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** Charter Reform Proposals: One Big Change and Lots of Modest (But Important) Tweaks ([link removed])
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** After the Injunction: Trump’s ‘Public Charge’ Rule, Explained ([link removed])
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** Early Voting Starts Soon. Meet the Citywide Candidates You Can Vote For. ([link removed])
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** The Summer of 2019 is Over but the Heat Risk to NYC is Not Going Away ([link removed])
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** Charter Reform Proposals: One Big Change and Lots of Modest (But Important) Tweaks
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Two leading advocates say the proposed changes to police misconduct investigations, the land-use process and budget rules are substantive if not sweeping—while ranked-choice voting represents a significant change to how democracy operates in New York.
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** After the Injunction: Trump’s ‘Public Charge’ Rule, Explained
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‘This rule, this change that they’re trying to put into effect, it actually touches very few people. Public Charge as a test does not apply to all immigrants, does not apply to all immigration applications,’ says Sonia Lin, of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
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** Early Voting Starts Soon. Meet the Citywide Candidates You Can Vote For.
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The three candidates running for public advocate provide different rationales for how to use the office. The common thread is that each sees potential for the office to make a difference, if big changes are made.
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** The Summer of 2019 is Over but the Heat Risk to NYC is Not Going Away
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Summers are going to get hotter, and heat waves more common, longer and more extreme, exacerbating what is already the deadliest weather-related risk to life and health in the United States. Is New York City ready? A special video report.
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** Flawed Process Could Mar State’s Campaign Finance Reform Effort
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‘You’re asking the winners of the game to change the rules and that’s always a hard thing to do.’
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** Climate Control is a Year-Round Issue at NYCHA, Especially for Seniors
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The authority is racing to fix boilers ahead of winter’s chill. But the danger of extreme summer heat is still on the minds of NYCHA senior-center workers and members.
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Opinion
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** Join the 400-Year Fight for Full Participation of all Peoples
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‘The experiences of indigenous and Black people offer a lesson in the construction of institutional racism in the United States.’
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Jobs
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** Tenants & Neighbors
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** Executive Director
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Tenants & Neighbors is an established housing justice organization that helps low and moderate income tenants build and effectively wield their collective power to preserve at-risk affordable housing and to strengthen tenants' rights in New York State through organizing, education, leadership development, grassroots system change campaigns, and strategic policy and legislative advocacy.
Tenants & Neighbors is seeking a determined, strategic, and collaborative individual with a deep-rooted belief in the power of grassroots organizing, a strong track record of transformational and effective non-profit leadership, and demonstrated ability to raise funds for base-building, organizing, leadership development, and campaign work to join the staff as the Executive Director.
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** American Federation for Aging Research
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** Grant Associate
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The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is a national non-profit organization based in New York that supports and advances pioneering biomedical research that is revolutionizing how we can live healthier and longer.
AFAR is seeking qualified applicants for the full-time administrative position of Grants Associate to provide financial, administrative and support services to designated Grant program staff, awardees, Principal Investigators, contractors and travel participants for the organization’s portfolio of grant programs.
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** Pratt Institute
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** Director of Policy and Planning
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Pratt Center currently seeks to hire a Director of Policy and Planning (DPP). Under the guidance and supervision of the Deputy Director, the DPP will lead in the development of the Center's policy & advocacy initiatives and campaigns on issues including economic and workforce development, transportation, sustainability and environmental justice, land use, and community development. The DPP will supervise a staff of urban planners and GIS specialists who manage data-driven research projects, community planning technical assistance projects, and other collaborations with research and community-based partners.
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** Pratt Institute
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** Operations Manager
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Pratt Center currently seeks to hire an Operations Manager (OM). Under the guidance and supervision of the Director of Development & Operations, the OM will be responsible for cultivating collaboration and accountability across Pratt Center and developing effective management systems and procedures, including efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. The OM will work collaboratively with other members of the Pratt Center staff to create structures and processes that address operational challenges.
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