Some NY Lawmakers Are Making Sure Families Could Put Food On The Table.

May 03, 2013|Angelina Chavez
A bill could slash nearly $4.1 billion in food stamps, over the next decade.

Some New York lawmakers and anti-hunger...

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Advocates: Don't Discriminate Against NJ Job Seekers With A Criminal Background

May 01, 2013|Claudia Morell
Identical bills to end criminal background checks await committee hearings in both chambers of the New Jersey legislature.

N...

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Initiative in Westchester County Aims to Reduce Food Waste

April 30, 2013|Kris Venezia
County Executive Robert Astorino teams up with non-profits to keep edible food out of the trash.

A new program in...

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Bloomberg Staunchly Defends NYPD Policies

April 30, 2013|Kris Venezia
Bloomberg issues a stinging defense of NYPD practices.

In a pugnacious defense of what he called a police force bombarded by...

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Fair Housing Advocates Say New Jersey's Sandy Recovery Plan Shortchanges Renters

April 29, 2013|Claudia Morell
The advocacy group Fair Share Housing said the HUD-approved $1.8b plan has flaws.

The US Department of Housing and Urban...

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Some NYC Middle Schools to Extend Day

April 29, 2013|Stephanie Colombini
20 Schools to Get 2.5 More Hours a Day

3 PM dismissal is going to be a thing of the past for students in select New York City...

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NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn Supports NBA Player Jason Collins

April 29, 2013|Daniel Murphy
New York City Council Speaker supports NBA player Jason Collins' after he came out as gay.

New York City Council Speaker...

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Most New Jerseyans say Life is Almost Back to Normal

April 29, 2013|Katie Fisher
A new poll shows positive steps towards recovery for New Jersey towns

Six months after Superstorm Sandy and most New...

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Queens Church Still Recovering Six Months after Sandy

April 29, 2013|Megan Connor
Pews much emptier than before the storm with many residents still displaced.

Mass at the church of St. Thomas More in Breezy...

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Six Months After Sandy, Businesses in the Hoboken Terminal Still Struggle

April 29, 2013|Laura Macchiarola
Business owners in Hoboken's historic terminal are barely getting back on their feet.

Train engines hum in anticipation of...

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