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Deadline Nears for $120 Per Child in Summer Food Benefits in NYC
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. New York City families eligible for $120 per child in summer food benefits have just a few more days to apply. As the Sept. 4 application deadline looms, millions of dollars could be left on the table for the Summer Electronic […]
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New City Council-Backed Scholarship Aims to Boost Ranks of Much-Needed Social Workers
Isaac Salazar still remembers the staffers at the community-based clinic that helped him navigate New York City’s complexities when he came from Mexico 10 years ago. It’s what inspired him to go back to school and pursue social work, officially graduating in August from Hunter College. Last year, he received another lifeline: he was awarded […]
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LISTEN: The Home Stretch Is Here
The summer’s done, Jerrold Nadler is ending his storied Congressional career at the end of his term, nodding at the need for generational renewal in the Democratic Party, and it looks like Eric Adams might be out of work soon, too, as Zohran Mamdani has maintained a healthy lead in the mayoral race entering its […]
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Manhattan Democrat Rep. Jerry Nadler Will Not Seek Reelection
Rep. Jerry Nadler will not seek reelection in 2026, he announced Tuesday, heeding Democrats’ calls for senior lawmakers to step aside and allow for younger candidates to run for office. “This decision has not been easy. But I know in my heart it is the right one and that it is the right time to […]
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Can Zohran Mamdani Really Freeze the Rent?
He’s said it over and over again on the campaign trail, a consistent drumbeat of a promise: If elected, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani will freeze your rent. “I’m running for mayor to freeze the rent for every rent-stabilized tenant,” he said in a campaign ad unveiled in late May. “Wait, you’re going to freeze my rent?” […]
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