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As Census Efforts Ramp Up, Coronavirus Fears Complicate the Game Plan

March 2, 2020, 10:41 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:30 a.m.

Census forms for the big count will be sent out in two weeks and amid coronavirus worries following the city’s first diagnosis this weekend.

Government

NYC’s Basement Apartment Crackdown Clashes With Census Outreach Efforts

Feb. 4, 2020, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Building inspectors targeting illegal apartments risk making immigrants even less likely to respond, city advisers warn.

Government

City Reveals $40 Million Plan of Attack on 2020 Census

Jan. 14, 2020, 11:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

The effort will rely on outreach to traditionally undercounted communities with Congressional representation and federal funding at stake.

Government

NYC Census Scam Fighters Gearing Up for 2020 Battle

Oct. 30, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 7, 2020, 12:10 p.m.

The first-ever digital count brings new risks. Among New York’s weapons to fight misinformation: libraries — and buying up URLs con artists covet.

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Counting on Old Uptown Playbook for Citywide Census Success

Aug. 16, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

In 2010, Washington Heights and Inwood had the city’s best response rate. Officials are looking to replicate the magic amid Census 2020’s challenges.

People

AOC Makes a Bronx Census Push Amid Fears of Lost House Seats

Aug. 1, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

More than a quarter of the residents in freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ district are non-citizens — the highest percentage in the state.

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Making it Count: Immigration Advocates Seek Census Outreach Funding Boost

April 23, 2019, 7:29 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

A pending U.S. Supreme Court decision and budget woes could stymie local efforts to get an accurate tally in next year’s count, some fear.

Census

As Census Efforts Ramp Up, Coronavirus Fears Complicate the Game Plan

NYC’s Basement Apartment Crackdown Clashes With Census Outreach Efforts

City Reveals $40 Million Plan of Attack on 2020 Census

NYC Census Scam Fighters Gearing Up for 2020 Battle

Counting on Old Uptown Playbook for Citywide Census Success

AOC Makes a Bronx Census Push Amid Fears of Lost House Seats

Making it Count: Immigration Advocates Seek Census Outreach Funding Boost

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