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New York’s Pandemic Rolls On, and Prison Testing is Still an Issue ([link removed][UNIQID])
Months after New York first became a hotspot for COVID-19 cases, those in prison are not being tested at rates even close to that of the broader state population
In State Where NYC’s Illegal Fireworks Can Be Bought, Some Want Tighter Laws ([link removed][UNIQID])
Pennsylvania legalized many fireworks in 2017. Several lawmakers there want to rein the sales in, citing noise, fires and ‘chaos.’
Allegations of Irregularities in Bronx Congressional Voting ([link removed][UNIQID])
At least four candidates in the crowded Democratic primary to replace retiring Bronx Rep. Jose Serrano says there were irregularities in last Tuesday’s voting. Assemblyman Michael Blake, who placed second in the votes tallied on June 23, and is preparing a lawsuit
NYC Faces ‘Deep and Enduring Unemployment,’ Says Report ([link removed][UNIQID])
New York City is experiencing “deep and enduring unemployment,” with low-income workers of color facing the greatest job losses, according to this latest report issued by the Center for New York City Affairs
Why ‘Black Lives Matter’ to NYC’s Latino Police-Reform Marchers ([link removed][UNIQID])
To understand this, we have to think about the history of this relationship between African Americans and Latinos. Both communities have faced the same economic problems and have lived in the same neighborhoods.
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Los inmigrantes y las latinas inmigrantes siguen siendo los más impactados por la crisis económica ([link removed][UNIQID])
En el mes de junio se han publicado cuatro informes en distintos lugares de los Estados Unidos acerca del impacto económico de la crisis ocasionada por el COVID-19 y las conclusiones llevan al mismo punto: los hispanos y los inmigrantes fueron desproporcionadamente impactados.
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The daily death tolls are dropping. But COVID-19's impact on our city has just begun. From hospitals to housing, education to the economy, there are tough questions to be answered and important stories to be told. With your help, we can tell them.
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** City Views
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Opinions on Policy and Politics
Opinion: Dismantle ICE and Reimagine an Inclusive Immigration System ([link removed][UNIQID])
We joined in a collective exhale when the Supreme Court temporarily stopped Trump’s rescinding of DACA. But the celebration didn’t last very long.
Opinion: The Crisis in Immigrant Health is Far from Over ([link removed][UNIQID])
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.
Opinion: Time to Fire NYC’s Bad Cops ([link removed][UNIQID])
A radical restructuring of police discipline – one that removes the NYPD from the process entirely – is vital. There are steps the City Council can take right away to insert real accountability into the law.
Opinion: The Press is Stoking Fears of a Phantom Child-Abuse Crisis ([link removed][UNIQID])
Understanding that Black Lives Matter and that the taking of Black lives by police needs to stop, efforts toward decarceration and ending police violence should include stopping the destruction of Black families.
Opinion: Mayor de Blasio, Protect Funding for Victims of Domestic Violence ([link removed][UNIQID])
The leaders of organizations that serve thousands of New York’s survivors of gender-based violence, we’re looking to see how Mayor de Blasio allocated the city’s budget at the most critical moment of his administration.
Opinion: Ageism and Racism are Twin Evils That NYers Must Defeat ([link removed][UNIQID])
The mountains of ageism, racism and sexism were always too high of a climb for the city to adequately fund services for the fastest growing segment of our population, those 60 and older. However, the city must change things.
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