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David Dinkins, Understated Pioneer and 106th Mayor, is Dead ([link removed][UNIQID])
David Dinkins made history in becoming mayor and faced multiple crises during a single term in City Hall.
Across the City, Public Art Helps Memorialize and Grieve Those Lost to COVID-19 ([link removed][UNIQID])
In lieu of a centralized memorial, artists and everyday New Yorkers are creating temporary monuments to honor the people—disproportionately immigrant, working class, Black and Latino—who have died in a diffuse crisis with no clear end in sight.
Women Have Already Made History in the 2021 Mayoral Race ([link removed][UNIQID])
There appear to be more serious female candidates in the field than the city has ever had.
Big Response, Huge Need: NYC’s Welfare System Amid COVID-19 ([link removed][UNIQID])
The city’s social safety net has stretched to address the economic disaster created by the pandemic. It might have further to go.
DA Hopeful Plans to Use Forfeiture Money to Fund Mental Health Services ([link removed][UNIQID])
Janos Marton’s plan would pump $50 million a year to community-based providers in hopes of keeping people with mental illness out of police cars, courthouse lockups and jail cells.
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¿Cómo pinta el tema de inmigración para el nuevo presidente electo Joe Biden? ([link removed][UNIQID])
Hay regulaciones en inmigración que se pueden revertir de la misma forma como fueron impuestas, pero hay algunos cambios que tomarían varios meses o incluso un año por esta vía.
Las consecuencias de que no inicie la transición de Trump a Biden ([link removed][UNIQID]) La falta de coordinación e información que no está recibiendo el presidente electo Joe Biden puede tener consecuencias en la lucha contra la pandemia, la seguridad nacional, educación, empleo y hasta en inmigración.
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Opinions on Policy and Politics
Opinion: What Do Biden and Trump Counties Have in Common? High Poverty ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘We need a clearheaded new approach, based on the reality that the majority of struggling Americans could climb out—and stay out—of poverty, but only with significant help.’
Opinion: NYers Are Getting Evicted During the Pandemic. Lawmakers Must Act Now. ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘There are now more than 200,000 families across New York State in eviction court. Since Cuomo opened the door to new eviction cases in June, over 33,000 cases have been filed. With a million-plus New York tenants behind on their rent, this number will continue to rise.‘
Job Board: This Week's Offerings
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