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Standing Up For Housing Equality

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09/13/2017

... on their third and final day of their own multi-day tent city sit-in and demonstration march to call attention to the color divide on Long Island, specifically in Garden City . The message though isn’t...

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In New Memoir, Eva Moskowitz Offers a Look Behind The Curtain At Success Academy — And Tries to Reshape Her Reputation

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09/18/2017

... to Reshape Her Reputation For followers of the New York City education wars, Eva Moskowitz’s new book is a juicy ... But it’s clear that the goal for Moskowitz, who runs the city ’s largest, most controversial...

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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

... declining numbers of women council members in the New York City Council and the underrepresentation of women in local ... problem: Roughly 25 percent of America’s large city governments are comprised of women...

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Gender Justice

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Report Finds Gaps in Access to Opioid Addiction Help on Staten Island

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09/26/2017

... Access to Opioid Addiction Help on Staten Island New York City was in the throes of an alarming increase in opioid-related overdoses last summer when the city ’s special narcotics prosecutor, Bridget G. Brennan...

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Health

De Blasio Pledged Progress for Schools. For $582 Million, Change Is Slow.

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09/26/2017

... For $582 Million, Change Is Slow. Even as New York City ’s schools opened their doors for the new year this ... pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to turn around the city ’s most troubled schools, has...

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

... we oppose Intro 1447-C, even as it stands on the verge of City Council approval. Some recent op-eds and statements ... Hundred Black Men of New York to send that message to the City Council. It is...

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Workforce Development

Is ‘Housing Not Warehousing’ Next?

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... throughout the five boroughs—both efforts to count the city ’s vacant buildings and lots. For over a decade, ... public and private—in neighborhoods throughout the city . . . Is ‘Housing Not Warehousing’ Next...

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New Census Figures Offer Hope in Buffalo's Fight Against Child Poverty

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10/02/2017

... groups remains higher than the overall poverty rate in the city , but the recently released 2016 American Community ... "The collaborative plan that we have put in place in the city is helping to reduce...

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ASPCA Launches New Social Media Campaign

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10/02/2017

... designed to boost adoptions of homeless dogs in New York City and across the country. “Find Your Fido” ... pooch, started appearing at different locations in the city . ASPCA hopes people share photos of Fido...

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Animal Welfare

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Public Housing Residents Ask the Crowd to Fund Sustainability Projects

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10/13/2017

... soon thanks to a new crowdfunding effort by the New York City Housing Authority. Most of the Rockaways was a food ... community garden, right across the street from one of the city ’s largest public housing...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Report Funded by The Clark Foundation Urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term

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12/11/2017

... of Difficulty: Boosting College Success in New York City ," which was funded by The Clark Foundation, urges Mayor ... week by Center for an Urban Future -- a leading New York City -based think tank -- the...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts

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03/02/2018

... 2017 by MediaShift, an investigation by Flatland (Kansas City public TV station KCPT’s digital magazine) and the ... editor of digital and multimedia content for Kansas City PBS, said the non-profits found...

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Funded by the Carnegie Corporation and OSF, The New Americans Campaign Program Expands To Philadelphia

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03/20/2018

... Expands To Philadelphia Philadelphia is the latest U.S. city to join in the New Americans Campaign (NAC), ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Immigration

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16 Oct 2019

Who is Poor in NYC? Hint: Many More People Than You Think

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9:00am to 11:00am

... findings of the updated research: United Way of New York City , The Women’s Center for Education and Career Advancement, City Harvest, and The New York Community Trust released ... & Undercounted: The Self-...

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