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Vol. 32, Issue 10 QUEENS/LONG ISLAND/BRONX/MANHATTAN March 5-11, 2021
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. Associated Press / Frank Franklin II, fi le
By Nelson A. King
Public Advocate Jumaane
D. Williams on Wednesday
released “A Renewed Deal for
New York City,” an extensive
plan for New York’s revitalization
and recovery in the immediate
and long-term aftermath
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, which draws
inspiration from the principles
of President Roosevelt’s
New Deal, came a day before
the public advocate was set
to deliver his annual State of
the People address at a virtual
conference, and one year after
the first case of COVID-19 was
reported in New York City.
Williams said “A Renewed
Deal for New York City” is
based on the principle that
“investment and progressivism,
rather than austerity and
conservatism are the path forward
to recover from the dev-
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By Bert Wilkinson
In normal times, Caribbean
governments would be more
consumed by efforts at improving
the regional tourism product,
reducing crime levels, bettering
education and the gross
domestic product among other
key areas.
But for most of the past year,
much of their energies had to be
diverted to managing the deadly
COVID-19 virus, its effects on
mental health, domestic violence,
schools, tourism, the crucial
air transport sector and a
slew of other areas that are crucial
to daily life.
Now, the focus is being
switched across the region to
mass vaccination of citizens as
the big pharmaceutical giants
ramp up production of coronavirus
vaccines and as regional
authorities rush to find ways to
fully reopen struggling economies.
Continued on Page 14
Public advocate releases plan for
renewed deal for New York City
COVID
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Caribbean govts prepare for
mass vaccinations
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March 14 at 10am
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March 16 at 7:30pm
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