Adi Talwar
HRA staff determine an applicant’s eligibility on a case-by-case basis at one of 19 social service offices across the city known as a Job Centers, like this one at 1365 Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, or at HRA offices inside civil courthouses.
‘The trauma and isolation of the pandemic has taken its toll. In The Bronx, we experienced disproportionately high numbers of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. Until the mental health needs of our participants are addressed, it is difficult—if not impossible—for them to secure and retain employment.’
On Sunday’s episode of City Watch on WBAI, award-winning columnist Ross Barkan and progressive political strategist Trip Yang breakdown the general election results and talk about what’s ahead next year.
Si bien el fondo de trabajadores excluidos está diseñado para que se distribuyan los fondos por orden de llegada, esto no significa necesariamente que quienes aplicaron primero recibieron los fondos primero.
After a tally of machine ballots, Joseph Kasper leads Paul Vallone, the scion of a Democratic political dynasty and a term-limited city councilmember, by more than 1,700 votes in the 3rd Municipal District, which covers a broad swath of south and central Queens.
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