This story was originally published on April 3, 2020 by THE CITY In Jamaica, Queens, next to an auto body shop…
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Haitian community leaders form task force to address coronavirus crisis
By Sam Bojarski Coronavirus has hit close to home for Dr. Sophia Lubin, an OB-GYN physician at Maimonides Medical Center…
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NEW YORKERS FLOCK TO ERS DESPITE URGENT WARNINGS TO STAY AWAY EVEN IF SICK
This story was originally published on March 27, 2020 Even as coronavirus cases surge in every borough, city Health Department…
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Brooklyn High School Principal, 36, Dies from Coronavirus
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article identified Dez-Ann Romain as Haitian American; however she was born in Trinidad….
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New York’s Haitian community Braces For More Disruption As Coronavirus Infections Skyrocket
By Jonathan Greig New Yorkers are facing the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak as it continues to spread across the…
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NEW YORKERS WHO CAN’T WORK FROM HOME FORGE ON AS VIRUS AND UNCERTAINTY SPREAD
Armed with hand sanitizer and a mix of resignation and bravado, New Yorkers who don’t have the option of working…
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HOTEL SHELTER OPERATOR STIFFED HOMELESS FAMILIES ON TOILET PAPER AND MICROWAVES
An embattled nonprofit operating more than two dozen hotels sheltering homeless New Yorkers is a financial and managerial mess that…
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JUDGE WHO ENDED STOP-AND-FRISK SLAMS BLOOMBERG ON PAST ATTEMPT TO ‘SCARE ME’
In 2013, shortly before Manhattan Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin declared then-Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s stop-and-frisk policy unconstitutional, a taxpayer-funded dossier that…
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The Grand Opening of the “Keeping Hope Alive: 10 Years of Care in Haiti” Photo Exhibit
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Tzu Chi USA On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti and…
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Trump Moves to Block Visas for Pregnant Women on ‘Birth Tourism’
The State Department on Thursday gave visa officers more power to block pregnant women from visiting the United States and…