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"It is easy to yell 'reopen, reopen' from the sidelines, but what every school district in America needs are additional financial resources to purchase safety equipment; to convince bus drivers, chefs and teachers that a very serious safety first regimen is occurring in their schools; to hire more paraprofessionals to assist our administrators in monitoring and ensuring school safety; and to create a continuum of schooling that will allow 40-50 million parents go back to work in one piece. Without federal money, even Mayor de Blasio’s modest effort to reopen the schools will have much difficulty.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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“Mayor de Blasio and his superintendent of schools need to immediately make clear how they plan to support the low-income Black and Latinx children and their families who will be greatly impacted by this news, as their children make up a majority of the students educated in the school system.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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“Public health leaders want to make sure that everyone who may have been exposed to COVID-19 knows where to get tested and gets tested. They also want people to know how the virus is spreading in communities and who is most at risk for more severe illness. This data informs how and when we re-open, and how to keep more people safe; contact tracers make that happen.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet:
Contact tracing a ‘tried-and-true tool’ for public health (05/11/20)
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“President Trump and others have wanted to open up the economy and schools since he ordered them closed. But now that our nation is at a crossroads, it is critical to ask what needs to be done to ensure safety for not only children and their families, but also teachers, school staff and their families. We know that it is only by massive testing – something that has happened nearly nowhere in the U.S. – that we can be relatively sure that it is ok to open the schools.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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“I think any public health crisis reveals tensions and cracks in our society. It especially reveals the consequences of gross inequalities and we have plenty of those in the U.S. Having a public health crisis like this unfold is going to bring all of those inequalities to the surface. We can’t just deal with the public health crisis itself. We also have to deal with the inequality, the difficulties and challenges it brings, especially for children and for lots of other community groups as well.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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“As a frequent visitor to the Cornell AAP studio at 26 Broadway, across from the Bull, I’ve seen firsthand just how chaotic and overcrowded its tiny plaza can get. While aesthetically a splendid site for the work, it is not does meet the stringent public safety standards necessary in our post-9/11 city."
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet:
Relocating Charging Bull ideal solution for post-9/11 NYC (11/12/19)
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“The popularity of the Charging Bull statue has increased as more and more visitors make their way to lower Manhattan. The reality is that the popularity of the Charging Bull statue is causing major traffic conflicts on lower Broadway and is likely to lead to a pedestrian fatality. Given the limited space at Bowling Green, there’s little choice but to move it back to the sculpture’s original home adjacent to the NY Stock Exchange.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet:
Relocating Charging Bull ideal solution for post-9/11 NYC (11/12/19)
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“The Norway spruce is an excellent choice of species for Rockefeller Center. Because the Norway spruce grows fast, finding a large tree is far easier and more practical than for other species, and it displays the classic pyramidal shape favored for Christmas trees."
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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“This massive reduction in pretrial detention is likely to set a precedent across the nation for reduced incarceration rates for those not yet convicted of a crime. For the individuals who are no longer locked behind bars while they are awaiting trial, this represents a significant victory. It likely also represents a significant victory for their loved ones – children, romantic partners, siblings, and parents. But it’s important to be mindful of exactly what it means to re-introduce someone to family life during a stressful time of year. The immediate lead-in to the holidays is not exactly easy for most of us, and could be compounded with limited pre-release planning, including limited educational, mental health, and addiction programming.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet:
After early release, NYC inmates face high-risk reentry (11/06/19)
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“New York City has been waiting for a Wegmans for a very long time and now the wait is over. Anticipate, like other Wegmans’ openings, lines around the block from consumers who have been to Wegmans at other upstate and East Coast locations and have been badgering Wegmans leadership to finally open a store in or near the city."
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet:
Wegmans in NYC: Food frenzy for legendary experience (10/24/19)
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