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QNS

Queens community shows outpour of love, support for local heroes who foiled violent robbery

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Adams announces healthier meals for New York City public school students

Posted on April 1, 2022

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‘Prepare not panic’: Adams backtracks on ending preschool mask mandate amid COVID surge

Posted on April 1, 2022

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People

U.S. Navy to name ship after late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Posted on April 1, 2022

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New York City charter schools continue to emerge as a inclusive new opportunity for diverse and inclusive education

Posted on March 30, 2022

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Immigrant household cleaners rally outside of Hochul’s office to demand universal healthcare

Posted on March 30, 2022

Capital

Adams enacts legislation extending housing and vacancy survey deadline

Posted on March 30, 2022

Children are seen walking, on the first day of lifting the indoor mask mandate for DOE schools between K through 12, in Manhattan, New York City

Charter school leaders look back on two years of COVID

Posted on March 30, 2022

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People

One Hundred Black Men of New York celebrates 42nd annual gala featuring high-profile leaders across business, politics, and entertainment

Posted on March 30, 2022

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Report reveals that a growing number of NYCHA residents are starting businesses, but still need more city support

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Brooklyn

‘It’s like out of a dystopian movie’: Inside an emotional city raid on a Brooklyn homeless encampment

Posted on March 29, 2022

Governor Kathy Hochul announces record school funding in state budget

Governor Hochul announces funding for nation’s first community mental health treatment teams

Posted on March 29, 2022

School visits

Mayor Adams visits childcare center and cites affordable childcare as top priority

Posted on March 29, 2022

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks to the media after a swearing-in ceremony at the New York State Capitol, in Albany, New York

Lawmakers, advocates head to Albany urging Hochul to ‘Invest’ in housing, child care and other necessities for New Yorkers

Posted on March 28, 2022

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People

Schneps Media honors ‘Power Women of Manhattan’

Posted on March 28, 2022

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Criminal justice groups pen open letter to Hochul following the leak of ‘ten-point plan’

Posted on March 25, 2022

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Advocates call on Mayor Adams and City Council to retrofit public schools with green infrastructure

Posted on March 24, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

People

Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state and feminist icon, dies at 84

Posted on March 23, 2022

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Politics

New York City parents advocate for reinstatement of gifted and talented program

Posted on March 23, 2022

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Elected officials and advocates rally to increase mental healthcare in New York school districts

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Health

Advocates host rally in support of ‘1% for parks’ in New York City

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Politics

Adams taps nine civic leaders to joint Panel for Educational Policy

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Queens

Local colleges collaborate to launch Queens STEM Academy

Posted on March 21, 2022

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City Council committee peppers Schools Chancellor Banks with questions on state of NYC public schools

Posted on March 21, 2022

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People

Radio City Rockettes announce auditions for 2022 Christmas Spectacular

Posted on March 21, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic in New York

Omicron sub-variant accounts for ‘around 30 percent’ of NYC COVID cases

Posted on March 18, 2022

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Public Advocate lays out ways to re-imagine NYC’s public school system in new report

Posted on March 18, 2022

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Brooklyn

Pratt students create oral history project to recognize first Black settlement

Posted on March 18, 2022

Politics

NYC families, educators and students rally for more public charter seats

Posted on March 16, 2022

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‘I want to throw in the towel:’ NYC eateries continue to struggle two years into the pandemic

Posted on March 16, 2022

Children are seen walking, on the first day of lifting the indoor mask mandate for DOE schools between K through 12, in Manhattan, New York City

Charter school leaders reflect on two years of COVID

Posted on March 16, 2022

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Caribbean Life

Judge Dweynie Paul tells of COVID-19 impact on court

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Business

Councilmember Julie Menin calls for more funding for NYC’s small business agency

Posted on March 15, 2022

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NYS Education Department offers new draft regulations for nonpublic school education

Posted on March 14, 2022

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COVID-19, Two Years Later | Small businesses across NYC getting back on their feet, though recovery remains slow

Posted on March 14, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

EXCLUSIVE | Homeless New Yorkers express shock, fright to amNY after gunman shoots two unhoused men on Lower Manhattan streets

Posted on March 13, 2022

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Health

NYC foster youth and advocates call for more funding

Posted on March 10, 2022

School Announcement

Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks celebrate NYC ‘hunger heroes’

Posted on March 10, 2022

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Caribbean Life

Caribbean American Justice Kathy King prefers in-person trials

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NYC photographer shines a light on Ukraine’s plight through art

Posted on March 9, 2022

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Politics

Plans in place to streamline enrollment and admissions at NYC schools

Posted on March 9, 2022

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Chancellor Banks talks Gifted and Talented program future at virtual town hall with Lower Manhattan parents

Posted on March 9, 2022

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Politics

NYC Committee on Higher Education passes resolution seeking ‘New Deal for CUNY’

Posted on March 9, 2022

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Don’t re-moo-ve it! Dairy associations urge Mayor Adams not to nix flavored milk in NYC public schools

Posted on March 8, 2022

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Report finds that even more funding is needed for NYC homeless shelters next year

Posted on March 8, 2022

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Politics

NYC Teachers’ retirement fund to divest Russian holdings

Posted on March 8, 2022

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Chinatown

Applicants can now seek funding for projects through Chinatown Downtown Revitalization Initiative

Posted on March 7, 2022

‘We need to respect each other’s choices’: NYC teachers’ union leaders speak about mask-optional policy

Posted on March 7, 2022

More from around NYC

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Rapes, robberies and car thefts rise sharply in the Bronx, NYPD data shows

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Op-ed: Ground lease bill threatens property rights and affordable housing goals

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‘This is just the beginning’: Southern Brooklyn residents rally against shelters, battery storage and ‘City of Yes’

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June LGBTQ music: Cynthia Erivo and Lucy Liyou