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— Jane Weiler, a senior participant of Queens Public Library’s virtual art classes
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News of the Week
NYC’s Older Adults Find Community in Remote Art Programs ([link removed][UNIQID])
Amid the fear and isolation of the pandemic, art discussions, history lectures and even new virtual ukulele lessons stimulate memory and keep older adults connected.
Did ‘Wishful Thinking’ Drive NYC Schools to Their Chaotic Opening? ([link removed][UNIQID])
The mayor’s intense desire to provide in-person learning led the city to underestimate the obstacles to bringing kids back.
The Good News on NYC Poverty is Old News, Which is Bad News ([link removed][UNIQID])
The city’s poverty rate fell in 2019. But the events of 2020 have all but certainly reversed that trend.
Drop in Undocumented Immigrants Could Get Steeper Amid COVID-19 ([link removed][UNIQID])
The number of undocumented New Yorkers has dropped for three straight years. It’s a development with consequences for the local economy, some experts say.
New York Courts Accepting Requests to Destroy Marijuana Request Records ([link removed][UNIQID])
Arrests for two lower-level weed charges have been expunged and the records sealed, but if you want those records destroyed altogether, there’s a form to fill out.
City Council Hears From Immigrants Excluded From COVID Relief ([link removed][UNIQID])
Local legislators are trying to find options to prevent 3.1 million immigrant people from continuing to bear the heaviest brunt of the crisis.
Snags in Cuomo’s Bid to Restore Parolees’ Voting Rights ([link removed][UNIQID])
Under conditional pardons the governor began issuing in 2018, more than 60,000 people on parole had their voting rights restored. But only a few thousand have registered to vote, and more than 10,000 have lost their rights because of parole violations.
Chinatown Jail Plan Halted By Court ([link removed][UNIQID])
Although the city is set to appeal, members of Neighbors United Below Canal said they believe the final victory belongs to the community.
Lawmakers Waiting to See if Biden Victory Comes Before Fiscal Pain ([link removed][UNIQID])
Senator Michael Gianaris of Queens says talks are underway about whether to tax the rich to avoid cuts. But how deep the hole will be, and whether the federal government will step in to help fill it.
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Llamado a la acción para aliviar crisis de vivienda en Sunset Park ([link removed][UNIQID])
El plan incluye la protección de los nuevos inquilinos, la reutilización de tierras de propiedad del gobierno y de parcelas de fabricación aisladas para viviendas, y una rezonificación para generar tanto apartamentos a precio de mercado como apartamentos orientados a la obtención de ingresos.
COVID-19 frena esfuerzos para aumentar la inscripción de votantes ([link removed][UNIQID])
El crecimiento en la lista de votantes está a la mitad del ritmo de 2016.
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Opinion: New York’s Billionaires Can Afford to Help Save CUNY ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘While I and many other CUNY employees are enraged at the chancellor’s handling of the crisis, he is also administering a system that was slashed in 1975 and gradually bled almost every year since.’
Opinion: NY State Prisons Must Relax Rules on Visi ([link removed][UNIQID]) ts
'Those regular visits were like heartbeats, helping to sustain, energize and strengthen our relationship until, exactly 13 years later, the last prison in which Joe resided disappeared from view as we drove together toward home.’
Opinion: How the Gowanus Rezoning Could Push NYC Forward on Racial Equity ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘The proposed Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning asks a whiter, wealthier community to absorb new growth in order to create new, permanent affordability in a high-opportunity neighborhood with strong transit access.’
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