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Ruskin Piedra is the founder and director of the Juan Neumann Center, an organization tied to the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help church, which provides low-cost legal services…

ByKalyn Belsha 0Comments

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Jun 2010

Justice

Homelessness Strikes More NYC Children

The recession pushed an alarming number of New York City families, many of them with children, into homelessness in 2009, according to a new report by Citizen's Committee for Children.…

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

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Jun 2010

Justice

Immigrant's Choice: Family Separation Or Child Mutilation

People on the street in Saint Louis, Senegal. The U.S. State Department says femal genital mutilation is widely practiced in Senegal. Photo by: Alexandra Pugachevsky Some deportees must choose whether to leave…

ByKateryna Stupnevich 0Comments

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Jun 2010

Uncategorized

Drive For Nonpartisan Voting Confronts '03 Failure

Those calling for an end to party primaries say that they exclude thousands of voters who do not belong to the Democratic party, whose nominees win most races in the…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2010

News Uncategorized

The Whitest City Agencies

A federal judge's decision to appoint a special master to oversee the New York City Fire Department's compliance with a court-mandated revision of hiring practices has once again put the…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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May 2010

News Uncategorized

Report: Fraud Common Among Top Debt Buyers

In addition to shoddy mortgages, deed theft and usurious payday loans, there's another predator sucking money out of low income neighborhoods of color: debt buyers. According to a study released…

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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May 2010

News Uncategorized

4th & 8th Graders Get National Report Card

The reading abilities of New York City fourth graders are improving, according to the results of a national test released Thursday, but eighth graders’ scores remain virtually unchanged.Since 2002, the…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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May 2010

Uncategorized

Poll: New Yorkers Fear Becoming Homeless

A study released today by the Institute for Children and Poverty, a research and advocacy organization, finds homelessness is a major factor in the lives of New Yorkers. A third…

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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May 2010

Housing and Homelessness