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Charter school rent controversy

Two elected officials from the Bronx recently announced legislation that would help charter schools pay rent, according to the Bronx Times. State Senator Luis Sepúlveda and Assembly member John Zaccaro Jr. were at a rally in Albany celebrating 25 years of charter schools in New York City when they shared legislation that aims to amend…

NYC’s abandoned pet problem, through the eyes of park rangers

Shantel Mena was surprised to find her job as an urban park ranger involved frequent care for abandoned pets. In college, she imagined working with big birds, horses, and other large animals. But reality hit when Mena started working at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in 2021. The first animal she…

There’s good news about the news: A report from the Knight Media Forum

It’s been an awful, relentless year for the news business. And we’re only in February. I just returned from the Knight Media Forum, a gathering in Miami of nearly 700 funders, news outlets, and community builders. I’m the CEO of two media companies, the Queens-based Epicenter NYC and URL Media, an advertising, talent and content-sharing…

NYPD accountability doesn’t stop at street level

A couple of weeks ago, Gothamist published a story that elicited some head-scratching and condemnation from various reporters, advocates, and other observers. It detailed how a man suspected of shooting a bystander during an attempted robbery in Times Square had gone into a subway station and was able to evade the cops, one of several…

Health care high school coming to Queens

A health care high school will be coming to Woodside, Queens in 2025.  Northwell Health and New York City Public Schools have partnered to design a new career-focused high school in an effort to address workforce shortages in healthcare. The school will “integrate health care career knowledge and job training with a high-quality, well-rounded high…

Why critics of the proposed Citi Field casino want you to know more about gambling addiction

Billionaire Steve Cohen pledged $5 million in addiction prevention and related services in Flushing if his proposed casino complex becomes a reality. Critics say a casino will cause gambling problems in the community.   A debate between urban development and community welfare is growing in the Flushing, East Elmhurst, Corona, and Willets Point areas of Queens…

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