Climate change is in the air
You may have noticed, the air in New York City the past couple days has been a bit smokey. Actually it’s been chock full of awful particulate matter, making it at some points the worst air of any city in the world. New York City number 1, I guess? The reason for this is Canadian…
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Politics
Everything you need to know about the debt ceiling
This week our civics reporter Felipe De La Hoz covers the debt ceiling. Bipartisan talks on the matter have dominated the news cycle, and failure for the parties to reach an agreement by the June 1 deadline would have devastating and widespread effects. But what even is the debt ceiling? Allow us to break down…
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HOUSING
New York’s housing crisis continues
Housing is ultimately the emergency from which many others flow; street homelessness, the oversaturation of city shelters, the financial precarity of many New Yorkers, population…
Politics go awry in case of Harlem affordable housing
Let’s talk about a truck depot. No, I haven’t lost my marbles and am now raving about random city lots. This particular depot is significant…
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schools
Crossing guards rally against budget cuts
On Monday, crossing guards from throughout the city held a rally in front of Tweed Courthouse to protest hundreds of…
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How NYC parents want $38K per public school student spent next year
As the number of New York City public school students continues to shrink for the 2023-2024 academic year — 767,500…
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Funkmaster Flex’s recipe for success
Earlier this week, the non profit organization Windows of Hip Hop alongside the Bronx borough president Vanessa L. Gibson invited…
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