COVID-19
Pandemic Continues to Cause Shortages for NYC’s Blood Supply
Liz Donovan |
COVID-19 cancelled more than a year of school-based blood drives, while the return of pandemic-postponed medical procedures is driving up demand for blood.
COVID-19
Despite Delayed Start, Efforts to Vaccinate New York Farmworkers Bearing Fruit
Daniel Parra |
Sources—including farmworkers, leaders of farmworker organizations, advocates and community centers that target this group—report that vaccination is going well, with thousands of farmworkers estimated to have received the shots.
COVID-19
A pesar del inicio retrasado, vacunación entre trabajadores agrícolas de Nueva York está dando frutos
Daniel Parra |
Todas las fuentes consultadas, entre trabajadores agrícolas, líderes de organizaciones de trabajadores agrícolas, defensores de trabajadores agrícolas y centros de salud comunitarios que tienen como público objetivo a este grupo, reportan que la vacunación entre trabajadores agrícolas ha ido bien.
Council Countdown
Eight Candidates Compete for Upper Manhattan Council District Battered By Pandemic
Ese Olumhense |
Many running to represent the ethnically diverse district—which is home to the largest population of Dominicans than any other community in the United States—said in campaign materials that COVID-19 should be a key priority for the incoming Council member.
Homelessness
NYC Set to Send Homeless Adults Back to Shelters as COVID-19 Rates Drop
David Brand |
Homeless New Yorkers have been bracing for a return to the barracks-style shelters for months. Nonprofit providers and DHS began sending letters as early as March urging homeless hotel residents to discard excess belongings to comply with a “two-bag policy” at shelters.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Recovery Hinges on How We Treat Our Children. Our Next Mayor Must Focus on Their Future.
Jennifer March |
‘Unless New York’s next mayor steps up to address the barrage of crises facing New York’s children, an already untenable situation is on track to become much, much worse.’
COVID-19
Análisis: ¿cuáles son los gastos de la ciudad de Nueva York en servicios de traducción?
Daniel Parra |
Un análisis de la oficina independiente que analiza el presupuesto de la ciudad de Nueva york (Independent Budget Office o IBO por sus siglas en inglés) muestra cuáles son los gastos en servicios de traducción y de empleados de la ciudad que prestan estos servicios.
Housing and Homelessness
Will New York Make Good on Pledge to Convert Hotels into Affordable Homes?
David Brand |
The Assembly’s Housing Committee is scheduled to vote on a measure Tuesday morning that would unlock $100 million in state funds to purchase unused hotels and convert them into affordable housing, what advocates say would serve as a template for future commercial-to-residential conversions.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Use NYC’s Public Pension Funds to Supercharge Affordable Housing Production and Preservation
Michael D. Lappin |
‘The next mayor and comptroller can speed New York City’s recovery by working with public employee pension funds to increase investment in affordable housing, as they have in response to previous economic distress.’
COVID-19
ICE no está dando cifras sobre cuántos inmigrantes detenidos han sido vacunados en Nueva York
Daniel Parra |
Luego de una extensa batalla legal que ha tenido varias etapas, ahora ICE no quiere dar información básica sobre cuántos detenidos han sido vacunados o cuántos han recibido la primera dosis. Esto es lo que City Limits ha podido averiguar.
