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Manzana Might
El mandato de la manzanaLíderes de organizaciones latinas sin fines de lucro enmarcaron las recomendaciones de políticas como una respuesta necesaria a la pandemia, que ha ejercido presión sobre las comunidades desatendidas y las organizaciones sin fines de lucro que las apoyan...
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Health
Focusing on food insecurity in migration
Centrarse en la inseguridad alimentaria de las personas en tránsitoMigrants are often at their most vulnerable when they are in active transit, and among the challenges to their physical and mental stability are food insecurity issues...
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Covid-19
Municipal Mandate
Mandato municipalSe requerirá que todos los empleados de la ciudad tengan al menos una inyección de la vacuna Covid-19 antes del 29 de octubre. La nueva política fue anunciada por el alcalde Bill de Blasio el miércoles 20 de octubre...
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Education
“Perfectly imperfect”
“Perfectamente imperfecto”"Tenemos que dejar de gobernar nuestra ciudad en el espejo retrovisor. Debemos gobernar nuestra ciudad en tiempo real”...
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Early voting begins Oct. 23
La votación anticipada comienza el 23 de octubreThe city’s Board of Elections (BOE) will open 106 early voting poll sites between October 23 and October 31...
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Opinion
Building a Better Bronx
Construyendo un mejor BronxAt the heart is how much our government is willing to invest into communities across the country and how willing our federal elected colleagues are to tell the ultra-wealthy and corporations that they need to pay their fair share so the rest of us can thrive too...
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Avoid Disaster Recovery Scams
Evite estafas de recuperación ante desastresEl representante Adriano Espaillat insta a todos los residentes a tener cuidado con las estafas y fraudes cuando soliciten recursos federales destinados a ayudar a los afectados por el huracán Ida...
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Local
Subways, buses should run every 6 minutes: Stringer
Metro y autobuses deben pasar cada 6 minutos: Stringer“The data is clear: the new rush hour is around the clock,” said Stringer. “We need to reform our outdated transit system to meet people when and where they are in a post-pandemic economy...”
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Politics/government
“We can do better”
“Podemos hacerlo mejor”"Demandamos a las grandes farmacéuticas y ahora están pagando por la tragedia, la muerte y la destrucción... que causaron en todo el estado de Nueva York", dijo James...
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Education
Vaccine mandate for city teachers can proceed: federal court
El mandato de vacunación para los maestros de la ciudad puede continuar: tribunal federalDe Blasio said that teachers would have until 5:00 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 1 to comply and would not be paid beginning the following Monday if they failed to get the shot...
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New vaccine requirement for city workforce
Requisito de vacuna para la fuerza laboral de la ciudadDefeat Delta. All city workers will be required to provide one-time proof of vaccination or weekly Covid-19 tests beginning on September 13, Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced.
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A Parade of Empty Promises
Un desfile de promesas vacíasAfter nearly a year and a half enduring an unprecedented health and economic crisis, it has come to this.
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Cash in Question
¿Prohibición de efectivo en camino?Cash payments at booths have been banned since the start of the pandemic, and many riders were eager for the day when they could again replenish MetroCards with dollars in hand and the help of a station agent.
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Affordable Care Act (ACA) upheld
Se mantiene la Ley del Cuidado Asequible de la Salud (ACA, por sus siglas en inglés)It’s a win for ACA – again. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected another challenge to strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Education
Lawsuit takes aim at Gifted and Talented programs
Demanda apunta a programas para dotados y talentosos"The system is "rigged." That is the claim made in a new lawsuit filed by a group of New York City high school students against the city and state to stop Gifted and Talented programs and admissions tests for public schools."
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Education
Republicans Are Radical, Not Conservative
After the right-wing terrorist attack on the Capitol January 7th, some people might be confused in thinking that only Trump led us here – not Republicans.
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Fair Fares rolls out- in phases
New York City finally revealed details of the long-awaited Fair Fares, designed to assist low-income New Yorkers afford mass transit...
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Education
Silent on Alzheimer’s
Silencio sobre el AlzheimerUn mes antes de cumplir los 18 años, mi madre me dio un formulario de inscripción de votantes para completarlo. Ella me inculcó la importancia...
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Boiling Point
Sin calefacción en las Casas PattersonIt’s been seven years. That’s how long residents of Patterson Houses have been waiting for new boilers to be installed. The sprawling...
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Remembering Fausto Luna
Recordando a Fausto LunaFausto Luna, 58, was a man of many pursuits. Born in the Dominican Republic, he was a 20-year Washington Heights resident. He was a family man...
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Culture Class
Clase de culturaIn 2016, Iman Abdul was a senior in high school. The presidential election was in high gear and emotions were running strong, even in...
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“We choose the right side of history”
“Elegimos el lado correcto de la historia”Se arrodilló, y ahora se están desquitando con él. Un sargento del NYPD está hablando en contra del Departamento de Policía, alegando...
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Education
An Integration Imperative
El imperativo de la integraciónHe’s got no time for hate, or to waste. NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza recently pushed back on critics who say that the department...
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Self assessment, self determination
Autoevaluación, autodeterminaciónHay una nueva opción en Nueva York. A partir del 1 de enero, los certificados de nacimiento de la ciudad de Nueva York ofrecerán una tercera...
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Hearing to be held for animal shelter site
Audiencia se realizará para refugio de animalesEl Bronx tiene más animales abandonados y abandonados que cualquier otro condado. Sin embargo, es el único sin un refugio de animales...
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“I miss him every day”
“Lo extraño todos los días”He soared first. Fallen Deputy Chief Michael Fahy was honored with a street renaming and memorial plaque during an emotional ceremony...
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Education
Unveiling at Van Cortlandt
Liderando en librosThey’re building for books. Residents of the Van Cortlandt Village area of the Bronx are closer to getting a much-improved neighborhood...
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