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CUNY gender non-conforming students and staff want City Council support
Despite the passage of anti-discrimination laws such as the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), this year, many needs of TGNCNB community, which hovers around 0.6% of all 798,00 adults living in New York, were still being overlooked.
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Tensions Run High in Glendale, Queens Over Planned Homeless Shelter
At a recent community meeting residents aggressively yelled out of anger, one woman threatening to “burn the place down” if the shelter arises.
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Florida Crossroads
The staff of Pavement Pieces spent three days reporting stories in Florida, a state that is in the crossroads of […]
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The Supreme Court holds DACA hearing
The Supreme Court held a hearing on DACA yesterday to decide the fate of 700,000 people who bought to this […]
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Living in the city of dreams means some adults must seek roommates
The trend of older renters or homeowners sharing their homes with younger adults has caught on.
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Protestors hit the streets to fight Trump
Trump came to the city to address the United Nations and tell world leaders to reject “globlism” and adopt his “America First” style of governing. But for the protestors, his style is just not working.
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As the ban on plastic bags approaches, New Yorkers are ready to see them go
Although paper bags are easier to recycle and decompose, the answer to which option is better for the environment is complex and depends on a number of other factors, such as the amount of energy necessary to produce them, the resources used, and the number of times the bag can be reused.
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Puerto Ricans rally for the island’s independence
For the activists in the march, the route to the island’s decolonization is through independence as opposed to statehood. They also demanded the cancellation of Puerto Rico’s over $70 billion national debt.
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An interfaith gathering before the climate march
Students decided to skip class to make a clear statement about climate change. They felt the responsibility of fighting for the world that would be passed onto future generations
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Parents and children bond at climate march
“This is the most pressing issue of our time and it’s gonna affect our kids more than it affects us, so we thought we absolutely had to be here, “said Marisa Wolfson, an Upper West Side, mom of two.