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Meg Barnette executive director of Nonprofit New York.
Leader to Leader: Meg Barnette
A Q&A with the executive director of Nonprofit New York
By GREG BERMAN
NYN News
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Child writes in notebook at school.
Strains on New York City school staffing could hurt literacy efforts, advocates say
Advocates fear that the city Department of Education may need to pull reading specialists to fill in for in-person and remote classes.
By KAY DERVISHI
NYN News
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Rikers Island sign.
Advocacy groups, nonprofits push for release of correction officers disciplinary records
They are calling on city and state leaders to publish a public database of the disciplinary records.
By KAY DERVISHI
NYN News
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Police officer in New York City standing in front of protests following police shooting Jacob Blake.
Nonprofit coalition calls on NYC to tackle police reforms
Among its recommendations are instituting mandatory trainings on racial profiling, community relations and deescalation with the help of community-based organizations.
By KAY DERVISHI
NYN News
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Synagogue in Manhattan.
Upwards of $17 million in federal security funding allocated to New York nonprofits
Organizations at high-risk of facing terrorism will be able to use to the funds to bolster their security.
By KAY DERVISHI
NYN News
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Closed public school in Manhattan.
Details still missing from New York City’s free child care program
Up to 100,000 students enrolled in blended learning would be enrolled in child care, under the program.
By KAY DERVISHI
NYN News
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Diagonal view of buildings in SoHo
Ban on commercial evictions extended until Sept. 20
State legislators have proposed various approaches to offering rent relief to small nonprofits and businesses.
By KAY DERVISHI
NYN News
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Manhattan jail.
Activists call on state legislature to do more for incarcerated New Yorkers
Though outbreaks at New York prisons haven't been as severe as other states, several are still seeing comparatively high infection rates.
By KAY DERVISHI
NYN News
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Food distribution in New York.
Roughly 1,800 more New York nonprofits could close because of COVID-19: report
New York ranks among the top 10 states could see the most charities close per capita, according to a new analysis.
By KAY DERVISHI
NYN News
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Mayor Bill de Blasio, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and the New York City Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Steven Banks.
New York City’s point-in-time-count found 3,857 street homeless in January
The annual survey also found 23% fewer homeless people sleeping in the subway system.
By KAY DERVISHI
NYN News
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