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Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U.S. Forests as Temperatures Rise

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08/29/2017

Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U.S. Forests as Temperatures Rise Southern pine beetles are among the most ... pine forests today, and they're spreading farther north as global temperatures rise,...

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De Blasio Searches for Corrections Chief as Rikers Resurfaces

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08/30/2017

De Blasio Searches for Corrections Chief as Rikers Resurfaces While Mayor Bill de Blasio fends off ... Island, his administration appears no closer to finding a new corrections chief, with some critics worrying he...

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Justice Reform

Forecasting the Upcoming City Council Gender Imbalance

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09/11/2017

... Imbalance There are currently only 13 women in the 51-seat New York City Council, a troubling 25 percent. The number is ... ago. With the city’s quadrennial elections upon us, a new Council class will be...

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Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side

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09/13/2017

... District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side The New York City education department on Tuesday revealed a plan ... who leads school integration efforts for the nonprofit New York Appleseed, adding that...

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De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

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09/13/2017

... Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave The New York City Department of Education (DOE) does not offer ... city teachers is essential for women and our communities. As a mother who recognizes the...

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43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says

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09/18/2017

... the state, according to a report released on Thursday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer. The findings come as the rate of sexually transmitted infections among city ... For those students in the 13...

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Amid Global Crises, UNGA Will Show Development Community Rising To The Challenges

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09/18/2017

... Challenges President Donald Trump's twin appearances in New York this week — chairing a session on U.N. reform ... stepping up in a time of trouble. Friday I went to see the new and outspoken U.N. Deputy...

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Opinion: The Risky Consequences Of Inclusionary Housing At Brooklyn’s Pfizer Site

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09/19/2017

... Pfizer Site The power to zone is a key mechanism New York City has to leverage private financial resources ... allow for 1,146 apartments, 25 percent of them set aside as affordable. At a cursory glance, the...

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

... – and I can tell you why we oppose Intro 1447-C, even as it stands on the verge of City Council approval. Some ... construction leaders and advocacy groups like the NAACP New York State and One Hundred Black...

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Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

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09/28/2017

... question: Could the way the names were picked be failing? As a test, the ADA ran a cold prospecting model against the ... lapsed donor file, and mailed a six-figure quantity of the new selection of names...

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U.S. Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media Accounts, Search Histories

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09/28/2017

... accounts and internet search history of legal immigrants as part of a new tracking system set to roll out next month. The policy ... last week. It’s an update to the Alien File, also known as...

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State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare

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09/29/2017

... through the Affordable Care Act will not affect New York, the head of the state’s online exchange said ... executive director of NY State of Health. “We’re as committed as ever to ensuring...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria

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10/05/2017

... Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria Two new strategies show promise in battling malaria, a disease ... children ages five and under in sub-Saharan Africa.Both new strategies involve making...

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NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

... of Contemporary Art putting the finishing touches on its new permanent home, this season is a big one for the Miami ... Miami. Ticket sales at the fair will support the gift, as well as the...

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Documents Show NYC’s Education Department Failed to Answer 526 Public Records Requests Over Past 3 Years

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10/05/2017

... Requests Over Past 3 Years At the start of December 2014, New York Post reporter Susan Edelman sent an intriguing ... defended his education agenda publicly, and served as an “informal advisor” on school...

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The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black

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10/06/2017

... of origin. This number is even higher in 2017, with the New York Times reporting that 36 percent of all refugees ... by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) and New York University Law School’s...

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Citi Community Development Is Partner in NYC’s First Citywide Community Land Trust

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10/25/2017

... Center for NYC Neighborhoods (CNYCN), Habitat for Humanity New York City (Habitat NYC), Mutual Housing Association of NY ... Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB). They hope the new CLT can help address...

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UJA-Federation Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide

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05/31/2018

... Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide A new study by UJA-Federation of New York finds that the executive director/administrator role ... and Orthodox—and unaffiliated congregations. As...

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Research to Prevent Blindness-Supported Researchers Will Be Integral Part of Latest Effort Within NEI’s Audacious Goals Initiative

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11/06/2018

... just announced by the National Eye Institute (NEI) as part of its Audacious Goals Initiative (AGI) for ... AGI effort, the five multi-disciplinary teams will develop new disease models for a range of eye...

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09 Sep 2025

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: Innovations and Updates from the Field

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1:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

Last October, Philanthropy New York hosted a pivotal gathering on youth mental ... and funding opportunities shaping youth mental health in New York City. The Youth Mental Health Crisis: Innovations ...