Parents who try to withdraw their children from yeshivas over a lack of secular education often cannot do so, hampered by social pressure and a rabbinical court system.
Tag: New York City
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Behind New York City’s Shift on Mental Health, a Solitary Quest
The psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey has been advocating tougher involuntary psychiatric treatment policies for 40 years. Now it’s paying off.
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NYC Subway Fare Could Reach Over $3 As Officials Battle Pandemic Losses
Raising the transit system’s base fare twice by 2025 is among the options being considered as officials try to stave off a budget disaster.
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New Yorkers Urged to Wear Masks Indoors as Covid, Flu and RSV Cases Rise
An increase in Covid, flu and R.S.V. cases prompted city health officials on Friday to tell residents to wear high-quality masks indoors and in crowded outdoor settings.
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NYPD Officers Leave in Droves for Better Pay in Smaller Towns
This year has seen the highest number of resignations in two decades.