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Revolution, by the roots
Una revolución, de raízEsta primavera se plantarán 20 árboles en Highbridge Park. El regreso de estos árboles es similar a la aparición de un pariente perdido hace tiempo, cincuenta años después de que todo el mundo pensara que había muerto de una terrible enfermedad...
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Juneteenth now a paid holiday for city workers
El Día de la Liberación es ahora una fiesta pagada para los trabajadores de la ciudadJuneteenth becomes a paid holiday for New York City workers this year, said Mayor Eric Adams, adding it was long overdue...
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Car-Free Earth Day Celebration
Celebración en toda la ciudadNew York City will hold its largest-ever Car-Free Earth Day on Saturday, April 23...
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“Choices, not mandates”
“Opciones, no mandatos”NYC's Health Commissioner cautioned that the city’s risk level is expected to move from “low” to “medium,” fueled by the BA.2 subvariant of omicron...
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Results Released
Resultados publicadosCity residents replied to a 27-question survey from NYC Speaks on topics including public safety, housing, internet access, transit, mental health, climate change, and child care...
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Global Ghetto
Barrio mundialSpinach with garlic chips made easy with Ghetto Gastro, a collective of chefs and food lovers whose mission celebrates Bronx food culture....
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A Diaspora Dream
El sueño de la diásporaEl Instituto del Centro Cultural Caribeño de la Diáspora Africana (CCCADI) está ampliando sus operaciones, con planes para abrir un nuevo espacio cultural en East Harlem...
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Change at Centro
Cambio en el Centro“There are a lot of community struggles going on in Puerto Rican communities...it's an important time to reconnect with community activism and to put Centro at the service of those struggles and to speak directly to those issues...
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“Investment over incarceration”
“Invertir en lugar de encarcelar”Advocates for children say Hochul's proposed changes to the Raise the Age law is the “definition of bad public policy"...
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Bail continues to drive pretrial detention: report
La fianza sigue determinando la detención preventiva: informeLa fijación de la fianza sigue determinando la detención preventiva y desvía el dinero de las comunidades de color con bajos ingresos, según un nuevo análisis de la oficina del contralor de la ciudad de Nueva York, Brad Lander...
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Youth summer learning program returns
Vuelve el programa de aprendizaje de verano para jóvenesSummer Rising--an expanded summer program for 110,000 NYC elementary and middle school students--offers free, full-day sessions of academic and recreational activities...
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One last skirl
Una última vuelta"Una gaita simplemente empuja las emociones...Puedo ir a un funeral y saber que, en cuanto sople mi instrumento, la gente va a llorar. O si toco en una boda o en un evento divertido, lo hará mucho más alegre...
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Critical and Costly
Crítico y costoso“Insulin is the poster child of a broken drug pricing system in this country,” said MBP Mark Levine. “There are families that are deciding between paying for insulin or paying their rent, or paying for groceries...
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Stepping Forward
Un paso adelanteAmistad Dual Language School y Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS), llevarán a cabo una caminata conmemorativa el sábado 12 de marzo en honor a Jason Rivera...
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“Dream of a lifetime”
“El sueño de toda una vida”Newly-elected Assemblymember Manny De Los Santos is advocating for tenants, street vendors and home care workers...
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Advocates ask mayor to rethink gun violence proposals
Defensores piden a la alcaldía reconsiderar sus propuestas sobre la violencia con armas de fuegoAdvocates condemn Mayor Adams’ “Blueprint to End Gun Violence," for its “regressive” policies and say it will further criminalize Black and brown communities...
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