Dozens of New York nursing homes didn’t see their first COVID-19 case until sick patients were sent there, many under Andrew Cuomo’s state policy. To date, 6% of the state’s nursing home population, or roughly 6,500 residents, have died.
NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo makes an announcement and holds media briefing at 3rd Avenue office. New York, NY – July 1, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Joe Sexton and Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration has yet to make public the names of dozens of nursing homes whose experiences could shed light on whether the administration’s […]
By StephanieK, Jamaicans.com Republican Councilman Joe Borelli of Staten Island, New York, has called for Brooklyn’s West Indian Day Parade to be cancelled, claiming that the event requires “beefed up” security that the police cannot afford. Borelli sent a letter to Dermot Shea, the Commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD), on July 7, 2020, […]
Man in face mask with yellow leaf blower cleaning the side walk in front of a hotel restaurant during COVID-19 pandemic. – Miami Beach, Florida, USA – July 11, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Tiffany A. Radcliff & Murray J. Côté, The Conversation If there’s one state in the U.S. where you don’t want a pandemic, it’s […]
By Jessica Flores, USA TODAY The CEO of Goya Foods, which bills itself as the country’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, praised President Donald Trump during a visit to the White House on Thursday. Social backlash followed. The hashtags #Goyaway and #BoycottGoya soon began trending on Twitter, while some Latinos also expressed disappointment with the CEO’s praise for a president who […]
By Linda N As the 2019/2020 school year draws to a close, and summer break is just around the corner. Public schools in New York City will be joining their counterparts to end the school year by June. To many, describing the session as challenging would be an understatement, as educators’, administrators, students, and other […]
NYC Census 2020 and BRIC partner to feature Black front-line workers speaking directly to their fellow New Yorkers about the money, power, and respect that is owed to New York City’s communities.
NEW YORK — NYC Census 2020, in partnership with BRIC, has launched “On the Front Lines”, a multimedia video, social media, and print campaign that features six Black New Yorkers who are front-line workers that have kept the city fed, safe, moving, and protected from COVID-19, speaking to New Yorkers in their own words about the critical importance of […]
By Katy Murdza, Immigration Impact As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge across the United States, many universities have chosen to temporarily move to online-only classes to protect public health. However, new guidance from the Trump administration will not allow international students to stay in the United States if their classes move online this fall. […]
BY Calvin G. Brown, WiredJA.com PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: People’s National Movement MP Ancil Antoine has been dropped as the party’s D’Abadie O’Meara candidate in the upcoming August 10 elections, due to insensitive and objectionable statements he made about the United States during a political meeting on Saturday. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Prime Minister Dr […]
Monday, July 6, 2020 — “The Caribbean should not be invisible for many and disposable for some,” said Prime Minister of Barbados and Chairman of CARICOM, Hon. Mia Mottley, at a recent online event hosted by the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS Commission). In her discourse, Prime Minister Mottley pointed out that: “The Region should not […]
Emergency medical technicians bring patient to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for treatment amid COVID-19 pandemic in the city. – New York, NY – April 7, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Susan Jaffe, THE CITY More than 600 residents have died from COVID-19 at 25 New York City nursing homes that received clean bills of health for controlling […]
