Under the Trump administration, the United States has drastically reduced the number of refugees allowed into the country. The RDJ Shelter provides long term housing for those who did make it through. Inés Rénique reports on their Thanksgiving celebration this past week.

Eleven states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. When an effort to make New York the twelfth stalled over the summer, the state adopted a watered-down version: decriminalization. Jack Rossiter-Munley reports on how that plays out in practice.

Lee Stringer Talks About Homelessness

In the United States, Black, American Indian and Alaska Native women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lauren Mascarenhas reports from New York City, where doula care is being used to combat some of these disparities.

The New York City Council will vote this Tuesday to require bird safe glass on windows of tall buildings. Almost a billion birds die each year crashing into buildings in the United States. Anya Schultz visited a non-profit that rehabilitates wild animals to release them into the wild.

Lately, democratic presidential candidates have started to question the funding and expansion of Charter Schools. This summer, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state won’t raise the number of charters that are allowed to open up. Kara Grant reports from Brooklyn on one charter that has struggled to succeed.

Even after six months, protests in Hong Kong are showing no signs of slowing down. Uptown Radio’s Yoonji Han reports on how New Yorkers are showing their support for protestors, even from halfway around the world.

Photo: A flash mob hosted by NY4HK in Grand Central. / Courtesy of NY4HK

Governor Andrew Cuomo recently called for 500 additional officers to police the subways. He says it’s important to crackdown on crime and fare evasion. But some say the police presence is costly, unnecessary, and even detrimental. Tay Glass reports on a “subway therapist” who has seen the crackdown firsthand.

Image from #subwaytherapy on Instagram.

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