“Al ampliar los derechos de voto a los inmigrantes neoyorquinos que viven, trabajan y crían familias aquí, la ciudad de Nueva York mostrará a la nación cómo debe funcionar una verdadera democracia representativa”, dijo Murad Awawdeh, director ejecutivo de la Coalición de Inmigración de Nueva York...
“We know home care workers are leaving the sector because they are unable to live on $12.50 an hour. If New York State wants to begin taking care of aging adults and disabled people, it must take action and invest in home care — now..."
“When I came here, I didn’t expect the Governor to be handing me food,” said a Harlem resident. “I can’t believe she shook my hand. It’s important for people in this community to be able to get this food..."
“Nuestras comunidades acudieron en un número sin precedentes en todo el país para entregar no solo la Casa Blanca, sino también el Senado y la Cámara a los demócratas”, comentó Awawdeh. "En este momento, lo que hacen, es decir: 'gracias, pero no gracias'. Lo que necesitamos es que cumplan"...
"...vulnerable adults are referred to the state for help because they are being abused or unable to care for themselves,” DiNapoli said. “New Yorkers need assurance that the providers hired to help these men and women are doing just that. The agency responsible for protecting them must do a better job..."
...las hermanas Mirabal se convirtieron en símbolos queridos de la resistencia, así como del feminismo, la libertad y la justicia para el pueblo...
...la instalación está dirigida por Exodus Transitional Community, una organización sin fines de lucro que brinda servicios de apoyo para ayudar a las personas previamente encarceladas a reingresar a la sociedad...
...we’re going to get money to rebuild some of the infrastructure of the MTA. Getting that money will give us the opportunity to take on more work, to build our membership up as they’ll have to hire more people. What’s also important about that money is it comes with a stipulation to help reduce assaults on transit workers...
En un reciente Foro de candidatos a presidente del Concejo de la ciudad de Nueva York, cada candidato afirmó que respaldaría la legislación a favor del voto de los no ciudadanos en las elecciones locales...
The new agreement would supplement the city’s Medallion Relief Program (MRP) with a city-funded deficiency guarantee to achieve greater principal reduction and lower monthly payments...
This is a potentially landmark case that will determine whether it is constitutional to deny otherwise eligible Americans access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits — based solely on their status as residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or American Samoa...
“I’m not going to be a philosophical mayor. I’m going to be a mayor that’s going to be a GSD mayor — get stuff done,” Adams said...
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