New York City’s workforce has shrunk dramatically — here’s what that means
The average person probably has an idea that the New York City municipal workforce is both particularly large and particularly complex, but most people — even those who live here and avail themselves of the many services or contend with the many bureaucracies that make up its local government — are still probably way off…
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Politics
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s New York Housing Compact
In presenting her State of State speech this week — her first as a full-term governor following her triumph in last year’s election — Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined agenda items including bail reform, mental health funding, and initiatives to combat climate change, among other things. One of the biggest and most elemental was her proposal…
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schools
Changes to Fair Student Funding formula for next year
This week, Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor Banks also announced proposed improvements to the Fair Student Funding (FSF) formula for…
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Tech Fund Fellowship Program application open
First Tech Fund’s Fellowship Program is a year-long fellowship program for low-income students in NYC to help put them on…
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How your school can apply for an Open Street
The NYC Department of Transportation’s Open Streets program creates spaces for children by closing off the streets from cars and…
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