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A group of city lawmakers are pushing for the next coronavirus stimulus package to bankroll a "universal" moratorium on rent and mortgage payments — an unprecedented proposal that carries a monthly price tag of at least $66 billion.
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Queens, Bronx) and Grace Meng (Queens), who represent two of the nation's worst-hit districts, are spearheading the effort and outlined it in a Tuesday letter to House and Senate leaders from both sides of the aisle.
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.
Reps. Grace Meng and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez propose creating a new Housing and Urban Development program to handle paying landlords and providing financial help to homeowners, The Hill reports.
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.
That changed after Howe School of Excellence and other campuses across the country closed their doors in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But weeks after the school switched to online instruction, fewer than half of Racette's 50 third-grade students have even logged into video lessons in Google Classroom, in part because of technology and connectivity barriers.
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.
"I thought he would care a little," she told NBC Asian America. "I thought being a member from California, this is something that might be on his radar. These are his constituents, possibly."