nyc schools
Opinion: How NYC Families Can Donate Their Pandemic Food Benefits
David Rubel |
‘If our most affluent public school families choose to donate the value of their P-EBT card, New York City charities could reap as much as $150 million.’
Opinion
Opinion: Pandemic-Suffering New Yorkers Need the American Families Plan
Kamel Rizkalla |
‘I voted for Donald Trump, yet I still firmly believe that it’s the government’s responsibility to create jobs and ensure an affordable cost of living for hard-working Americans. It’s time for Washington to stop playing politics with our lives and start taking action.’
Opinion
Opinion: As a New Pandemic School Year Begins in NYC, Digital Learning is Key
Katy Knight |
‘It is unacceptable for NYC schools to continue to expect students to succeed knowing that access to reliable internet connection and devices still remains spotty at best.’
Age Justice
Older Adults in the U.S. Suffering Greater COVID Hardships Than Other Wealthy Nations, Report Says
Jeanmarie Evelly |
A Commonwealth Fund survey of 18,000 older residents across 10 different countries found that American seniors were more likely to have depleted their savings, lost income and gone without vital medical care during the pandemic.
The Coronavirus Crisis
City’s Effort to Move Homeless Back to Group Shelters Contradicts Earlier Health Dept. Guidance, Documents Show
Jeanmarie Evelly |
In correspondence between city and state agencies in May, before the state lifted COVID-19 restrictions, the Health Department recommended halting hotel shelter transfers if the city saw a major variant outbreak or if average COVID hospitalization admissions exceeded 50 cases a day, which it since has.
Art at the Limits
Councilmember Wants to Make ‘Open Culture’ Program, Which Stages Art Shows on NYC Streets, Permanent
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The initiative, which kicked off in March, allows cultural organizations to apply for permits to host performances on certain city streets—an effort to help the performance arts sector, hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions, rebound.
Economy
NYC Enforcement Against Street Vendors Picks Up Again After Pandemic Lull
Daniel Parra |
Since June, the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which took over inspecting duties from the police this year, has conducted 1,508 street vending inspections and issued 424 tickets, slightly surpassing NYPD’s three-month average number of civil citations prior to the pandemic.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Without Remote Option, NYC Schools Put Most Vulnerable Students and Staffers at Risk
Misha Valencia |
‘The mayor and chancellor should spare us the optics of the “great comeback” and focus more on sparing the lives of those most at-risk.’
COVID-19
What New York’s Latest Eviction Protections Mean for Renters and Landlords
David Brand |
The law replaces earlier protections that expired Aug. 31 but had been gutted by the Supreme Court ruling last month.
Housing and Homelessness
Pandemic Worsens Hard Road to Housing for Homeless New Yorkers with Health Needs
David Brand |
Many of the issues homeless new Yorkers with health problems face—abrupt transfers, inaccessible accommodations, shelters in isolated areas—existed long before the pandemic, but they have been laid bare as Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to pursue a summer-long effort to clear about 60 so-called “de-densification” hotels.
