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Beloved ‘Centro Maria’ Women’s Home to Shut as Allies Blame Church’s Lawsuits

Aug. 24, 2020, 9:50 p.m.Aug. 24, 2020, 9:50 p.m.

The nuns and residents living at Centro Maria, one of the last women-only residences in Manhattan, have to be out of the Hell’s Kitchen institution by September.

Child Victims Act

Archdiocese its Accused Predator Priest Is Still Manhattan Pastor as Four More Abuse Suits Are Filed

July 29, 2020, 9:50 p.m.July 30, 2020, 12:44 p.m.

Msgr. John Paddack, now the subject of 11 Child Victims Act lawsuits, is still pastor of Notre Dame Church Morningside Heights, THE CITY has learned.

Families Struggle to Send Lost Loved Ones Home to Mexico Amid Coronavirus Crisis

July 9, 2020, 12:32 a.m.July 9, 2020, 10:28 a.m.

Final-wish homeland burials in Mexico and other countries are complicated by high costs and complex logistics — forcing agonizing waits for New Yorkers reeling from grief.

Courts

‘Time for a Reckoning’: Flood of Abuse Cases Against NY Archdiocese Filed Amid Deadline Uncertainty

July 2, 2020, 4:44 p.m.July 2, 2020, 5:54 p.m.

Church hit with nearly 100 Child Victims Act lawsuits in a month as courts open and Albany plays “smoke-and-mirrors game” with deadline.

‘An Eerie Quiet’ at NYC Churches as Clergy Cancel Services

March 15, 2020, 9:14 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

New York City’s Catholic churches and other faiths suspend communal worship in effort to stifle large gatherings and halt spread of the coronavirus.

Justice

Judge Upholds Right to Anonymity for Child Victims Act Accs

Nov. 8, 2019, 1:44 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Jesuits lose court battle to reveal identities of people who’ve filed sexual abuse lawsuits against them in wake of new state law.

Brooklyn

Group Floats Separate Swimming for Men and Women at Williamsburg Pool

Sept. 18, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

A Brooklyn pool’s women-only schedule made waves among civil rights activists three years ago. Now the ladies who swim are offering men a deal.

Manhattan

Harlem’s African Burial Ground Enters New Phase, With a Promise of Funding

June 5, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 7, 2020, 12:11 p.m.

The city plans to begin an initial search this fall for a nonprofit operator for the memorial site and cultural center honoring local history.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Churches Cancel Speeches by Right-Wing Polish Figures

June 3, 2019, 5:56 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Events nixed after letter to Brooklyn’s bishop and THE CITY’s inquiries over planned appearances by accused anti-Semite author and nationalist pol.

Health

Anti-Vaccine Rabbi Sits on Prominent Ultra-Orthodox as Measles Spread

May 23, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky, who calls vaccines a “hoax,” is on the policy-making council of the influential Agudath Israel of America.