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A new word world
Parranda de palabrasA green card was the goal. Author Melissa Rivero turned a story from her mother’s arrival in the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant into her latest novel, The Affairs of the Falcóns. As she wrote, the main character Ana appeared first, and Valeria and Mama quickly followed.
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Finding HOPE in a time of COVID-19
Encuentros con la esperanza en tiempos de COVID-19De llaves a llamadas. Charles Griffin estaba ocupado en la panadería. El residente del Bronx había conseguido empleo en la panadería hace dos años después de inscribirse en un plan de estudios de la fuerza laboral después de su encarcelamiento.
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Doctors’ Delivery
Entrega de doctorasThe crisis has hit the city hard, and some families are under particular financial stress. In recognition of their patients' hardships, doctors from the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) sprung into action and applied for an emergency grant from The Tiger Foundation.
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Program of Promise
Programa de promesaEl COVID-19 representa una tragedia trascendental que dejará mucho trauma y dolor. La construcción de la comunidad será una parte esencial del proceso de reconstrucción social que debe llevarse a cabo después de que obtengamos el control de la situación.
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Transit Talk
Charla de tránsitoFaced with a 90 percent drop in ridership due to the coronavirus, the MTA is requesting $3.9 billion in aid from the federal government to offset massive operating losses caused by the pandemic. During a media briefing on Thurs., April 16...
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Stirrings of a Strike
Inicios de una huelgaEl reloj está corriendo. Como muchos neoyorquinos, Fausto Pérez tiene problemas para pagar la renta desde que comenzó la pandemia de coronavirus. Aunque el gobernador Andrew Cuomo ha puesto una moratoria de 90...
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A world “ever-changing”
Un mundo “siempre cambiante”Robocalls. Testing sites. Resource guides. Top city officials held a media briefing on Tues., Apr. 21st to discuss the ways the city is engaging immigrant communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“They kept the air conditioning cranked up”
“Mantuvieron el aire acondicionado encendido”Until recently the number of deaths from COVID-19 were reported by hospitals. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities have also seen a fair amount of deaths in recent weeks.
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Tres is First
Tres es primeroInaugurado hace solo cuatro meses, un centro comunitario de salud en Mott Haven está siendo empleado como el primer centro de pruebas de COVID-19 en el área. El sitio de prueba COVID-19 más nuevo...
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“This is, in effect, wartime”
“Esto es, en efecto, tiempo de guerra”This is war. With the city facing massive revenue shortfalls due to COVID-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio has released a sobering Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2021. The $89.3 billion budget prioritizes health services...
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Sorrow, in shadow
Dolor, a la sombraEl virus, ya peligroso, es letal aquí. Los residentes del condado se enferman -y mueren a tasas más altas- de COVID-19 que en otras partes de la ciudad. Existen más de 10,000 casos confirmados...
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iPads for patients
iPads para pacientesNo one is allowed to visit the thousands of New Yorkers hospitalized with COVID-19. Dr. Jenny Chang saw many patients admitted without cell phones, leaving them out of touch with those they need most. Chang is a resident physician at Jacobi-Montefiore’s Emergency Room.
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New benefits agreement for family of fallen transit workers
Nuevo acuerdo para las familias de trabajadores del tránsito caídosSe ha anunciado un nuevo paquete de prestaciones para las familias de trabajadores del tránsito cuyas vidas se perdieron por el COVID-19. La Autoridad Metropolitana de Tránsito...
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City Council to hold first-ever remote stated meeting
El Ayuntamiento celebrará la primera reunión de forma remotaThere’ll be a change in the chambers. For the first time in over eighty years, the New York City Council will hit “remote.” On April 22, the Council will conduct a Stated meeting in remote fashion, a first in the Council’s history.
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Zoo Sick
Zoológico enfermoLas noticias sobre tigres sorprendieron al mundo a principios de este mes. Y no, no es un episodio de Tiger King. Después de que Nadia, un tigre malayo de cuatro años en el zoológico del Bronx desarrollara...
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No to Gender Violence
No a la violencia de géneroLiving with someone who causes you harm is not easy, especially when having to create a safety plan to seek refuge elsewhere. People who are surviving violence in their homes...
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