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For LGBTQIA+ Asylum Seekers, Life in NYC Brings New Freedom, and Challenges
Steven Uribe and Javier began planning their outfits a month early. It would be the first time the friends would take part in a Pride parade, and they wanted to look spectacular. Since they were young they had tried on dresses, skirts, lipsticks, and makeup, but always in secret. Now, in New York City, they could wear whatever they wanted and be whoever they wanted to be.
“I was able to go out with my group to the march,” Javier said. “If we had done that in my country we would have been bullied.”
During New York’s Pride Month, several asylum seekers who've arrived in New York City after crossing the border finally paraded in a Pride march for the first time in their lives. City Limits spoke with six of them.
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NYCHA Trust Holds First Board Meeting, Hires Vendor to Run Upcoming Votes
NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt said the Preservation Trust is essential to helping NYCHA get “tremendous capital needs” and aiding residents to getting quality repairs. The first development to vote on whether to join the Trust is expected to be chosen this summer. Read more. ([link removed]) [link removed]
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The Offshore Wind Industry is Knocking on Staten Island’s Door
With three large-scale waterfront industrial properties—Arthur Kill Terminal, Staten Island Marine Terminal, and Rossville Municipal Site—under consideration for offshore wind development, thousands of jobs could soon be washing up on Staten Island’s shores. Read the story. ([link removed]) [link removed]
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Opinion: Setting the Record Straight on the Rent Guidelines Board Vote
“This was not a consensus choice. The mayor deliberately stacked the deck in favor of landlords and at the peril of tenants.”
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Lead Organizer at Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation ([link removed])
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The Lead Organizer will directly support the grassroots Coalition for Community Advancement (CCA): Progress for East New York/Cypress Hills to engage neighborhood residents, houses of worship, small businesses, manufacturers and community groups in campaigns to influence land use actions, win public investments and influence housing and economic projects and policies in and impacting East New York.
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Program Director, Cortelyou Supportive Housing at Brooklyn Community Services ([link removed])
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The Program Director is responsible for cultivating a safe and affirming living environment for formerly homeless, young adults, many living with a significant mental illness, and many identifying as part of the LQBTQIA+ community.
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Assistant Director, Cortelyou Supportive Housing at Brooklyn Community Services ([link removed])
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Cortelyou is a 46-unit supportive housing program located in Flatbush Brooklyn. The Program specially services young adults 18-25 years old with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness and have a chronic history of being unhoused. Most of the young adults living at Cortelyou are members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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PÓDCAST: ¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la nueva ley de inmigración en Florida?
La nueva ley pide comprobar la situación migratoria de su personal a las empresas con más de 25 empleados usando el sistema E-Verify. Es importante reiterar que esta disposición se aplicará solo a las nuevas contrataciones realizadas a partir del 1 de julio de 2023, cuando la ley entra en vigor, y no se aplicará de manera retroactiva. Leer el artículo. ([link removed]) [link removed]
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