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A major health union is demanding that Gov. Kathy Hochul delay her plan to move home care for more than 250,000 New Yorkers to a single administrator — but the governor is pushing back.
The state’s home care program lets elderly and disabled people choose their own paid caregivers. And enrollment has grown in the past few years, costing the state over $12 billion last year. Hochul aims to switch how the program is managed: instead of being run by over 700 different companies, it would instead be administered by only one, which the state says will save tens of millions of dollars and help prevent fraud.
The switchover is scheduled for April 1. But the powerful healthcare union 1199 SEIU, which agrees overall with the single administrator plan, is urging that she pause the transition so that their workers have time to sign up with the new company.
But Hochul is standing her ground: in a statement, a spokesperson said that the transition “remains on track for April 1,” and that “the State has made this progress despite waves of misinformation spread by certain businesses trying to disrupt the transition to protect their own profits.”
Read more here about Hochul’s attempt to end the home care management system that she calls a “racket,” and the union groups rallying to delay her.
Weather ☔
Rain, with highs in the low 50s.
MTA 🚇
In Manhattan, the downtown A local train skips stops from 116 Street - 72 Street from 11:15 p.m. to 5 a.m. all week. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s in effect today, Mar. 24.
By the way…
Save this list of Spring museum exhibitions and art events for the next rainy day.
Our Other Top Stories
Despite the U.S. having one of the largest Spanish-speaking populations in the world, many U.S. born Hispanics struggle with the language: a 2023 study revealed that only a third of third-generation Hispanics can hold a fluent conversation in the language. The city’s Puerto Rican community, who created their own Nuyorican identity through the blending of Spanish and English, is not immune from this trend. But while Spanish serves as a link to their roots, mastery of the language isn’t the sole determinant of their sense of cultural belonging.
Yet another top aide to Mayor Eric Adams has resigned, this time the head of the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS) — a job the embattled mayor once described as a key player in the effort to “root out waste, fraud and abuse.” Lisa Flores notified staff of her intent to leave in a brief email on Friday that didn’t explain why she was leaving, or where she was headed next.
Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
Monday, Mar. 24: Clean out your closet: bring your gently used clothing to Footlight’s annual spring clothing swap. Any clothes that do not get claimed at the event will be donated. The Windjammer in Flushing, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 25: Watch cult film Ghost World (2001) at the Ottendorfer Library in the East Village. 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Mar. 26: Attend an authors’ talk with the father-son duo behind the new graphic memoir, “Whatever Happened to Frankie King.” CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan, 6:30 p.m.
THE KICKER: Through a new youth entrepreneurship program, high school students at Manhattan’s High School of Art and Design will have the opportunity to launch their own Etsy shops.
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Monday.
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