Voices of New York
Unemployed and COVID-Impacted Immigrants Become Street Vendors in Queens
Gissell Calvo for QueensLatino |
Some Queens residents who lost work during the pandemic have taken to selling items.
Mapping the Future
City Planning Commission Approves Controversial Industry City Rezoning Plan
Sadef Ali Kully |
The Commission voted 11 to 1 in favor of the factious rezoning application, which would expand the Sunset Park manufacturing and innovation hub by 1.46 million square feet.
Mapping the Future
State Extends Pandemic Eviction Moratorium, But Advocates Say Tenants Remain Under Threat
Sadef Ali Kully |
Advocates say the eviction moratorium should also cover housing court cases filed prior to the start of the pandemic: ‘No one should have to fight to save their home during a pandemic. There is no good venue in which eviction cases can move forward.’
Coronavirus
With Some Results Still Backlogged, Should NYC Rethink its Testing-for-All COVID Strategy?
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Public health experts have been calling on the federal government to organize a nationwide testing strategy: At the moment, states and local jurisdictions “are kind of on their own in terms of who to test,” resulting in uneven testing approaches across the country.
CIty Limits Investigative Internship Program
Even After a COVID-19 Vaccine is Approved, Distribution Will Be Challenging
Kate Griem, Lauren Pehlivanian and Arushi Talwar |
If and when a vaccine becomes available, legislators and health officials will have to decide how to best distribute it across the city, as well as overcome public skepticism.
CIty Limits Investigative Internship Program
Cholera, Yellow Fever, Flu: Pandemic Lessons from NYC’s Past
Mia Gindis, Samuel Hyland and Julia Stern |
Historians say there are many parallels between COVID-19 and past city pandemics, from increased xenophobia to masks campaigns. But the complexities of each outbreak are unique.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Los comercios de El Bronx sobreviven… por ahora
Jarrett Murphy |
Afortunadamente, según entrevistas hechas la semana pasada a representantes de varios BIDs de El Bronx, Land & Sea es uno de los pocos negocios que han tenido que cerrar permanentemente a causa de la pandemia y del programa PAUSE del Estado de Nueva York. La pregunta es cuánto más podrán resistir los otros, y qué puede hacer la Ciudad para ayudarlos a sobrevivir.
The Max & Murphy Show
Brooklyn Reps on How NY Should Handle School Reopenings, COVID-19, Rent Crisis
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Brooklyn State Sen. Julia Salazar and Jabari Brisport — who won the democratic primary in June and is likely to secure a State Senate seat in the upcoming general election — discuss ways the city and state can address school safety, potential evictions and other pandemic-related issues.
Immigration
Trump Administration’s Obsession on Immigration: More Than 400 Policy Changes So Far
Daniel Parra |
During the pandemic, the Trump administration has advanced 63 immigration ‘reforms,’ including some of the boldest actions to date.
Mapping the Future
Debate Over Contentious Industry City Rezoning Resumes, As Local Councilmember Opposes Plan
Sadef Ali Kully |
Carlos Menchaca, the council member whose district includes Industry City, said he would reject the application, setting off a debate over whether a single lawmaker should hold up a development project with potential citywide impact.
