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Subway Art Campaign Tackles Anti-Asian Bias During COVID-19 ([link removed][UNIQID])
From the start of the city’s coronavirus crisis in February 2020, the city’s Commission on Human Rights received more than 566 reports of discrimination, harassment, and bias related to COVID-19, 184 of which were anti-Asian in nature.
Same Old Crisis: In Bushwick, Hunger and Joblessness Hold Steady in a Bad Place ([link removed][UNIQID])
From local pols to community leaders, volunteers to residents, no one believes things are getting much better in the neighborhood now, months into the pandemic.
Flushing Waterfront Rezoning Plan Moves to City Council Vote, Despite Local Dissent ([link removed][UNIQID])
The entire City Council is due to vote on the private rezoning application for the Queens project, which would create a 29-acre waterfront special district with nine new buildings, including 1,725 apartments and other facilities.
An Inordinately Detailed Look at the Most Boring Elections of 2020 ([link removed][UNIQID])
In the 59 executive and legislative races where a single candidate was on the ballot, the outcome was never in doubt. But blips of resistance did appear in several contests.
As COVID-19 Cases Spike Again, Are New Yorkers Still Being Diligent About Masks? ([link removed][UNIQID])
City Limits staff conducted an unscientific tally at locations across the city: Of the 1,339 New Yorkers we observed, just over 70 percent wore masks.
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In Episode 2 of City Limits’ new newsroom podcast, managing editor Jeanmarie Evelly talks with housing and development reporter Sadef Kully about the Flushing waterfront rezoning, where developers want to create a 29-acre waterfront special district with 1,725 apartments and other facilities.
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La estrategia de contención en la serie de casos de COVID-19 en Nueva York ([link removed][UNIQID])
Ha pasado casi un mes desde que Nueva York comenzó su “Iniciativa de Acción de Grupo” (“Cluster Action Initiative) para contener la propagación del coronavirus instituyendo restricciones en vecindarios específicos. ¿Mantendrá a raya una segunda ola?
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Opinion: We Need a Database to Track For-Hire Vehicle Drivers Who Violate Safety Rules ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘If an uninvited kiss or unwanted touching doesn’t lead to a criminal complaint, even if the driver is terminated from the platform under which it occurred, the driver who violated a passenger may continue as a predator behind the wheel for another ridesharing company.’
Job Board: This Week's Offerings
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