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hope: we continue with wingsnews. about 3,000,000 ofNew Yorkers live in thepoverty. bronx countyis the most affected. there he readdamaris íaz to questionofficials on theproblematic and inquire aboutthe resources available.damaris: wings damaris: wings of20,000,000 people resideIn New York. of these, almost14% live in poverty. themost are inour Latino communities.According to a report published bythe state comptroller, themost vulnerable groups arechildren, single mothers andthe elders.between countiesaffected are the bronx,brooklyn y manhattan.We visited the office of theAssemblywoman Karina Reyes, forinquire about the stepsthey are drinking right here in thebronx to fight poverty.in this county that haswings of 1,000,000 400,000population.>> maybe you have toraise taxes forthose people who winwell, to those very millionaires andNew York Billionaires,try to find solutionspermanent so that thefamilies can get out ofpoverty, how to increase theminimum wage, who canaccess affordable housing.damaris: lots of new yorkerslost their jobs duringthe pandemic, they are stillIt’s making it hard to giverental. what are you doingto help these people?>> there are a couple of projectslaw we are working on. byFor example, the law offair evictions oma not that oneit happened last year. now whatthe session beginslegislative we push so thatthat is the law.damaris: according to the report, the18.5% under 18 years of agethey live in poverty. what help is therefor them?>> we can step up and ask thefederal government to expandstamp services,that also expands thehousing programs.damaris: single mothersthey have another challenge to get outgo ahead, why can’t youcover the cost of housing,You’re a babysitter and it gets complicated.>> part of us bring thatequity to the state ismake sure that allmothers can receive carefree child at low cost,so they can workand in this way to be able to leavepoverty.damaris: for a list ofresources that exist in newyork to help the