As New York confronts a deadly pandemic, City Limits brings you coverage about how the disease—and the response—will affect the most vulnerable.
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‘We write to ask all who love and celebrate our traditions to show a similar appreciation for the people whose culture you are consuming.’
Those who are actively looking for work face a new reality: While certain industries continue to hire in numbers, those positions available tend to be public-facing roles.
The stories student reporters from around New York have uncovered about life, death, human generosity, corporate greed and more.
The award-winning home struggled to keep its workforce equipped, to separate the staff dealing with infected and non-infected people, and to understand what the state’s official death toll has to do with reality.
‘The safe release of all people in ICE custody is the only reasonable solution to a global health crisis wreaking havoc in its jails. ‘
‘The mayor and others would be wise turn to historians for specific examples of how Americans have used crises to imagine new futures, to envision policies for recovery that might lead to deeper transformations of American society.’
New York City is hiring 1,000 contact tracers with an immediate start date. For contact tracing to really work, we all need to understand what it means.
The COVID-19 fiscal crisis has changed much about life in the city. Might it also weaken the prohibition against IOUs?
The governor’s order only allows for mailing in paper ballots and doesn’t provide an accessible way for those with visual impairments or dexterity issues to vote privately.
‘You might consider applying to a CDFI, especially if you have a relationship with them.’
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