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Democratic lawmakers are raising concerns about a spike in incidents of coronavirus-related discrimination against Asian Americans as President Donald Trump continues blaming China over the pandemic.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and congressional delegates from the state of New York wrote a letter to the Department of Justice demanding answers on immigration courts' proceedings during the COVID-19 crisis and called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release detainees.
More than 200 residents of Queens nursing homes have died as a result of the coronavirus, according to a state report published Friday.
In total, 202 people died in 10 different nursing homes as of April 15, with about a fifth of the deaths occurring at the New Franklin Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Flushing.
As immigrants — many of whom are serving as essential workers — help to combat the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, a Queens lawmaker is introducing new legislation seeking to extend their work permits.
Congresswoman Grace Meng's legislation, the COVID-19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act, would automatically extend the length of all work permits by one year, beginning from the date that the coronavirus public health emergency declaration is lifted.
The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center in Flushing has been awarded federal funding to help respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congresswoman Grace Meng announced Wednesday.
The facility, located at 136-26 37th Ave., received more than $1.6 million ($1,669,415) to provide assistance and care for COVID-19, and to address staffing levels during the public health emergency.
Four Queens lawmakers and students in Astoria are urging the New York City Department of Education to make feminine hygiene products available at all meal hubs throughout the city.
Femstrate, founded by student leaders at the Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria, is receiving support from State Assemblywomen Catherine Nolan and Aravella Simotas along with Congresswomen Grace Meng and Carolyn Maloney.
Joe Hennessy, a Forest Hills resident and long-time Community Board 6 Chair, died from COVID-19 complications Thursday. He was 82.
Hennessy chaired CB6 – which represents the areas of Forest Hills and Rego Park – up until September 2019. He was chair for about 30 years.
He was president of the board of directors for the Forest Hills MHA Housing Development Fund for over 30 years and was also a board member of Queens Community House, a nonprofit social services organization.
At least 197,000 taxpaying New Yorkers will miss out on coronavirus relief payments from the federal government because of a legislative roadblock put in place by Republicans, according to data from the state Taxation and Finance Department.
The $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill signed into law last month contains GOP-crafted language that makes people who use Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) ineligible for the $1,200 personal checks that the Treasury Department will begin issuing to most workers this week.
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Twice in one day, Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) led the New York congressional delegation in letters calling for transparency in equipment distribution and support for healthcare workers fighting on the frontlines of the pandemic.
The first April 7 letter, addressed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, demanded greater transparency in how it distributes supplies and equipment, and to create a centralized system to procure items such as personal protective equipment and ventilators for hospitals.