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As the number of COVID cases rises across the city again, some parents want the DOE and other schools across the city to restore a remote learning option. Mayor Bill…

ByMary Steffenhagen 26Comments

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Aug 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness

NY’s Slow-Moving Rent Relief Program Will Meet Federal Deadline, State Officials Insist

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) has doled out funds to about 7,000 households, a fraction of the 158,000 who’ve applied. States must return their federal rental assistance funding if…

ByDavid Brand 13Comments

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Aug 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Judge Temporarily Bars NYC’s Transfer of Homeless From Hotels to Shelters—Again

Several residents with disabilities say they were sent to buildings that did not meet their needs: Some were transferred to a hotel without a working elevator, and one woman who…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Aug 2021

Uncategorized

‘Trusted Messengers’: How Community Groups Plan to Increase Vaccination Rates in New York

Andrew Cuomo announced a $15 million investment as part of a new tactic to increase vaccination across the state, funding that will be used to to reach specific communities…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Aug 2021

Comunidades de habla hispana Government

“Mensajeros de confianza”: el plan de las organizaciones comunitarias para incrementar las tasas de vacunación en Nueva York

Si bien no hay un plan completamente definido por parte de las organizaciones que hacen parte de este esfuerzo, sí hay unas directrices para impulsar la vacunación en comunidades afectadas…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Aug 2021

ARTS and CULTURE Justice

NY Prison Arts and Reentry Programs Persist Throughout Pandemic

While the COVID-19 pandemic may have limited the intimacy of prison and reentry arts programs, many found ways to continue to teach, appreciate and showcase the work of incarcerated artists…

ByGriffin Kelly 2Comments

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Jul 2021

Uncategorized

Las residencias de ancianos en Nueva York luchan por vacunar al personal

En promedio, solo el 66 por ciento del personal de las residencias de ancianos de la ciudad ha sido vacunado. El personal de las residencias de ancianos del condado de…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

New York’s $2.7 Billion Rent Relief Program Cuts First Checks, Amid Scrutiny

The stalled Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) has issued just $1.2 million of the $2.7 billion on hand to landlords owed pandemic-related back rent.

ByDavid Brand 44Comments

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Jul 2021

Economy Government

Would-be Beneficiaries of New York’s Excluded Workers Fund Face Obstacles

The 290,000 potential beneficiaries of the fund, intended to aid workers who were ineligible for other government COVID relief, are facing a new obstacle: gathering the documentation necessary to complete…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Housing and Homelessness News

At a Brooklyn Homeless Shelter, Staff and Residents Readying for Return

With the city’s hotel shelter transfers once again imminent, City Limits reached out to nonprofit providers to talk with shelter staff and visit the buildings where the city puts up…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

As NYC Students Head Back to School, Immunocompromised Families Push for Remote Option

NY’s Slow-Moving Rent Relief Program Will Meet Federal Deadline, State Officials Insist

Judge Temporarily Bars NYC’s Transfer of Homeless From Hotels to Shelters—Again

‘Trusted Messengers’: How Community Groups Plan to Increase Vaccination Rates in New York

“Mensajeros de confianza”: el plan de las organizaciones comunitarias para incrementar las tasas de vacunación en Nueva York

NY Prison Arts and Reentry Programs Persist Throughout Pandemic

Las residencias de ancianos en Nueva York luchan por vacunar al personal

New York’s $2.7 Billion Rent Relief Program Cuts First Checks, Amid Scrutiny

Would-be Beneficiaries of New York’s Excluded Workers Fund Face Obstacles

At a Brooklyn Homeless Shelter, Staff and Residents Readying for Return

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