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‘We need to have the audacity to be bold, because our students need us now more than ever. Normal wasn’t working, not just for marginalized communities, but for most.’

BySelena Carrión 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Government Health News

New York Nursing Homes, Once COVID-19 Hot Spots, Now Struggle to Vaccinate Staff

On average, only 66 percent of nursing home staff across the city have been vaccinated. Brooklyn nursing homes are faring the worst with these efforts—only 57 percent of Kings County…

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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Jul 2021

Uncategorized

Judge Halts Homeless Hotel Transfers Until City Accommodates Residents With Disabilities

The city must provide written notice to shelter residents at least a week before scheduled moves out of hotels, and ensure those with disabilities are informed of the right to…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Use NYC’s Public Pension Funds to Supercharge Affordable Housing Production and Preservation

‘The next mayor and comptroller can speed New York City’s recovery by working with public employee pension funds to increase investment in affordable housing, as they have in response to…

ByMichael D. Lappin 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Economy Government Health Opinion

Opinion: Addressing New York’s Systemic Inequities Will Be Core to its COVID Recovery

‘We cannot repeat the mistakes of the past, where recoveries after the Great Recession, the Sept. 11 attacks, and the early 90s recession exacerbated systemic inequities rather than addressing them.…

ByBarika Williams

ByJose Ortiz, Jr.

ByTom Wright 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: New York’s COVID Recovery Must Include a Universal, People-First Healthcare System

Passing the New York Health Act — which would provide universal, guaranteed healthcare and already has majority support in both the State Senate and the Assembly — will fundamentally…

ByKeriann Shalvoy

ByJudy Sheridan-Gonzalez 6Comments

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May 2021

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Mayoral Candidates Must Commit To Financial Literacy Education For Youth

‘The pandemic has widened the gap between young people with the educational and support systems they need and those without, making the issue of unequal opportunity ever more urgent.’

ByGabriele Delmonaco 1Comment

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Apr 2021

Government Opinion

Opinion: The Mayor Says NYC Will Fully Reopen July 1. But What About Vaccine Hesitancy?

‘I’m beyond thrilled some inkling of normalcy may return to this gorgeous mosaic of a city by summer. But city and state officials are going to have to step up…

ByCody Lyon 2Comments

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Apr 2021

Economy Government News

Unresolved Questions About NY’s Excluded Workers Fund—& What We Can Learn From Other States

How did relief funds for immigrants and excluded workers work in California and Chicago, and what lessons can New York learn as it prepares to launch its own aid program?

ByDaniel Parra 7Comments

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Apr 2021

Podcasts

Teachers’ Union Head: ‘We Want Your Kids Back’

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew tells the Max & Murphy Show that parents need to be convinced that schools are safe, even as youth cases climb.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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