OPINION: Low-income communities of color still struggle to access healthcare in dire times
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“The current funding for MCCAP is not enough to meet the need.”
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OPINION: Queens lost 5 hospitals in the last 20 years. It’s time to start building again.
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We have become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic largely because we simply don’t have enough hospital beds to deal with the crisis.
Read MoreOPINION: A real estate tax moratorium must accompany a potential rent freeze in NY
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While I am sympathetic to such a request, there needs to be a balanced approach.
Read MoreLETTER: Flushing Town Hall is stepping up with remote entertainment
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We are going into an uncharted future together.
Read MoreLETTER: To score political points, Queens assembly candidate ignores COVID-19 spread inside public jails
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Our members have gone above and beyond to help in this crisis.
Read MoreOPINION: The city should respect religious observance during COVID-19 crisis
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Respecting shared holidays promotes acceptance and inclusion.
Read MoreSTRINGER: We must protect our frontline workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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In times of crisis, it is important that we come together to serve the hardworking New Yorkers who make this the greatest city in the world.
Read MoreOPINION: A call to young New Yorkers to stay home, from a peer with COVID-19
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Together we will get through this.
Read MorePARKER: The face of the ‘enemy’ has no color
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For Asian-Americans, fear of COVID-19 is exacerbated by the hateful trifecta of stigma, bigotry and discrimination.
Read MoreOPINION: COVID-19 crisis highlights need to close private jails and prisons
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Will we wait until the crisis comes into our backyards to develop a strategy to address the needs of incarcerated folks?
Read MoreOPINION: Managed Long-Term Care plans punish New York’s disadvantaged seniors
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Why are MLTCs refusing to pay for social adult day care telecare programs, which have been providing vital services to seniors throughout this pandemic without support?
Read MoreOPINION: Queens never gives up
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Life may be very different once the pandemic is over, but it will be better thanks to the energy, commitment, compassion, and creative innovation that the borough’s response to the virus has spurred.
Read MoreOPINION: Sending people home from the hospital increases the spread. We need another solution.
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We cannot proceed with a one-size fits all approach. It is endangering more lives, more communities.
Read MoreOPINION: Let all New Yorkers vote by mail for every election
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We ask Governor Cuomo to act soon, so our institutions and our people can prepare.
Read MoreREVIEW: ‘Dominicana’ is a raw NYC coming-of-age tale
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“Domincana,” the latest book by Angie Cruz, has a grim premise.
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