After a pandemic moratorium, city leaders are letting school superintendents decide whether to bring back some admissions requirements that critics say feed racial disparities.
Tag: New York City
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NYC Increases Police in Subways to Combat Crime
With less than three weeks until Election Day, Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to address a troubling series of violent incidents on the subway.
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How New Yorkers Are Stepping In to Help Asylum Seekers
Volunteers are collecting donations, delivering pizzas and even opening up their homes to help Venezuelan migrants arriving by bus from Texas.
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A Decade After Superstorm Sandy, New Yorkers Still Fear the Rain
The historic storm prompted the city to invest millions in property protection. Then Hurricane Ida showed how vulnerable homeowners and renters really are to flash flooding.
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The Mysterious Patient in Room 23: The Hermit Baroness
Birgit Thyssen-Bornemisza led a life of eccentric anonymity and shabby gentility. Then her money got cut off. Then she had a stroke.