COVID-19 Archives - Page 31 of 43

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Desde los senadores estatales, pasando por los políticos locales, líderes comunitarios, voluntarios y residentes de Bushwick, ninguno de ellos ve que las cosas estén mejorando en Bushwick.

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Nov 2020

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Election Day Photos: At the Polls in a Pandemic

Photos from the 2018 midterm elections just two years ago contain scenes glaringly missing from Tuesday: crowded poll sites, tightly packed voter lines and candidates hugging at celebration parties, to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Months into Pandemic, City’s Mutual Aid Networks Evolve to Meet New Need

It’s been more than seven months since New York started coronavirus lockdown measures, and just as the crisis itself has shifted and evolved over time, so too have the informal…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Oct 2020

Economy Health

99% of Chinatown Restaurants Opt Out of COVID Recovery Charge

The City Council allowed the charge to help struggling businesses cover costs. But owners fear steeper charges might drive away customers.

ByJiaying Yan for World Journal 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Opinion

Opinion: NY’s Contact Tracing Program Must Protect Participants’ Privacy

If New Yorkers are concerned about how their information will be used in contact tracing, they will hesitate to participate. Gov. Cuomo must sign the Contact Tracing Confidentiality Act, which…

ByAlice Fontier

ByElizabeth Daniel Vasquez 2Comments

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Oct 2020

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Pandemic is Harming New Yorkers’ Health in Ways Beyond COVID-19, Report Finds

Since the start of the crisis, low-income residents are canceling or delaying preventative care like physicals and vaccinations at a higher rate than wealthier residents, a survey released Tuesday found.

ByNicole Javorsky 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Justice Podcasts

Leader of De Blasio’s New NYPD Reform Commission Speaks Out

There are four upcoming meetings for the public to weigh in on what needs to happen to reshape the NYPD.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness

City’s Housing Budget Cuts Will Spur ‘Minimal’ Savings, Report Finds

Advocates say the amount the city would save from the cuts, a meager $30 million, is not worth the loss of jobs, housing units and economic growth which could come…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Government Health

Here’s How a COVID-19 Vaccine Might be Distributed to New Yorkers

Though it’s still unclear how the federal government will distribute vaccinations, the state’s draft plan would prioritized health care workers and other residents at highest risk.

ByNicole Javorsky 1Comment

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Oct 2020

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