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Oct. 11, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York State has closed applications for the Excluded Workers Fund as the $2.1 billion fund is running out. The state department of labor stopped accepting new applications Friday night to the program, which provides monetary aid to undocumented New Yorkers who lost their jobs during the pandemic and... Read more »
Sept. 27, 2021 By Allie Griffin Congress Member Carolyn Maloney is calling on state officials to shut down a smokestack at a Long Island City power plant that is the biggest polluting plant in New York. Maloney joined residents of the Queensbridge Houses Saturday to renew their call for the New York State Energy Research... Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 26, 2021, 7:07 PM EDT BY JOSEFA VELASQUEZ Weeks after record rainfall from Hurricane Ida remnants wrecked basement apartments and claimed 13 lives locally, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio are expected to announce financial aid Monday for undocumented New Yorkers locked out of... Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other New York Congress members are calling on both the governor and mayor to immediately shut down the Rikers Island jail complex. Ocasio-Cortez and Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez penned a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday... Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 16, 2021, 8:50 PM EDT BY CHRISTINE CHUNG, JOSEFA VELASQUEZ AND ALLISON DIKANOVIC Two weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Ida tore through the city, killing 13 people, basements across the city are still drying out as many New Yorkers struggle to recover from the punishing storm. With millions... Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 15, 2021, 1:19 PM EDT BY Rachel Holliday Smith As people slowly return to Manhattan’s commercial centers and climate change keeps punching the city in the gut, the push for so-called congestion pricing to help reduce traffic-related emissions is gathering steam. The idea’s been kicked... Read more »
Sept. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin The LaGuardia AirTrain project is likely to be the world’s most expensive transit project per rider in history, according to a new report. The $2.1 billion project — a 1.5 mile rail line linking LaGuardia Airport to the 7 train and Long Island Rail Road at Willets Point —... Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin President Joseph Biden visited Queens Tuesday to assess the damage from Hurricane Ida and speak to families afflicted by the destructive storm. Biden met with local elected officials in the borough, where 11 people were killed last week when homes, businesses and streets were flooded with several feet of... Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new law aimed at protecting employees from contracting COVID-19 by improving workplace safety standards went into effect Monday – after months of delays. The law, called the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO), requires businesses to implement a range of safety standards in order to prevent... Read more »
Sept. 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city will mandate evacuations of basement apartments ahead of future storms after nearly a dozen people drowned in such homes Wednesday. The city will send teams door-to-door to help evacuate New Yorkers living in basements in order to prevent loss of life in future storms, Mayor Bill de... Read more »