Politics/Government
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Rallying for the Right to Know
Manifestación por el Derecho a SaberToo damn long. That’s how some – specifically one particularly vocal Councilmember – have characterized the lag in passing the Right to Know Act...
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Rodríguez provides State of District
Rodríguez da discurso del distritoEste distrito es distinto. Refiriéndose repetidamente al distrito más septentrional de Manhattan como una "joya", el concejal Ydanis Rodríguez...
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“He’s going to have to come over here”
“Él tendrá que venir aquí”Carlos Martínez’s oldest son and grandchildren reside in Puerto Rico. So do his 80-year-old stepfather, who is running out of medication...
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Gravity Goals
Objetivos de gravedad4,000. Esa es la cantidad aproximada de residentes en el estado de Nueva York que son arrestados cada año por la posesión de navajas de gravedad...
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Certification Suit
Demanda por certificaciónTwo New York State teachers unions have filed a lawsuit to block a plan that would allow charter schools to certify their own teachers. On October 11...
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Relief Service Center
Centro de servicios de socorroThe city will open a service center to support displaced individuals and families affected by Hurricanes Maria, Irma and Harvey. The center...
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UC Recap – October 2 – October 7
Uptown superhero, Lin-Manuel Miranda, has done it again. In record time, he gathered some of the biggest names in Latin music to...
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A hub of help
Un centro de ayudaUptown answered the call. With Puerto Rico suffering in the wake of Hurricane Maria and Mexico recovering from devastating earthquakes...
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“New York City is for sale”
“La Ciudad de Nueva York está a la venta”Sal Albanese is not a happy man. Speaking by phone a few days before the first scheduled debate in the general election, mayoral candidate...
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“We need to do something”
“Necesitamos hacer algo”Ponerse las pilas. Aunque las toallas de papel fue lo que el presidente Donald Trump eligió lanzar a los residentes durante su huracanada visita...
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The Beijing Boom?
¿Auge de Beijing?How does the city build more affordable housing? Experts disagree. Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez believes that rezoning can alleviate...
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Mindful about Medicare
Al tanto de MedicareAún hay tiempo. A los neoyorquinos mayores se les recuerda que el período de inscripción abierta de Medicare va del 15 de octubre al 7 de...
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Cap Concerns
Preocupaciones por el topeThe cap is causing alarm. President Donald Trump signed an order on September 29, lowering the number of refugees allowed in the United States...
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UC Recap – October 2 – October 7
We did it Uptown. We came together as a community for the #uptownUNIDOS fundraising extravaganza for our brothers and sisters in Puerto Rico...
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First Love at Second Site
Primer amor en el segundo sitioEn el norte del condado, el futuro es femenino, y floreciente. El Centro de Desarrollo de la Mujer Dominicana (DWDC, por sus siglas en inglés)...
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The First Fleet
La primera flotaThe fleet is finally here. Greyhound has launched its long-awaited bus service at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station...
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