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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grants to Organizations Supporting and Defending LGBTQ Community

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06/23/2017

... that it will be making grants of $100,000 each to the New York City LGBT Community Center, the Sylvia Rivera Law ... of a presidential campaign and election is being matched with increased physical threats;...

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Bloomberg, Tiffany Support Ocean Conservation and Climate Change Communications

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08/03/2017

... organization called The Ocean Agency. Vevers stars in a new documentary, Chasing Coral, which won the Sundance ... and debuted on Netflix in mid-July. He recently sat down with Adweek in New...

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Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment

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08/31/2017

... of Buildings more than $25,000 in fines from pulling new construction permits, measures that expand the definition ... the civil penalties for it. “Sometimes it feels like in New York City that this city is...

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Housing and Homelessness

F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000

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08/31/2017

... expected to transform treatment in the coming years. The new therapy turns a patient’s cells into a “living ... the disease “devastating and deadly” and said the new treatment fills an “unmet need.” . . F.D.A...

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Bloomberg, Gateses, and Other Big Donors Race to Fill Void of Clinton Global Meeting

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09/05/2017

... of the nation’s major philanthropists will gather in New York next month to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly kickoff, as ... the year: the glittery Clinton Global Initiative, filled ...

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Poll: Majority of NY Voters Support Keeping Confederate Statues Up

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09/06/2017

... Support Keeping Confederate Statues Up A majority of New York voters believe Confederate statues or memorials should stay up, according to a new poll, amid pleas for statues of Southern Civil War icons .....

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USDA Invests $12.6 Million to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals

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09/06/2017

... by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Agricultural science depends on new ideas and new perspectives,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. ...

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Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access

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09/08/2017

... Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access Today, a new study released by the Ms. Foundation for Women validated ... sectors that are made up of up 50% women. 2. Support new and innovative campaigns that...

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Economic Security

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City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults

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09/08/2017

... able to stay longer in the city’s crisis shelters under new legislation that will be introduced in the City Council ... up from 30 days under current law. Another bill would let New Yorkers up to age 25 stay...

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What’s The [Data] Point? $66 Billion in School Funding

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09/11/2017

... Point? Episode 11 - $66 billion - a Back to School episode with CBC 039 ;s Dave Friedfel & Riley Edwards This week we 039 ;re ... to school and the data point is $66 billion: the amount...

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How Much Did These 90 Companies Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise?

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09/11/2017

... thermometer be attributed to specific energy companies? A new study attempts to do that, and says that more than a ... to account for their contributions to climate change. The new paper, published last week...

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NYSHealth 2018 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals Available

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09/11/2017

... Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals Available The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) 2018 Special ... organizations will be invited to submit full proposals, with deadlines of November 30,...

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Off-Broadway’s Golden Age Faces Financial Hurdles

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09/12/2017

... artists who try to make their living off-Broadway in New York City say this is a golden age for their small-scale ... the off-Broadway theaters have welcomed a plethora of new shows—up to 130 a season, says...

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Education Coalition Promises To Continue ‘Opt-Outs’

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09/14/2017

... parent and teacher groups is vowing to continue boycotting New York’s standardized tests. NYS Allies for Public Education said the new standards do little to move away from the test-based ...

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NYC Councilman to Propose Free Babysitting for Community Meetings

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09/20/2017

... to Propose Free Babysitting for Community Meetings New York City’s growing government may soon add one more ... at public hearings and community-board meetings under new legislation expected to be introduced...

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Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report

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09/20/2017

... and so, too, is its economy and real estate market. A new report released by state Controller Thomas DiNapoli ... its long-time residents. While there has been a surge in new businesses and employment growth,...

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Community Development

More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog

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09/21/2017

... school students attend overcrowded schools, according to a new report from the watchdog group Class Size Matters. ... the Department of Education’s addition of more seats and new buildings, many families feel...

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Red Tape, Frustration Pushing Out Applicants for Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Program, Report Shows

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09/26/2017

... droves from the city’s Build It Back recovery program, new data shows. An analysis by City Controller Scott Stringer ... exit the program since 2014. The biggest drop was in New Dorp and Midland Beach on...

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Community Development

How Much Time Was Spent on Subway? M.T.A. Can Now Tell You

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09/26/2017

... on Subway? M.T.A. Can Now Tell You Was the commute on New York City’s subway this month worse than last month? ... the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced a new system for both tracking delays on...

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As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’

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09/27/2017

... ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’ At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of ... person” (EDP) calls, the slow pace of implementation for new NYPD crisis intervention...

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