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There’s little doubt either Trump or Biden will push through some relief package after Election Day. What do we know about what either candidate’s strategy will mean for New York…

ByRoshan Abraham 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Swing-Seat Dem Fights for Re-election Amid Renewed COVID Lockdown

Andrew Gounardes turned one of the last red seats in New York city blue two years ago. He could face a tough race trying to hang on to it.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Oct 2020

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: Filling Out the Census is an Act of Political Power

‘For so long, some of us have been told – in a million big and small ways – that we don’t have a place at the table. We’ve witnessed decades…

BySamantha Tweedy 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s Growing Income Inequality Threatens Pandemic Recovery

‘To overcome the wounds of this public health crisis, the city and state need additional funding to address the social and economic vulnerabilities that existed prior to the pandemic, which…

ByBijan Kimiagar

ByJack Mullan 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Economy Health

COVID-19 Hit Especially Harsh for LGBTQ Latinos

LGBTQ Latino people are suffering a disproportionate economic impact because, as in all crises, the most marginalized people are often the ones who are most affected.

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Oct 2020

Podcasts

How School Reopening Looks From the Principal’s Office

The head of the union that recently voted ‘no confidence’ in Mayor de Blasio’s leadership talks about how the resumption of in-person school is going, and Manhattan BP Gale Brewer…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Health Opinion

Opinion: NYS Medicaid Program Could Close the COVID-19 Childcare Gap

‘During the pandemic, people who need the assistance of caregivers for either their infirm parents or young children find their risk of COVID-19 increased in significant ways.’

ByAngela Fernandez 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Restaurants and Grocers Can Ease NYC’s Hunger Crisis

‘New York City need not look far to increase food resources for those in need: it should incentivize grocers and restaurants to donate excess prepared food that would otherwise go…

ByShaun Abreu 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Health Opinion

Opinion: Disinvestment Deepens the Impact of COVID-19 and Racism in the Bronx

‘The pandemic has spared no one—but in The Bronx the virus found a host community that has long been left to fend for itself without the resources to do much…