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Marcia Ross, Girl Rising CEO Christina Lowery, feminist activist Azadeh (Azi) Khalili, and two young human rights activists who are inspired by NASRIN’s story. NASRIN, an award-winning documentary narrated by Academy Award winner Olivia Coleman and with music by Tony Award-winning composers Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo, tells the story of Nasrin Sotoudeh, the Iranian human rights lawyer who has bravely led ongoing battles for the righ...

Food pantries may have to close in New York City with demand rising and a cut in financial aid. The de Blasio Administration had been giving large

The City’s largest organization of landlords of rent-regulated apartments is calling on the city to freeze this year’s property tax assessments after the COVID pandemic wiped five percent off the value of its real estate. The tentative assessment roll for FY22 shows the total market value of all New York City properties is $1.298 trillion, a 5.2 percent decrease from Fiscal Year 2021, according to the new Department of Finance assessment issued on Friday. “By all accounts, 2020 was an ext...

N.Y. Mayor de Blasio: Our mission is to redistribute wealth Published: December 21, 2020 New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared last week that the only way to end the structural racism that plagues New York City public schools, is to redistribute the citys wealth. During a coronavirus news conference, the progressive mayor described his efforts to "profoundly change the distribution of resources." "I like to say very bluntly that our mission is to redistribute wealth," said the second-term...

Bill de Blasio bluntly declares that he has been working to redistribute wealth in NYC school systems and looking to close the COVID achievement gap for minority students Speaking during a COVID-19 news conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he tried to focus on equity and excellence when working on education  NYC mayor described the work he did as part of the efforts to profoundly change the distribution of resources  I like to say very bluntly our mission is to redistribute wealth, he declar...

Photo Courtesy of John McCarten/NY City Council “This is a major victory for small business owners who need protection from landlords during this unprecedented time,” Speaker Johnson said. By Forum Staff The City Council recently won a legal challenge to several bills designed to protect residential and commercial tenants during the pandemic. The lawsuit was brought by landlords who argued that the three bills, which were part of a COVID-19 relief package for New Yorkers, violated ...