New York is a city that works for our people, with resources available to help hard-working residents afford the cost of housing, child care, health care, transit, and more. But all too often, the New Yorkers most in need of these programs are not aware that they qualify for them and don’t take
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Queens Youth Raise Over $85,000 For Chai Lifeline
On Sunday evening, August 25, I joined neighborhood families for the annual Stahler Orchestra Music-A-Thon, now in its seventh year. The program
Bukharian Jews In The Mizrahi Jewish DNA Project
Most previous genetic studies completely neglected Bukharian Jews and only a handful included them.1 Fortunately, a growing number of Bukharian Jews
Parshat Va'etchanan: Shomea Tefilah
The second to last section of Parshat Va'etchanan contains words that comprise the foundation of the Jewish worldview: “Hear, O Israel: the Lord is
PAYROLL PRACTICES
After complaining about not receiving his final paycheck of $915, a worker named Andreas discovered 91,500 pennies dropped off in his driveway by his
The EITC: Helping Working Families Afford to Live in the Greatest City in the World
Working people and families make life in our city possible. Their work and contributions in every sector — from public safety to business
Things You Didn’t Know About the Arizal
Last Friday, the fifth of Av, was the yahrzeit of the great Ari HaKadosh or Arizal, “The Holy Lion of Blessed Memory”, Rabbi Itzchak Luria
