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Rise in Traffic Crashes Could Make 2021 Deadliest ‘Vision Zero’ Year Yet, Advocates Say ([link removed])
More than 120 people have been killed in city traffic incidents between January and June, a new report says.

New York Nursing Homes, Once COVID-19 Hot Spots, Now Struggle to Vaccinate Staff ([link removed])
On average, only 66 percent of nursing home staff across the city have been vaccinated. Brooklyn nursing homes are faring the worst with these efforts—only 57 percent of Kings County staff are fully vaccinated so far, the data show.

Here’s Who Officially Won NYC’s Primary Elections—And Which Two Races Will Have Recounts ([link removed])
While the majority of primary winners are Democrats who will not have challengers in the fall, Republican and third-party candidates are running in a handful of races, including the Staten Island borough president’s election and Council contests in Districts 15,19, 23, 24, 32 and 50.

Nonprofit’s Proposal Would Provide Apartments to Homeless CUNY Students ([link removed])
A 2019 survey of CUNY undergraduates found that 14 percent had been homeless over the previous year—including 18 percent of community college students—while 55 percent said they experienced housing insecurity.

NYC Pays $122 Million to Turn Bronx Cluster Sites into Housing for Homeless Families ([link removed])
The 14-building deal marks the third time the city has purchased cluster site properties to convert into permanent homes. It also illustrates the complicated reliance on bad landlords to provide temporary shelter—and the business of handing those same owners tens of millions of dollars for their buildings.
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