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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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Community Development

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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Food Systems

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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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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New York Health Foundation

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Housing and Homelessness

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 ... with the Foundation's mission to improve the health of all New Yorkers but outside...

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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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The Fate of NYC’s Undocumented Bakers Could Change the Food Industry

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09/15/2017

... to protest the firing of 24 undocumented immigrants at New York City’s artisanal Tom Cat Bakery last spring. ... and English and chanting for a boycott of Tom Cat bread in New York restaurants, the protesters...

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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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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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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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Justice Reform

Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence

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09/28/2017

... lineup for its upcoming Amplified Reading Series and two new commissions. Actor and playwright Staats’ plays include ... Off-Broadway theatre. Atlantic has also commissioned two new works via its Launch...

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Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools

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10/04/2017

... Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools A new study says that on average, New York City charter school students show growth equal to 23 ...

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City Council Members Still Navigating Outside Income Divestment Ahead of Deadline

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10/05/2017

... City Council members, two of whom voted against the new restrictions, continue to be involved in their private ... the process of figuring out divestment as mandated by the new law... City Council Members...

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Economic Security

Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems

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10/26/2017

... organizations that promote whole-child initiatives for a new program that will award up to $150,000 each to 10 communities that propose new ideas for meeting the needs of diverse student ...

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JPMorgan Chase, Ford Foundation and Kresge Foundation Back Development in Detroit's North End and Grandmont-Rosedale Neighborhoods

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05/11/2018

... Develop Detroit will build or rehab or build 70 new homes in the North End and Grandmont-Rosedale ... real estate developer and is the first scaled, for-sale, new construction in the North End in decades...

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Capital One and Others Fund Tech Training for Youth

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06/29/2018

... North Carolina medical software developer with offices in New Orleans. “I think we have a unique chance to change the landscape for the people of New Orleans and get them jobs that can more than pay their ...

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