infection Numbers Rise

Climbing Jail Population and Second COVID Wave Renews Push to Release NYers Behind Bars

Non-Violent Offenders Remain Exposed to COVID-19 Despite Qualifying for Release

3,311 Cases, 1,929 Classroom Closures: COVID-19 and the Uncertain NYC School Year

Opinion: NYers Are Getting Evicted During the Pandemic. Lawmakers Must Act Now.

WATCH: The 2021 Election and Remaking New York

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