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Narcan in every bar? Many on the New York City Council hope so.
Doses of the opioid overdose reversal drug could be available for free for more nightlife establishments with passage of new legislation.
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21 in ‘21 rebrands as The New Majority NYC, with 31 women on the City Council
The new name comes with a summary report looking at the confluence of factors that led to so many women being elected last year.
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Nonprofits provide plan for ending “crisis on Rikers Island”
Freedom Agenda, HALT Solitary, Jails Action Coalition, Visionary V, VOCAL-NY and Women’s Community Justice Association provided a list of demands to the Board of Correction.
Nonprofits
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Nonprofit helps launch New York Fashion Week 2022
The International Academy for the Brain also raised money to support research for special education and services for children with brain-based disorders.
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Jim Owles tells Hochul not to pick gay conservative judge to replace DiFiore
The political club urged against picking Anthony Cannataro to replace the retired chief judge because of his track record on court decisions impacting LGBTQ New Yorkers.
New York City
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With a new austerity measure, Mayor Eric Adams asks agencies to cut budgets by 3%
Looking ahead to budget gaps and a weaker economy, City Hall asks, again, for belt-tightening – but no layoffs.
Education
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New York City teachers: Why we stayed and why we left
With a new school year just around the corner, these New Yorkers who’ve been at the forefront of all this share what’s next.
New York City
Policy
A timeline of the water testing fiasco at the Jacob Riis Houses
City Hall said Saturday that test results that showed arsenic in the water – and left residents without water for eight days – were inaccurate.
New York State
Policy
Hundreds of bills from last session still await Kathy Hochul’s signature. Here are some of the major ones.
The state Legislature wrapped in June with a deluge of influential bills passed. With an election coming up in November, here are some Hochul has yet to sign off on.
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CPC Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Open Door Senior Center
The facility founded in 1972 serves over 600 seniors on a daily basis.
New York City
Politics
How Rep. Adriano Espaillat built the Squadriano
It was never going to be easy for the nation’s leading Dominican elected official.
Opinion
Politics
Commentary: The way misinformation targets Latino voters
Social media companies are doing little to moderate Spanish-language posts.
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Editor’s Note: Missing the 9/11 Tribute Museum
The museum’s location in lower Manhattan was closed just about a month before this year’s observance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Missing the 9/11 Tribute Museum
The museum’s location in lower Manhattan was closed just about a month before this year’s observance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Nonprofit offers free job-readiness services to Ulster County teens
Go Beyond Greatness offers a series of workshops geared towards teens to give them crucial skills not taught in classrooms.
News & Politics
Politics
Confusion over NYCHA arsenic tests and school’s back in session
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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NYC council looks for answers on unfilled city jobs
Some members discussed low pay and in-office requirements, while others members were singularly focused on vaccine mandates
Personality
Personality
Julie Menin on expanding Wi-Fi to NYCHA residents
The New York City Council member also discusses the detection of arsenic in the water at the Jacob Riis Houses and cuts to the Department of Education budget in an interview with City & State.
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