Overdose deaths continue to rise | Manhattan Times
The rate of overdose deaths in New York City continues to rise, according to a new report released by the city’s Health Department.
In the first two quarters of 2021, there were 1,233 overdose deaths in New York City, compared to 965 overdose deaths during the same period in 2020, the report said.
“The overdose epidemic is taking one New Yorker from us every four hours, and is a public health crisis that has touched far too many people,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan. “The Health Department is committed to reducing overdose deaths through evidence-based strategies, and continuing to work with peers, community partners and service providers to innovate and save lives.”
According to the report, Harlem and neighborhoods in the Bronx are the areas with the highest rates of opioid deaths.
Between July 2020 and July 2021, those regions had 50 to 95 overdose deaths per 100,000 residents, data showed.
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Summer Rising Enrollment is Open!
This summer, DOE and DYCD plan to serve a record number of students through Summer Rising, a free, safe, and fun academic and enrichment program for NYC students currently in grades K-8.
We encourage families to apply early to secure a spot at their preferred location. Enrollment is quick and easy, and it can be completed from any device with an internet connection or by contacting your school’s Parent Coordinator.
This year, families can submit one enrollment per child, so please choose your site carefully. You can enroll at any Summer Rising location with seats available for your child’s grade band (K-5 or 6-8). Many schools will be located in a different building for the summer; if you are unsure where your school will be operating Summer Rising, contact your school or view the building list posted further down on this webpage.
If your child has a 9-digit OSIS (student ID) number, make sure you have it on-hand to complete your enrollment.
For more info: Summer Rising Enrollment is Open!
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The Uptown Tweet of the Week: Dual Citizenship
Wife is filing for dual citizenship so she can have two mother’s days.
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— Juan Bago
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Uptown Opportunities: 2022 Technical Stage Production Internship Applications Open Now
Applications for the Apollo Theater’s Technical Stage Production Internship are available to rising seniors attending NYC high schools. The Apollo Theater Academy Technical Stage Production Internship provides high school students with opportunities for professional and personal development as they explore careers in Technical Stage Production. Interns learn how to apply technical elements of theater such as lighting design, videography, audio engineering, carpentry, and production design to live and recorded stage productions. Over six (6) weeks, interns are trained by and assigned to work with members of The Apollo’s production crew to learn what goes into creating events at the Apollo Theater.
Applications are due May 9, 2022.
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New protections for food delivery workers | Bronx Free Press
By Gregg McQueen
New York City has enacted a series of new protections for workers who deliver restaurant orders for third-party food delivery apps.
Effective April 22, delivery workers will receive pay on a weekly basis, can choose how far they’ll travel and what routes they’ll take, receive more information about deliveries before accepting them, and be provided with a free insulated delivery bag.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga announced the new laws, the latest milestone in a legislative effort to improve labor conditions for delivery workers.
“As a blue-collar mayor, I am committed to ensuring every worker in this city has fair, equitable, and safe working conditions,” said Adams in a statement. “Delivery workers brave difficult conditions year-round, often for meager pay, simply to do their jobs. These hard-won protections are critically important to advancing worker justice and giving the more than 65,000 delivery workers across this city the dignity they deserve.”
Many food delivery workers — also known in some neighborhoods as “deliveristas” — lost their jobs when restaurants that employed them were forced to shutter at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
To continue earning pay, they turned to app-based delivery services such as GrubHub, UberEats, Seamless, and DoorDash. The city estimates that there are currently more than 65,000 app-based food delivery workers in the five boroughs.
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