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What you need to know about applying for free 3-K and pre-K in NYC, ahead of Feb. 27 deadline
Applications for 3-K and pre-K opened Jan. 14, and the deadline is Feb. 27. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is urging families to apply, saying the program could reshape affordability for thousands of families. City leaders say this year is different. Under the previous administration, outreach was deprioritized, leaving thousands of empty seats — especially in neighborhoods…
Transforming forgotten underpasses in Queens
Underpasses are ugly in-between places, and Queens is full of them, with its crazy quilt of roads ducking under subway lines, train tracks and elevated streets. Now in the Woodhaven and Richmond Hill neighborhoods they’re becoming something more, thanks to a collage artist, a retired city worker and the plucky team of neighbors, college students,…
Back to school AKA tests, cell phone ban, mass shootings, backpack costs
This week, with New York City’s public schools about to reopen, parents watched from playground benches as their children chased one another across the rubber turf. They savored a last moment before the hustle of homework, after-school programs and schoolyard drama — and mandated time on screens — returned. While some families were still scrambling…
What to expect when NYC schools ban cellphones this fall
New York City schools are banning cellphones and electronic devices beginning in the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. This move sets up the country’s largest school system to be in compliance with state legislation passed earlier this year. The cellphone and electronic device policy states students are not allowed to use their personal internet-enabled electronic devices…
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