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While these concerns have resurfaced under the second Trump administration, the message from advocates, lawyers, and health centers is clear and unequivocal: health is always a priority and treatment should…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jun 2024

Economy Health Housing and Homelessness Immigration Labor

City Council Passes Bills to Survey Migrants’ Health Needs and Work Obstacles

“We must accumulate data to understand how the city has supported work permit applications, entrepreneurship, workforce development initiatives, and access to health care in order to identify the gaps in…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: ICE Detention is Incarceration by Another Name

“As we go into an election year, it is vital that New York prioritize passing legislation that will protect immigrants across our state, like the Dignity not Detention Act, and stop using our resources to…

BySristee Acharya

ByAmín Fernández 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Opinion

Opinion: Helping More New Yorkers Access Crisis Respite Centers

“New York City and the rest of the nation continue to grapple with the failings of our mental health system that were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

ByKeith Powers

ByLinda Lee

ByCal Hedigan 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: New York Must Be a Leader in Protecting Gender-Affirming Care

“We must not be complacent. People of trans experience in many parts of the country are being targeted for simply being who we are. New York has an opportunity to…

ByShauna Brooks 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: Overdose Prevention Centers Help Make Communities Safer

“We are in the midst of a worsening overdose crisis. Children don’t deserve the remnants of drug use in the playground, or to lose loved ones to overdose. People who…

ByJulie Atwell 3Comments

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Sep 2022

Economy Government Health

As NY’s Home Health Aides Get Pay Bump, Insurance Companies Leave Employers in the Lurch

A state-funded increase in wages for the frontline workers begins Saturday, but companies say insurance providers are withholding the money.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: ‘Just Home’ Project Planned for The Bronx Deserves Community Support

“Fear aside, will our city recognize health care as a human right? If these sick people can’t be placed in a hospital campus, then where else can they go?”

ByRoxanne Delgado 1Comment

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Apr 2022

Government In Depth Justice Transportation

In Wake of Subway Attack, Sunset Park Grapples With What Public Safety Should Look Like

Some in Sunset Park worry their experience of random violence will invoke a response more focused on carceral measures than addressing structural inequalities that shape public safety. “When I think…

ByMary Steffenhagen 2Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Coercion and Institutionalization Won’t Fix NY’s Mental Health Crisis

“We must reject policies that single out, scapegoat, and sweep away the rights of our neighbors with mental illness.”

ByHarvey Rosenthal 0Comments

Advocates, Health Providers Look to Ease Immigrants’ Fears of Accessing Care Under Trump