Carlina Rivera to Face Sole Challenger for Lower Manhattan Seat In a year where many Council races have several candidates running, the Democratic primary for District 2—which includes the Lower East Side, Kips Bay, and Murray Hill—is one of the least competitive in the city.
City Council Votes to Raise Value of Housing Vouchers for Homeless New Yorkers The City Council voted Thursday to raise the value of municipal rent subsidies for homeless New Yorkers, which advocates say will help thousands of individuals and families secure permanent housing and leave shelters—despite some flaws in the specifics of the legislation.
Conversamos con el presidente del Caucus hispano, Raul Ruiz, representante a la Cámara del distrito 36 de California, sobre las perspectivas que cada uno de los proyectos ley sobre inmigración tiene y las alternativas que existen.
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Opinion: Addressing New York’s Systemic Inequities Will Be Core to its COVID Recovery ‘We cannot repeat the mistakes of the past, where recoveries after the Great Recession, the Sept. 11 attacks, and the early 90s recession exacerbated systemic inequities rather than addressing them. And the people to determine a new direction cannot be the same people who benefit the most from the status quo.’
Opinion: New York’s COVID Recovery Must Include a Universal, People-First Healthcare System 'Passing the New York Health Act — which would provide universal, guaranteed healthcare and already has majority support in both the State Senate and the Assembly — will fundamentally transform how we care for our communities by focusing on healthcare and health outcomes.'
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