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Youth and advocates are optimistic, saying Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget takes important steps to expand resources, but that more needs to be done to make up for years of ‘chronic…

ByJulian Roberts-Grmela 5Comments

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Feb 2022

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: New York State Must Hold Nonpublic Schools Accountable on Secular Education

‘New York State allows millions of dollars to flow into private schools without any measures to ensure students actually receive a secular education. New legislation aims to fix this issue.’

ByMichael Sussman 4Comments

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May 2021

Housing and Homelessness News Uncategorized

Ready Your Documents: What to Know to Apply for New York Rent Relief

It’s not yet clear when the state’s latest COVID-19 rent relief program will open to applicants, though officials are expecting it to launch by the end of May. In the…

ByDavid Brand 29Comments

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Apr 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

NYS Budget on Housing: Rent Relief Victory, Disappointment on NYCHA and Homelessness

While housing advocates say the budget deal included a major victory for tenants––creating a multi-billion dollar program for rent relief––it included less funds for NYCHA and homelessness prevention than stakeholders…

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Apr 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

What the State Budget Means for New York City’s People in Need

A state senator and a policy expert weigh in on how state aid and federal relief affect the policy picture facing New Yorkers and the candidates running for mayor.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2021

Government Opinion

Opinion: Brooklyn Reproductive Health Centers at Risk in Still-Negotiated State Budget

‘Our work here reduces healthcare disparities by providing care to under-resourced communities, but our centers can only operate if we receive necessary funding. As our city continues to confront issues…

ByApril Lockley 0Comments

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Apr 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Pandemic Aid Must Go Toward Truly Helping Tenants

‘Our state leaders were handed an incredible opportunity to confront an unprecedented global health crisis that has hit New Yorkers hard. We are calling on them not to squander it…

ByVincia Barber 1Comment

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Mar 2021

Economy Opinion

Opinion: Why I Joined the Hunger Strike to Fund NY’s Excluded Workers

‘With my savings gone and just working one day a week, I’m standing in food pantry lines for hours just to get enough to eat. I have to constantly borrow…

ByMargarita Rodriguez 3Comments

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Mar 2021

Opinion

Opinion: State Medicaid Pharmacy ‘Carve-Out’ Would Cost Patients and Providers

‘At Alliance and community health centers across New York, we use these savings to fund otherwise uncompensated care, ensuring that low-income New Yorkers have consistent access to life-saving medications and…

BySharen I. Duke 0Comments

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Mar 2021

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Proposed Cuts Threaten NYC Kids’ Access to Early Intervention, Needed Now More Than Ever

‘During the height of the pandemic, there was an 82 percent decline in Early Intervention referrals compared to prior years, meaning that an estimated 3,000-6,000 young children in New York…

ByShyam Desai, Morgan Finkel, Casey Mason, and Erica McArthur 0Comments

How Will New York State’s Budget Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis?

Opinion: New York State Must Hold Nonpublic Schools Accountable on Secular Education

Ready Your Documents: What to Know to Apply for New York Rent Relief

NYS Budget on Housing: Rent Relief Victory, Disappointment on NYCHA and Homelessness

What the State Budget Means for New York City’s People in Need

Opinion: Brooklyn Reproductive Health Centers at Risk in Still-Negotiated State Budget

Opinion: New York’s Pandemic Aid Must Go Toward Truly Helping Tenants

Opinion: Why I Joined the Hunger Strike to Fund NY’s Excluded Workers

Opinion: State Medicaid Pharmacy ‘Carve-Out’ Would Cost Patients and Providers

Opinion: Proposed Cuts Threaten NYC Kids’ Access to Early Intervention, Needed Now More Than Ever

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