By Tandy Lau, published June 20, 2024
Nijere Stewart lights up when describing the literal and figurative heights he reached as a young Mocko Jumbie—a traditional stilt-walker. He recounts joining the UniverSoul Circus at an early age with unfettered enthusiasm.
For Clyde Wiggins, music was his passion growing up in Brownsville. The studio was his haven.
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By Lincoln Anderson, published June 14, 2024
The rent’s too damn high! … And, under Mayor Adams, it just keeps right on getting higher.
As the Rent Guidelines Board held its final public meeting this past Tuesday evening, Councilmember Carlina Rivera called for the board to consider the hardship facing tenants and approve a rent rollback or, at the very least, a rent freeze.
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El Concejo de la ciudad aprobó el jueves dos proyectos de ley para poner en marcha una encuesta económica y de atención médica a inmigrantes y solicitantes de asilo que están bajo el cuidado de la ciudad, y que según la proponente del proyecto, ayudará a los funcionarios a comprender y satisfacer mejor las necesidades de los recién llegados.
En febrero, la concejal Carlina Rivera presentó dos legislaciones para encuestar de forma anónima a los inmigrantes: Intro 84-A recopilará información sobre “habilidades, oportunidades económicas y obstáculos para el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral” que enfrentan los inmigrantes, mientras que Intro 85-A se centrará en las necesidades de salud a largo plazo, incluidas las afecciones crónicas y el acceso a la atención médica.
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By Daniel Parra, published June 7, 2024
The City Council passed two bills Thursday launching an economic and health care survey of migrants and asylum seekers under the city’s care, which its sponsor says will help officials better understand and meet the needs of new arrivals.
In February, Councilwoman Carlina Rivera introduced the legislation to anonymously survey immigrants:
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By Tandy Lau, published May 30, 2024
Councilmembers Carlina Rivera and Rafael Salamanca Jr. reintroduced a pair of bills that would mandate NYPD-hosted gun buyback events at least once a month and ratchet up outreach to New Yorkers on how to properly surrender their firearms without the fear of criminal charges.
Such programs allow anyone to turn in guns in exchange for cash or gift cards anonymously.
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Published May 29, 2024
According to published reports, Mount Sinai sent the New York State Department of Health a new plan to close Beth Israel, sticking to the previous timeline to shutter the 799-bed teaching hospital on First Avenue at 16th Street on July 12.
Mount Sinai Health System CEO Brendan Carr said, per a letter dated May 17, that the health system will open an urgent care center at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary compound (also once on the chopping block) on 14th Street and Second Avenue to lessen the impact of the closure, as
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By Alexander Lekhtman, Published May 21, 2024
In New York City, a center for people experiencing homelessness may have to shut down. Local lawmakers have chosen not to renew the contract that enables the facility to provide food, water, showers and emergency beds. It’s just one example of a national trend, as cities slash funds and close centers serving unhoused people, while the United States’ homelessness crisis continues to worsen.
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Published April 22, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams today announced that, thanks to strong fiscal management.
The city will make multiple investments in New York City’s cultural sector by allocating more than $22 million over the next three fiscal years for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) as part of the city’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Executive Budget.
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Published April 9, 2024
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Today is Library Workers Day and actor LeVar Burton is urging New Yorkers to tell city leaders — by signing an e-mail letter — “No cuts to libraries!”
Big Apple libraries are currently facing a staggering, nearly $60 million budget cut. In mid-November last year, branches that had seven-day service were scaled back to six days.
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By Brian Berger, published on April 8, 2024
While the life of the local politician is usually one of hard-working days and glamorous nights, they still need to eat. Where Gotham’s solons like to eat out was recently the topic of a survey conducted by the New York Hospitality Alliance, the lobbying group for the city’s restaurant and hotel industries.
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