Public Safety
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Surge Strategy
Estrategia ante la olaCon el número de casos de Covid-19 aumentando vertiginosamente en todo el estado de Nueva York, la gobernadora Kathy Hochul anunció un plan para mitigar un aumento en invierno del coronavirus teniendo disponibles vacunas, vacunas de refuerzo, pruebas y mascarillas...
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- MTA
“We’ll need to organize”
“Tendremos que organizarnos”El 8 de diciembre, Tony Utano fue reelecto para un nuevo mandato de tres años como presidente del Local 100 de TWU...
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“We’re about to get even better”
“Estamos a punto de mejorar aún más”Keechant Sewell ha sido seleccionada como la próxima comisionada de policía de la ciudad de Nueva York, anunció el miércoles el alcalde electo Eric Adams...
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The forgotten first responders
Los socorristas olvidados“We had members become financially destitute. We’re paid, on average, about $30,000 less than firefighters or cops. A lot of us work two or three jobs. And when we get hurt, we don’t have enough to cover,” said Lieutenant Paramedic Anthony Almojera...
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- Economy
Cost of incarceration per person in NYC at record high: report
Costo récord de encarcelamiento por persona en la ciudad de Nueva York: informeIn Fiscal Year 2021, the cost to incarcerate one person for a full year grew to $556,539, or $1,525 per day, according to NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer's report...
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Unwrap the Gift of Toy Safety
Desenvuelva el regalo de la seguridad de los juguetesDe acuerdo con la Comisión de Seguridad de Productos para el Consumidor de los Estados Unidos, cada año miles de niños sufren lesiones, a causa de juguetes, lo suficientemente graves como para ser tratados en la sala de emergencias de un hospital...
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“Breaking point”
“Punto de quiebre”"...All we’re asking is proper nurse-to-patient ratios...We need to have proper staffing. It’s like sending a soldier to war and giving them nothing to fight with..."
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Grief-stricken, and striking back
De luto y devolviendo el golpeSo far, more than 241 fatalities have been recorded in 2021, including 12 delivery cyclists who were killed on the job...
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“Doing the right thing”
“Hacer lo correcto”...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...
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- Education
“Perfectly imperfect”
“Perfectamente imperfecto”"Tenemos que dejar de gobernar nuestra ciudad en el espejo retrovisor. Debemos gobernar nuestra ciudad en tiempo real”...
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Avoid Disaster Recovery Scams
Evite estafas de recuperación ante desastresEl representante Adriano Espaillat insta a todos los residentes a tener cuidado con las estafas y fraudes cuando soliciten recursos federales destinados a ayudar a los afectados por el huracán Ida...
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Peril in the Park
Peligro en el parqueIt’s discrimination. A series of violent attacks in Inwood Hill Park has prompted calls for additional security – as well as criticism that Northern Manhattan parks have not received adequate park safety resources.
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“We just want to be visible”
“Solo queremos ser visibles”Last week, home health care workers paraded up Broadway to City Hall to cheers as part of the city’s Hometown Heroes celebration honoring healthcare and essential workers.
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A Parade of Empty Promises
Un desfile de promesas vacíasAfter nearly a year and a half enduring an unprecedented health and economic crisis, it has come to this.
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Cash in Question
¿Prohibición de efectivo en camino?Cash payments at booths have been banned since the start of the pandemic, and many riders were eager for the day when they could again replenish MetroCards with dollars in hand and the help of a station agent.
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Decision Daze
Elección de esperaNew York City residents headed to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the primary election, but might have to wait well into July for some of the results.
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