“It is going to be a challenging year,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said in the annual address to lawmakers.
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[Updated ]JCC threatened again; rally against anti-Semitism today
For the second time in a week, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester has received a bomb threat and evacuated its building on Edgewood Avenue in Brighton. The center closed temporarily, but will reopen at 3 p.m. Brighton police are investigating the threat — just as they are the one received by the JCC […]
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Warren, Gillibrand, faith leaders denounce hate incidents
The country is in a difficult place. A divisive election dominated by the contemptuous language of President-elect Donald Trump left much of the country with raw nerves. But the outcome was downright frightening to marginalized groups, particularly immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and many women. And in the immediate aftermath of the election, those […]
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Attack rallies trans community
Nicole Clark, a 19-year-old transgender woman, was attacked last month on Monroe Avenue near Goodman Street. Clark, who was with her mother at the time, says she was punched several times and knocked to the ground, where the attack continued, according to a police report. Police later charged Dyshieka McFadden with harassment in relation to […]
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Name-change notices can endanger trans people
For transgender people who are transitioning, an official name change is often part of the process. And in New York, when people get permission from the courts to change their names, a notice is typically published in a newspaper. The notices contain identifying information, including people’s original names, new names, addresses, and birthplaces. But the […]
