Labor Day: New York Lawmakers on The State of Labor In 2017
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... optimism that they’ll be able to advance legislation to protect farmworkers, provide more resources for child care ...
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Bad Landlords Poised To Profit On De Blasio Plan To Turn Rent-Stabilized Buildings Into Long-Term Homeless Shelters
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... them as family shelters (a tactic referenced in the mayor' s February homelessness game plan). Advocates say this will ... landlords who already benefit from the cluster program' s large payouts and...
Democratic Group Plans Attacks on G.O.P. Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Law
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... repeal the law, considered former President Barack Obama’ s most consequential domestic legislation, a group called Protect Our Care said it intends to spend more than $1 ...
Opinion: Why Can’t We Get Cities Right?
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... of chemical plants, waste dumps, and more. But it’ s a good bet that more people will eventually die from the ... if you trust the current administration to handle Harvey’ s aftermath right, I’ve got a degree...
New York Business Coalition Denounces Trump Move On DACA
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... Denounces Trump Move On DACA The organization of the city' s largest businesses, Mayor Bill de Blasio and other New York ... City was part of widespread outcry following the president' s decision to...
For Teachers Working Through DACA, a Bittersweet Start to the School Year
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Jaime Ballesteros tried to contain his tears on Tuesday while teaching Brooklyn sixth graders about liquids, gases and solids. In between science classes at a charter school in East New York, he broke down at his desk.
As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities
Release Date:
09/12/2017
As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’ s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and ... missed the original intent of President Donald Trump’ s news conference in New York last month— the one in which ... highways,...
Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’ s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid The clock is ticking. Community ... until October 30 to vote on the de Blasio administration’ s proposed rezoning of Jerome Avenue in the...
De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave
Release Date:
09/13/2017
The New York City Department of Education (DOE) does not offer paid parental leave for union workers, nor does the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) union provide their members with any parental leave benefits, Kings County Politics has learned.
Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me) s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities As the Trump ... Black Women, Girls, Nonconforming People and Fem(me) s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary...
Federal Judge Urges Trump Administration to Push Back DACA Deadline
Release Date:
09/15/2017
A federal judge in Brooklyn on Thursday urged the Trump administration to extend its deadline for young undocumented immigrants to apply to stay in the United States under an Obama-era program that the White House recently promised to end.
Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling’
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Recipients of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, program have felt a whiplash of emotions since Sept. 5, when, after months of uncertainty, the Trump administration announced it would be ending the program.
How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Obamacare repeal is dead, again. But the months of Republican attacks on the health law will still have consequences for some consumers.
Thousands March For Black Women And Racial Justice In D.C., Around The Country
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... “Trust black women!” “Who do you serve? Who do you protect ?” “Puerto Rico is part of America!” On ... Charlottesville terrorist attack and Colin Kaepernick’ s protest of systemic racism and police shootings of...
East Harlem Rezoning Approved by Planning Commission, Moves to City Council
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... Commission approved the De Blasio administration’ s proposed rezoning of East Harlem. There was one abstention ... controls, including contextual zoning on some blocks to protect the current character, a...
Schumer Calls On EPA To Resume 'Abandoned' Cleanups Of Radioactive Hot Spots
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... fenced-in field by Holy Trinity Cemetery. "Now, with EPA' s abrupt departure there is uncertainty once again." . . . .....
William T. Grant Foundation Supported Study Finds Trump Immigration Policies Take Mental Toll on Latino Parents
Release Date:
03/22/2018
... health is suffering because of the Trump administration’ s aggressive immigration policies. The study, which was ... said the study shows that President Donald Trump’ s rhetoric and policies to crackdown on...
Arcus Foundation, Casey Family Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count
Release Date:
04/27/2018
... provides new insights to the challenges faced by America’ s youth who experience homelessness. “Our study reveals the ... “Given the evidence that our young people are in harm’ s way, we have an obligation to...
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Continues Commitment to Great Barrier Reef Conservation Efforts
Release Date:
07/17/2018
... approximately $1.4 million AUD ($1 million USD) to help protect and restore Australia’ s Great Barrier Reef. This magnificent natural wonder is the world’ s largest living organism,...
Arcus Foundation Funded Report Finds Infrastructure Development Likely To Be “Devastating” for Wildlife, Ecological Integrity
Release Date:
02/26/2019
... in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ s emphasis on a balance across economic, social and ... including new infrastructure projects, are insufficient to protect biodiversity, critical...