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  • How $1,000 a Month in Guaranteed Income Is Helping N.Y.C. Mothers

    Andy Newman

    January 18, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Cash payments for mothers experiencing poverty in New York City have provided a security net, helping to fill in the gaps for food and baby supplies. The guaranteed income doesn’t come with any conditions, meaning mothers were able to spend the money any way they needed too.

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  • Barred From Her Own Home: How a Tool for Fighting Domestic Abuse Fails

    Andy Newman

    June 17, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Stay-away orders are a tool New York judges can use to protect victims from their abusers even before accusations get scrutinized in court. They grew out of a reform movement that urged police and prosecutors to take domestic violence more seriously. But they have become a form of summary justice, routinely issued upon the filing of a complaint without proper vetting. They have wrecked families and cost people their homes and jobs based on what turn out to be flimsy or false accusations. New York courts and legislators are considering proposals to fix the system.

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