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Hundreds of New Sports Teams Coming to NYC Schools Following Racial Equity Lawsui ([link removed]) t ([link removed])
The change comes at time of increasing competition for sports fields and courts: The city turned down a quarter of the permit requests it received last year, up slightly from before the pandemic.
Some NYC Vendors Are Using Excluded Workers Fund Aid to Cover City Fines ([link removed])
Vendors and advocates say increased city enforcement is hampering the industry’s recovery, as workers continue to see fewer sales since the pandemic began.
Albany Poised for 421a Showdown as Budget Deadline Looms ([link removed])
Nearly 117,000 units built since 2010 have qualified for the abatement. But over the past two years, the vast majority of income-restricted units were priced for people earning far more than the city median income.
$7 Million Settlement Marks Latest in New York’s Home Health Care Crackdown ([link removed])
The settlement comes as legislators and organizers in New York rally for proposed legislation called Fair Pay for Home Care, which would increase the minimum wage for home healthcare workers by 150 percent.
The City is Pushing Homeless New Yorkers Off the Streets and Subways. Where Will They Go? ([link removed])
The Adams administration has touted Safe Havens as an alternative for those who would rather sleep outside than in a traditional homeless shelter. But there are too few of the facilities to accommodate the majority of unsheltered New Yorkers.
In NYC, the Long Road From Shelter to Public Housing Gets Longer ([link removed])
Amid New York City’s ongoing homelessness crisis, the length of time it takes NYCHA to rent out available apartments has more than doubled over the last five years. At the same time, the number of people moving from Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelters into public housing has plummeted.
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** “I’m putting everything on hold. You would think I’m moving into a mansion.”
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--Natasha Logan, who lived in a homeless shelter for 10 months as she waited to access the NYCHA apartment she was approved for last year, after a decade on the housing authority's waitlist. A day after this story was published, NYCHA granted Logan the keys.
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Opinions and Analysis on Policy and Politics
Opinion: Coercion and Institutionalization Won’t Fix NY's Mental Health Crisis ([link removed])
"We must reject policies that single out, scapegoat, and sweep away the rights of our neighbors with mental illness."
Opinion: To Increase Public Safety, New York Must Invest in Families ([link removed])
"New York needs solutions that actually address the root causes of public safety challenges—not another attempt at a quick fix solution by bringing back failed policies of the past."
Opinion: Gov. Hochul’s Bail Plan Will Upend Years of Reform While Failing to Address Safety ([link removed])
"The likely consequences of Hochul’s plan—job loss, family separation, lack of medical and mental health care and drug treatment, and more school absences—would destabilize families and communities and, ultimately, exacerbate the problems she aims to address."
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¿Cuál ha sido el impacto del Obamacare en los latinos 12 años después? ([link removed])
A pesar de las ganancias, los latinos siguen teniendo las tasas más altas de personas sin seguro de cualquier grupo racial o étnico en los Estados Unidos.
Opinión: Legisladores de Nueva York tienen que apoyar a las futuras generaciones de estudiantes y trabajadores inmigrantes ([link removed])
Los inmigrantes están forzados a vivir en un sistema con restricciones arbitrarias que nos impiden avanzar en nuestra educación, tener una carrera estable y proveer para nuestras familias. Mientras tanto, nuestra comunidad es el conductor clave de la economía estatal.
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