BREAKING NEWS:
— El Jefe 🇩🇴 (@JordyReyes11) December 29, 2021
CDC reports you can go back to work after singing sana sana culito de rana
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Nicky Barnes was the face of heroin trafficking in NYC in the 1970s. That was until that very same face made the cover of The NY Times Magazine. That was the beginning of the end. Mr. Untouchable tells the story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious hustlers to ever come out of Harlem.
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I’ve seen a lot of Covid in the ER recently.
— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) December 27, 2021
With so many people getting infected recently, some folks may wonder what’s the point of getting vaccinated at all?
And is there really any value to a booster dose if I’ve had two Pfizer/Moderna or a shot of J&J?
My observations: 🧵
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Five hundred years ago today, the first revolt of enslaved people in the Americas took place in Quisqueya.
On December 26, 1521 the Santo Domingo Slave Revolt kicked off at a sugar plantation owned by Diego Columbus, son of Christopher Columbus. The uprising was ultimately unsuccessful but it marked the first time enslaved Africans would resist en masse against their colonial oppressors.
For more: https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/dsi
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It’s not the #holidays without a little #BurritoSabanero…
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POV: The Omicron Variant to my immune system. pic.twitter.com/q47iWW43eB
— Sasha Merci (@sashamerci) December 25, 2021
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On track.
Securing a Reduced-Fare MetroCard just got a whole lot easier, after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launched an online application process this week that allows transit riders to apply for a card through the MTA’s website.
The cards provide half-price subway and bus fares for riders 65 or older or who have qualifying disabilities.
In early December, the MTA unveiled a soft launch for the online applications, with more than 800 people registering.
Read more: Apply online for half-fare MetroCards | Manhattan Times
To apply online for a Reduced-Fare MetroCard, please visit: https://reducedfare.mta.info/registration/
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By Gregg McQueen
It’s a first for foster students.
The New York City Department of Education (DOE) is set to create its first-ever division of staffers devoted to serving the needs of students in foster care.
The DOE is planning to hire a team of eight central office employees who will help create policy for students in foster care and offer support to schools for dealing with the emotional, logistical and legal challenges of these children.
Approximately 7,000 foster-care children are currently in the city’s public school system.
According to DOE statistics, about 20 percent of kids in foster care end up repeating a grade, compared with 6 percent of students citywide, while nearly half of kids in foster care have a learning disability.
The DOE is aiming to hire half of the new staff by the end of January, with the rest in place by the end of June, according to published reports.
The team is likely to include a policy director, a data analyst and six on-the-ground “foster care support coordinators.” These staffers will serve as a point of contact for schools, families and child welfare professionals with questions about students in foster care.
They will also be responsible for training school staff on the rights of these students and their families, including biological parents, as well as tracking to improve academic outcomes.
Read more: New DOE team will focus on foster care students | Bronx Free Press
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