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A suite of new laws will aim to increase awareness, strengthen enforcement and coordinate services for seniors looking to stay in or rejoin the workforce.

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Nov 2020

Uncategorized

As COVID-19 Cases Spike Again, Are New Yorkers Still Being Diligent About Masks?

City Limits staff conducted an unscientific tally at locations across the city: Of the 1,339 New Yorkers we observed, just over 70 percent wore masks.

ByCity Limits 2Comments

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Nov 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness

Flushing Waterfront Rezoning Plan Moves to City Council Vote, Despite Local Dissent

The entire City Council is due to vote on the private rezoning application for the Queens project, which would create a 29-acre waterfront special district with nine new buildings, including…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Uncategorized

A Look at the City’s ‘Blueprint’ Plan to Address Decades of Housing Inequities

The “Where We Live” report, released by HPD, outlines the city’s plans to create more equitable housing and capital investments by the year 2050 and further its Fair Housing goals.

BySadef Ali Kully 6Comments

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Jul 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness

Council Softens but Doesn’t Stop Hit to Housing Budget

The final fiscal 2021 spending plan staved off cuts to smaller housing programs, but retained a shift of roughly a billion dollars in capital spending on the mayor’s affordability plan.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jul 2020

Health Opinion

Opinion: The Crisis in Immigrant Health is Far from Over

‘This unprecedented public health crisis has further illuminated existing discrimination and inequities in access to medical care, especially for one community disproportionately impacted by COVID-19: immigrants

ByAmber Khan 0Comments

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Dec 2018

ARTS and CULTURE In Depth

‘Fear City’ on the Big Screen: The Classic Films that Miscast NYC

Thinking of getting a classic New York City movie as a last-minute gift? Beware those titles that promoted inaccurate—and very powerful—images of the city that still resonate.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Sep 2018

Economy

City’s Milk Buying Could Help Farmers in Crisis and Workers in Need

Farmworkers n New York State encounter dangers and mistreatment on the job. Upstate dairy farmers face unprecedented pressures, with some turning to suicide. And New York City buys a lot…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Apr 2018

ARTS and CULTURE In Depth