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A group of New York Democrat lawmakers are advocating for rent and and mortgage forgiveness options to be included in the next coronavirus stimulus bill.
KEW GARDENS, QUEENS — The Kew Gardens post office renewed its lease for another five years, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng announced Tuesday.
The post office's current lease was set to expire July 31, 2021, but the renewal means it can stay put until July 31, 2026.
The MTA announced it has completed an $8.6 million upgrade and renewal at the Murray Hill LIRR station, bringing a major accessibility improvement.
The station now has two elevators, one each for the eastbound and westbound platforms, making the station accessible to all customers for the first time.
At Justin Racette's West Chicago elementary school, instructors rarely assigned homework online before April.
When Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., confronted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., about his repeated use of the term "Chinese coronavirus" roughly a month ago, she was disappointed. While critics noted the term could perpetuate a racist association between the coronavirus and Chinese people, putting Asians in harm's way, Meng recalled McCarthy being dismissive of her concern.
Congresswoman Grace Meng on April 28 introduced a bill that would require all federal government agencies to translate written COVID-19-related materials to be into multiple languages for the public.
The COVID-19 Language Access Act would apply to any federal agency that receives coronavirus-related funding.