Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... folks who live in big fancy condominiums. But that’ s not the truth” de Blasio said during the Manhattan bill ...
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Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Africa contributes only 4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while six of the 10 most affected countries by climate change are in Africa, warns a major agricultural research for development partnership, while stressing the urgent need to...
Bloomberg, Gateses, and Other Big Donors Race to Fill Void of Clinton Global Meeting
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... Fill Void of Clinton Global Meeting Scores of the nation’ s major philanthropists will gather in New York next month to ... hold new gatherings that promise to update what used to be the philanthropic get-...
Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... from municipalities and states over President Donald Trump' s immigration policies — specifically the use of courts to ... announced that his office is also working on a policy, to be implemented in the...
Review Board Recommends Departmental Charges Against N.Y. Police Officer in Eric Garner Case
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... Island three years ago. The CCRB sent letters to Garner’ s family and the NYPD notifying them of the long-awaited ... untaxed cigarettes that led to the 43-year-old man’ s death in July 2014 has been the...
Peter G. Peterson Foundation CEO Comments On Federal Debt Passing $20 Trillion For First Time
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... On Federal Debt Passing $20 Trillion For First Time The U. S . federal government' s gross debt surpassed $20 trillion on Friday, according to a .....
The NYPD's Growing DNA Database Raises Concern
Release Date:
09/26/2017
The NYPD' s Growing DNA Database Raises Concern The NYPD is ... increasingly turning to DNA to help solve crimes. And it' s worked: The science has helped develop investigative leads ... article, co-...
New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a benchmark for ...
Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... development with about 730 apartments, half of which would be rented to low-income families. . . Rezoning a Block in ...
‘Interrupters’ Help Reduce Violence in New York City
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... nonprofit Cure Violence in 2010, drawing funds from the U. S . Department of Justice. East New York and the South Bronx ...
Republicans Are Reconsidering Full Repeal of State and Local Tax Deduction
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Republican leaders are backing away from a proposal to fully repeal an expensive tax break used by more than 40 million tax filers to deduct state and local taxes amid pushback from fellow lawmakers whose residents rely on the popular provision.
Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved? A land use proposal to redevelop the ... weeks. . . Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved? ...
For the Disabled, New York’s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course
Release Date:
10/10/2017
For the Disabled, New York’ s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course Dustin Jones must navigate ... rights advocate who lives in the Bronx. “I believe it’ s very unfair. These types of things should not be...
SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... schools certify their own teachers ahead of Wednesday’ s vote, according to an updated proposal. Though the basic ... proposal remains in tact, prospective teachers will now be required to sit for...
Commonwealth Fund Analysis Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work Requirement Would be, Given the Opioid Crisis
Release Date:
01/12/2018
... Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work Requirement Would be , Given the Opioid Crisis The first state waiver is likely to be from Kentucky — a state that has benefited enormously ... will lose their coverage...
Casey Family Programs Launches New Mapping Tool to Help Advocate for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect
Release Date:
03/16/2018
... and maltreatment prevention. “We hope the tool will be used by community members, policymakers, child welfare ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color
Release Date:
10/26/2018
Many Heliconius butterflies have wing patterns and colors that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators, and new research by scientists from the University of Chicago, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, shows that in one...
Westchester Community Foundation Awards Grant to Green Business Partnership
Release Date:
12/14/2018
... by bringing together the best leaders in Westchester’ s business community to advance sustainable solutions that ...
How Salesforce.org Strives to Connect Companies and Nonprofits (Podcast)
Release Date:
01/15/2019
... to Connect Companies and Nonprofits (Podcast) This week’ s Business of Giving features Rob Acker, CEO of ... says giving is a very personal thing, but it can also be used as a way to connect people. Listen to...
Riverside Park Conservancy Receives Grant for Park Management Technology from Booth Ferris Foundation
Release Date:
08/08/2019
... overview of park projects’ status. The funds will also be used to convert historical Excel data directly to maps and ...