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Parents say NYC schools’ AI policy leaves out what matters most: students
Late last month, the city released its initial guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools and asked for public feedback by May 8. The response from students, parents and educators interviewed by Epicenter NYC was primarily frustration that the guidelines focus almost entirely on how staff and teachers can and cannot use…
Two years after Win Rozario’s death, family demands Mamdani fire NYPD officers
On March 27, 2024, NYPD officers shot and killed Win Rozario, 19, after arriving in the midst of his mental health crisis. Over two years later, Rozario’s family is still seeking justice. They gathered in Jackson Heights on April 1 alongside community members and the social justice group Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) to…
Cram time in Albany
With the budget already late, the “Three Men” are busy; everybody else drinks coffee and waits
Two affordable NYC co-ops you can buy for $16K and $30K
If buying a home in the city feels out of reach, two Mitchell-Lama co-op lotteries could offer a below-market path to homeownership. Lotteries to get on waiting lists for a one- or two-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn and a studio, one-, two-, or three-bedroom in the Bronx are closing soon. These are opportunities to buy shares…
ICE on the tarmac
Airports already tend to be pretty stressful places, but New Yorkers this week were subjected to the added bizarreness of patrols of ICE agents at JFK and LaGuardia. The agents had been deployed there at the order of Donald Trump, with varying explanations. The president claimed agents would make arrests, but also said that they…
Health as wealth: The $24 billion-dollar case for closing the Black maternal health gap in the U.S.
Black maternal safety is directly tied to improved health outcomes and economic success. The racial divide in maternal and infant health is stark: Black women face a risk of pregnancy-related death four times higher than women from other backgrounds, with Black infants dying at more than double the rate of other babies during their first…
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