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De Blasio Searches for Corrections Chief as Rikers Resurfaces

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08/30/2017

... Island, his administration appears no closer to finding a new corrections chief, with some critics worrying he will ... election. The mayor has been under pressure to find a new commissioner since May, when...

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Justice Reform

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

NY State Health Foundation Report: FQHC Utilization of State & Federal Loan & Scholarship Programs to Support Clinician Recruitment

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08/31/2017

... prepared by the Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS), outlines state and federal ... or income. Operating at more than 650 service sites in New York State, FQHCs are a critical safety-...

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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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International/Foreign Affairs

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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 ... of affordable housing for low and moderate income New Yorkers. That’s the mechanism being used at...

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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 ... people roughing it in the streets, funders are looking to new methods—like permanent supportive...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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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 ... lamented declining numbers of women council members in the New York City Council and the...

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Gender Justice

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

... construction leaders and advocacy groups like the NAACP New York State and One Hundred Black Men of New York to send that message to the City Council. It is ...

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Workforce Development

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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Immigration

Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... as they move together in this uncharted territory of new ideas, Miller adds. He lays out a four-step cycle of ... and refinement to help the foundation’s efforts adapt to new information and improve... Wallace...

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Watch Another Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations

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01/22/2018

... WNYC , correspondent Matt Katz has the story of how new American policies are creating uncertainty for a married ...

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Immigration

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation Funds Report Rethinking How Medicare Pays for Services

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07/13/2018

... changes must be made to Medicare’s current system. In a new report, Center for American Progress outlines a new approach to setting physician payment amounts based on ...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Helmsley Trust Awards $5.4 Million to Help Standardize Clinical Data

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09/04/2018

... The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust in New York City has announced a $5.4 million grant to the ... Benefitting both the T1D and CD communities, the new standards will enable research centers to...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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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

... AGI effort, the five multi-disciplinary teams will develop new disease models for a range of eye conditions. This AGI model-development effort seeks to catalyze new , regenerative treatments – such as cell- and...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Salesforce.Org Expands Philanthropic Efforts to Improve Schools

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12/12/2018

... grant to an education nonprofit, giving $2 million to New Leaders to help train principals and teachers. The ... for example, or improve math education. The grant to New Leaders is focused on boosting the...

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