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Harlem’s Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Receives Sacred Sites Grant From NY Landmarks

The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 21 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $337,000 awarded to legendary historic religious properties throughout New York State.Continue reading

Phase One Reopening, Safely Restarting Construction Activity In New York City

The New York City Department of Buildings today released new COVID-19 safety guidelines for property owners and contractors.Continue reading

Senator Hoylman Announces New Legislation To Collect Data On COVID-19’s Impact On NY’s LGBTQ Community

Today, Senator Brad Hoylman announced new legislation to require New York State to collect and maintain data related to the sexual orientation and gender identity of New Yorkers diagnosed with COVID-19.Continue reading

The COVID Crisis: The City And The State Need To Work Alongside Latino Institutions To Help Communities Most Impacted

Uptown council member Ydanis Rodriguez states: "This week, New York State has initiated the reopening process in counties that have shown significant progress in the fight against COVID-19.Continue reading

A Call For Senator Schumer And Senate Dems To Finish The Job By Passing Heroes Act

Today, the House passed the Heroes Act, a comprehensive new COVID-19 stimulus bill. Continue reading

The COVID Crisis: Coronavirus Testing Sites Find A Home In Harlem Churches

Three Harlem churches will be converted into temporary testing sites as New York State officials attempt to increase health services provided to low-income communities and communities of color that are being hit hard by the new coronavirus.Continue reading

NYS Pandemic-EBT To Provide $880 Million To Households Of 2.1 Million Children

The federally-funded Pandemic-EBT plan for New York State has been approved by the USDA.Continue reading

The COVID Crisis: New York Regions Can Start To Reopen May 15, 2020 (Video)

New York's governor Andrew Cuomo told regional representatives to prepare to reopen from May 15, 2020, but with detailed plans to closely monitor any resurgence of the new coronavirus.Continue reading

The COVID Crisis: Legislature To Hold Two Joint Legislative Public Hearings On NY State COVID-19 Impact

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins today announced the Legislature will soon hold two public hearings to address the impacts of COVID-19 on New York State. Continue reading

The COVID Crisis: Harlem’s Senator Benjamin Distributes Hand Sanitizer And Masks To NYCHA Residents

To fight racial disparities in COVID-19, Senator Benjamin Benjamin partnered with community and faith-based organizations to distribute New York State hand sanitizer and masks to NYCHA tenants across northern Manhattan.Continue reading

The COVID Crisis: Face Coverings Are Mandatory In New York State Amid The Outbreak

Face coverings will become mandatory in New York State Saturday through an executive order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.Continue reading

The COVID Crisis: Gov Cuomo Says NY State May Be At Peak Of Coronavirus Outbreak

The peak of New York's outbreak of coronavirus may be hitting the state now, if not within the coming days, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during his Monday afternoon press briefing.Continue reading

Statement From Senator Hoylman On Court Decision Weakening Historic Tenant Protection Laws

This week, a slim majority of the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that the strengthened rent overcharge lookback in the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) could not be enforced retroactively.Continue reading

Unemployment Rockets 360 Percent In New York State Amid The COVID Crisis

Unemployment figures in the U.S. rocketed to 6.6 million in the most recent week counted, more than doubling the number the week before as more and more businesses lay off or furlough workers in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.Continue reading

The COVID-19 Crisis: Senator Hoylman New “COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Donation Credit” Legislation

Today, Senator Brad Hoylman announced legislation to create the COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Donation Credit.Continue reading