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A transgender former shelter resident is suing New York, saying city shelters failed to place her in a shelter for women or transgender people, putting her at risk of assault…

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Mar 2023

Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: I’m a New Yorker. I’m Also ‘Stateless.’ It’s Time for the U.S. to Help People Like Me

“It’s important that we raise attention to the issue of statelessness. That’s why women like me are going public with our stories. We need more people to understand that this…

ByDanah Abdulaziz 0Comments

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Jul 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Why You Aren’t Homeless: How Privilege & Fortune Shape the Shelter Census

Sure, choices matter. But race, gender, wealth, health and identity play an outsized role in exposing New Yorkers to the risk of homelessness.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Single-Payer Long-Term Care Would Be Good News for NY’s Women

Family caregivers (who are mostly women) across New York State provide $31 billion of free care each year.

ByBobbie Sackman 0Comments

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Feb 2019

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Public Advocate-Elect Jumaane Williams on His Win, His Past and the Mayor

The WBAI hosts break down the results from the special election for public advocate and speak to winner Jumaane Williams about his victory and his next steps.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Feb 2019

Government NYCHA Podcasts

Melissa Mark-Viverito Points to Her Track Record in Bid for Public Advocate

The former speaker joined Max & Murphy to talk about NYCHA, the need for a woman’s voice at the citywide level, and what she thinks of the anti-gay comments of…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Sep 2018

Health Opinion

CityViews: The Fight Against Maternal Mortality Starts With Listening

Every year in New York City, more than 3,000 women experience a life-threatening event during childbirth, and about 30 women die from a pregnancy-related cause.

ByHelen Rosenthal 1Comment

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Jul 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Black, Female and Neglected, 19th-Century Hero Became Students’ Cause

‘Now the nation faces an issue of preserved history through the debate over the removal of Confederate statues. My class decided that we should not minimize history but instead add…

ByTiara Coleman 1Comment

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Jun 2018

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: NYC’s New Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy

Elizabeth Holtzman, a former Brooklyn district attorney, Congresswoman and city comptroller, and Helen Rosenthal, a Councilmember from the Upper West Side, join the podcast to talk about local efforts to…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2018

Education

Suit Says NYC Schools Shortchange Some Black, Latino Athletes

The case cites over a hundred public schools without any sports teams, of which Black and Latino students are twice as likely to attend.

BySneha Dey 2Comments

Transgender Resident Faced Discrimination, Assault In City Homeless Shelters: Lawsuit