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Approximately 40% of survivors in the state live in poverty.

Turbulence Ahead: Are the skies less friendly to Observant Jews? Illustrations by Esti Friedman The thin piece of colored cloth that accompanies virtually every COVID regulation on the ground has created some atmospheric pressure in the formerly friendly skies as well. Flight attendant crews, once limited to reminding passengers to fasten seatbelts and pouring out frothy cups of warm Diet Coke, have now been handed their roughest job yet — ensuring that every passenger, every second of the time, has every part of their lower face covered. Given that this directive has led to an increasing n...

Community By Reuvain Borchardt Updated Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 12:19 pm NEW YORK - Updated Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 12:19 pm Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein An executive at a voter- and government-reform organization is coming under criticism for referring to the Orthodox Jewish community in New York City as “an extremist bloc.” Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, made the comments to Gothamist for an article posted Friday about mayoral candidate Andrew Yang’s surge in support among the Orthodox Jewish community for his opposition to government in...