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Ordering Review of Statues Puts de Blasio in Tricky Spot

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08/31/2017

... of world leaders, only to be criticized for leaving New York hours after a police officer was murdered. Now he ... with questions about how far the review will go to cleanse New York of potentially offensive...

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Community Development

Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say

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09/05/2017

... announced later today: The administration won't consider new applications for legal status dated after Sept. 5. If you ... for another two-plus years. For others, legal status ends as early as...

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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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With DSH Cuts Looming, Cuomo Must Decide How to Allot Fewer Dollars

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09/13/2017

... to decide how to apportion a much smaller pot of money. New York stands to lose $329 million in federal payments, ... for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That’s 16 percent of New York’s total allotment and the...

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Health

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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Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities

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09/15/2017

... and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities As the Trump Administration plans immigration raids and ... to center Black women and gender nonconforming people in a new report, Centering Black Women...

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NYC Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says

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09/15/2017

... Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says The New York City comptroller’s office said not all middle and high school students are being taught sex education as required by law. Stringer’s audit...

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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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Housing and Homelessness

Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

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09/20/2017

... Amazon’s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement this spring that the ... giant, but Schoettler’s statement hit the right notes. As we’ve seen, permanence and solvability are...

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Health-Care Titan Centene Will Try to Duck Contraceptive Coverage With Pickup Of Church-Linked Provider, Manhattan Pol Warns

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09/21/2017

... announced earlier this month it would be buying Fidelis, a New York health insurance company affiliated with the ... sale — the departments of financial services and health as well as...

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Commentary from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap

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09/25/2017

... No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap Last week, the New York Times Editorial Board ran an editorial discussing ... of the Senate. Indeed, the United States champions itself as a beacon of democracy, yet nearly a...

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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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Workforce Development

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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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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