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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.
It would mandate agencies to provide written resources in 19 languages including: Spanish, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Haitian Creole, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese, Greek, Polish, Thai, and Portuguese.
With over 3,600 COVID-19 deaths in state nursing homes and adult care facilities reported as of April 27, Gov. Cuomo announced that the Department of Health and Attorney General Letitia James will be conducting a joint investigation to determine whether facilities are administering appropriate levels of care to residents.
"The main message we all have to get around: We're as strong as the weakest link when it comes to COVID-19," Assemblymember Ron Kim (D-Flushing) said at the April 22 launch of the first mobile testing site in Queens. "Whether you're unbanked, undocumented ... everyone needs to come out and trust the testing process and be part of our economy again. Without everyone being tested and being healthy there is no economy and we believe this is the model that's right."
Two Queens congressmembers called on the federal government to allow co-ops and condos to be eligible for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal stimulus program designed to help small businesses through the COVID-19 crisis.
In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza, Reps. Grace Meng and Tom Suozzi asked for co-ops and condos to be allowed to receive PPP loans.
NEW YORK — An uptick in hate crimes against Asian Americans continues amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to NYPD data.
Moreover, the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is worried about under-reporting.
"We see incidents of people being harassed on subways and buses, and our seniors are afraid to go grocery shopping in the supermarket," said Chinatown Partnership executive director Wellington Chen. "This is not the America we know."
SEATTLE, Washington — The Youth, Peace and Security Act of 2020 recognizes the importance of youth involvement and leadership in peace-building and conflict-prevention activities. The Act directs the State Department and the President to take meaningful steps to enable and encourage young people to participate in the promotion of peace and security.