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Voices of New York

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Spotlighting stories from the city's ethnic and community press. Published by @CityLimitsNews.

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Polish business owners in Brooklyn talk to BialyOrzel24.com about struggling to stay open during coronavirus. "The city has practically turned into a ghost town. It is hard to say how long we will be able to function like that." bit.ly/3aBzEfS

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On a recent weekday, the scene on Eighth Avenue was reminiscent of the hustle and bustle before the pandemic, with fresh fruit and vegetable vendors pitching their wares to customers, @WorldJournalNYC reports. bit.ly/360gGzd

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The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether the Trump administration can terminate DACA, leaving New York's immigrant DREAMers - 9,000 of whom are essential pandemic workers - in limbo. bit.ly/2y1FpGC

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"The course allows me to change the monotony of being stuck indoors. It is like an escape from the pain, a relief from the confinement." Virtual English classes offer escape and comfort for immigrants during lockdown via El Diario Nueva York: bit.ly/372qo4x

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On the subway back home, Mao was nervous. “Everyone around me looked like they were going to attack me at any moment,” he said. Translated from Sing Tao Daily: bit.ly/2Zgrarf

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"I do not think that the business is going to be profitable with the new norms." Nail salon owners brace for uncertainty as they prepare to reopen their shops after being closed for almost four months due to COVID-19. Translated from El Diario Nueva York: bit.ly/3gC7bKo

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Critics of the city's plan to build one of its new borough-based jails in Chinatown were happy to see funding for it postponed in this year's budget -- but the city hasn't abandoned the project. Translated from Sing Tao Daily: bit.ly/3haicCY

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Friends, I am delighted to share with you that after over a year of development, the Εθνικός Κήρυξ/The National Herald Archives are finally digitalized and operational. We couldn't have done it without the support of The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Pls take a look, it's fascinating! thenationalherald.com/community_gene…

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“It’s been four months now. It’s not getting any better,” the owner of Amazing 66 told Sing Tao Daily. "No visitors or tourists come to Chinatown now. I think the business won’t recover at least for half a year or a year. So we decided to give up." bit.ly/3kmoD8k

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Great story from El Diario Nueva York, translated in Voices of New York, about how the pandemic is creating months-long delays at the Mexican, Dominican, Ecuadoran and Colombian consulates, creating havoc for NY immigrants in need of documents or passport renewals bit.ly/3ciQ6pP

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A rally against anti-Asian hate crimes drew close to a thousand people to Union Square on Sunday, according to Sing Tao Daily. bit.ly/3ssvIrK

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‘For a whole year, this place has been like a graveyard,’ one Bronx worker told El Diario Nueva York of the area around Yankee Stadium. The venue reopened to fans last week for the first time since the pandemic struck. bit.ly/2Q8lA96

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Sign up to receive all our bilingual coverage from Daniel Parra Mejía! His recent reporting includes explainers on the Excluded Workers Fund, how to apply for COVID-19 funeral assistance, the impact of the pandemic on the city's Latino restaurants, plus a weekly podcast w/ El Diario Nueva York

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From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, laundry workers were considered “essential," now just a year later, these workers remained absent from early vaccination priority lists. bit.ly/2P5lsHz

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🗓️ Save the date! Next week, on May 6, City Limits is partnering up with New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) & NYIC ACTION on this mayoral forum where our very own Daniel Parra Mejía is serving as a panelist. Let us know what immigration questions you'd like the candidates to answer, & be sure to tune in!

🗓️ Save the date! Next week, on May 6, <a href="/CityLimitsNews/">City Limits</a> is partnering up with <a href="/thenyic/">New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)</a> &amp; <a href="/NYICAction/">NYIC ACTION</a> on this mayoral forum where our very own <a href="/dparramejia/">Daniel Parra Mejía</a> is serving as a panelist. 

Let us know what immigration questions you'd like the candidates to answer, &amp; be sure to tune in!
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Earlier this month, a vigil was held at the Manuel de Dios Unanue Square in Jackson Heights, Queens, in honor of the at least 27 people killed, 846 injured and 89 disappeared in Colombia recently at the hands of the police. bit.ly/2RqmbnF

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