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** “It’s been really stressful. I won’t lie. You can’t create a program overnight."
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** Nora Moran, director of policy & advocacy at United Neighborhood Houses
News of the Week
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Summer Youth Programs Still Reeling From Funding Cut and Late Reversal ([link removed][UNIQID])
First the mayor moved to cancel SYEP. Then it was belatedly restored. Providers say the rush to get it up and running has made the summer harder than it needed to be.
Latino Families Near Yankee Stadium Face Economic Devastation ([link removed][UNIQID])
'This new reality has delivered a deadly blow to the livelihood of many Latino families who work as street vendors and depend on the informal economy near the famous stadium. COVID-19 had other plans.
Longtime Chinatown Restaurants Close for Good Amid Pandemic ([link removed][UNIQID])
Restaurants like Golden Mandarin Court, Amazing 66 and Hope Shing are shuttering after months of quarantine restrictions and decreased tourism. ‘It’s been four months now. It’s not getting any better.’
Most Bronx Businesses Hanging On— For Now ([link removed][UNIQID])
The borough's BIDs say COVID-19 hasn’t swamped most businesses. The question is how long they can tread water.
Hiroshima +75: Where the NYC Council's No-Nukes Legislation Stands ([link removed][UNIQID])
The atomic bomb that the U.S. dropped 75 years ago was built by a project named after one of the boroughs. Manhattan, however, was also an early site of resistance to nuclear arms.
Working Families Party Believes Primary Wins Will Help It Maintain Ballot Spot ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘What we see as we’re still in this historic crisis is voters are looking to vote their values, which is what our party and our line has always been about,’ says Sochie Nnaemaka, director of the New York WFP
Donovan, Eyeing ’21 Race, Says Obama Years Were Prep for Managing NYC ([link removed][UNIQID])
The former city and federal housing commissioner says he's a progressive who can get things done. And he believes NYCHA is a city, not a federal, problem.
** Una Ciudad sin Límites
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Dos nuevas caras de latinas ganan primarias para la asamblea del estado de NY ([link removed][UNIQID])
Ambas son jóvenes, ambas tienen historial como defensoras de inmigrantes, ambas desbancaron a demócratas consolidados que llevaban varios términos en la asamblea.
Organizaciones de Dreamers e inmigrantes piden retomar Dream Act y el HEROES Act ([link removed][UNIQID])
Una coalición de más de un a centena de organizaciones en el país están pidiendo retomar el camino para legitimar lo que en 2012 fue aprobado mediante acción ejecutiva del entonces presidente, Barack Obama.
COVID-19. A Housing Crisis. Climate Change. The 2020 Elections.
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Opinions on Policy and Politics
Opinion: ([link removed][UNIQID]) Years of Harmful Budget Cuts Await Unless Legislative Leaders Act ([link removed][UNIQID])
We look forward to voting for the second passage of the Budget Equity Act next year, then working with community groups across the state on a public education and organizing campaign to persuade the voters to approve it on November 2, 2021.
Opinion: Now More Than Ever, NYC Must Revamp its Housing Program ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the city to the brink of a housing crisis. It is time for the city to design housing policies that retain the people who are the heart, the lungs, and the soul of New York City,’ says freelance journalist María Victoria Díaz-González.
Opinion: Lives Hang in the Balance as Courts Resume In-Person Work ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘It’s not worth holding in-person court just to say that it’s being done—not until it’s safe to return to court,’ says Martha Lineberger, a public defender for the Legal Aid Society.
Opinion: Why Crack Down on Revel, but not Cars? ([link removed][UNIQID])
'But, if safe streets are still front and center of the Vision Zero initiative mayor’s mind, why not forward stricter policy and regulatory measures that make similar demands of automobiles and their manufacturers?' says Cody Lyon on Revel crack down.
Opinion: Fairness Requires that NYC Pause the Gowanus Rezoning ([link removed][UNIQID])
Let’s hit the “pause” button on thehttps://twitter.com/search?q=%23GowanusGowanus rezoning until safe, in-person, full-scale community meetings are possible, says Jo Anne Simon and Bradley J. Vogel.
Opinion: ([link removed][UNIQID]) Clergy Say Release People Facing COVID Risks from Prisons & Jails ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘As people of faith, it is our moral duty to speak up for incarcerated people and their families. We call upon the governor and the New York State legislature to move quickly to release people vulnerable to COVID-19 from prisons and jails,’ says Barat Ellman and multiple other religious leaders.
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