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Temperatures are going to be dangerously high in New York City this week. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are expected to feel like 100 degrees in some areas. This week’s weather is caused by a heat dome that will surround New York City for several days. A heat dome occurs when high pressure…
Humans vs. machines: How language workers are resisting AI
When Julie Tay first worked as a freelance interpreter in New York in the 1990s, language services didn’t formally exist as an industry, even in our city of immigrants. It was tied to the dominance of an English-speaking, “white-bread” America, she says, one where immigrants were expected to eventually assimilate to survive. The idea was…
Primary responsibility: The high stakes of NYC’s primaries explained
Starting this Saturday, you can begin early voting in New York’s primaries. Hold on, hold on, we can hear you groaning, but hear us out. These are important. We harp on this every time election season rolls around, but it bears repeating that for a good number of NYC races, the primary election is fundamentally…
What old-school immigrants are getting wrong about new waves of immigration
The irony of President Biden’s executive action closing the U.S. border is that it might help his image among Latino voters. That’s because, as we’ve repeatedly reported, there frequently exist rifts between long-time immigrants and more recent arrivals, with the former claiming they came in the “right way.” That being said, there’s also frustration among…
Exorbitant broker fees may no longer fall on renters if City Council bill passes
On Wednesday, the New York City Council will debate a proposal to change how New Yorkers pay broker’s fees. Typically, renters pay first and last months’ rent, a deposit and a broker’s fee, which can range from one month’s rent to 15% of the annual rent. However, some fees have gone beyond that. For example,…
Rachel McAdams lives in Jackson Heights in her Broadway debut. Why that matters
I was watching a harrowing scene in “Mary Jane,” the truly excellent Broadway play starring Rachel McAdams, when my jaw dropped. A character has to call 911 for help and the operator asks for an address. After much confusion, it comes out: 87-10 34th Ave, Apt. 2F. Not only is that a block away from…
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