2nd Circ. Upholds ‘Public Charge’ Rule Block For 3 States
Leave your thoughtsThe Second Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a pair of decisions blocking the Trump administration’s so-called public charge rule, which penalizes…
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NY Judge Blocks ‘Public Charge’ Rule During Pandemic
Leave your thoughtsA New York federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from implementing its controversial wealth test for immigrants during…
Cuomo: Extending rent relief ‘a deep breath’ for families amid COVID-19 crisis
Leave your thoughtsNew Yorkers cannot be evicted for failing to pay their rent amid the coronavirus crisis, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said…
An Undocumented Single Mom Couldn’t Buy Groceries, But Then People Started Donating Their Stimulus Checks
Leave your thoughts#ShareMyCheck is a crowdsourcing effort bringing relief to workers who are largely overlooked by federal, state, and local governments. When…
‘A Tragedy Is Unfolding’: Inside New York’s Virus Epicenter
Leave your thoughtsIn a city ravaged by an epidemic, few places have been as hard hit as central Queens. Anil Subba, a…
Data: Hispanic communities suffering some of the highest rates of coronavirus on LI
Leave your thoughtsLong Island’s Hispanic population centers are suffering some of the highest rates of coronavirus cases on the Island, according to…
Worried Cleaners Take Front Line Positions In Fight Against Virus
Leave your thoughtsMalick Coulibaly cleans the clinic at the NYU College of Dentistry at night. He mops the blood-speckled floor, waxes, buffs,…
Virus Hits NYC Hardest in a Few Working-Class Neighborhoods
Leave your thoughtsNew data shows that the coronavirus pandemic is hitting especially hard in some New York City neighborhoods. NEW YORK (AP)…
Amazon workers plan strike at Staten Island warehouse to demand coronavirus protections
Leave your thoughtsAmazon warehouse workers on New York’s Staten Island plan to strike Monday to call attention to what they called a lack…
City’s own health care system expands to Brooklyn and Staten Island
Leave your thoughtsNYC Care, the de Blasio administration’s answer to universal health care for New Yorkers, became available to Brooklyn and Staten…