Landlord Lawsuit Harasses Council
Leave your thoughtsSurprise landlords don’t like the City Council’s **tenant harassment bill that was approved five months ago and signed by…
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Language Barrier Begins to Fall at City Hospitals
Leave your thoughtsA trip to the hospital poses challenges for everyone — stressful conditions, baffling paperwork, unfamiliar terms and frightening circumstances. People…
The Crackdown on New York City Students
Leave your thoughtsLast month, a 5-year-old kindergarten student in a Queens public school threw a temper tantrum. After being taken to the…
Language Barriers at the Drugstore
Leave your thoughtsWhen Catalina Martinez of Ridgewood walks into a pharmacy to get a prescription, the task may not be as easy…
Good Government Speaks Many Languages
Leave your thoughtsIn a city where one in four New Yorkers is still in the process of learning English, City Hall is…
School Translation
Leave your thoughtsCatalina Martinez has worked as a factory worker, a housekeeper, and a beauty sales agent in the 14 years since…