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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…

A new project infuses Asian American history into NYC school curricula

Growing up in New Jersey, Shreya Sunderram did not learn about Asian American and Pacific Islander history until she attended Barnard College.  Now she’s spearheading an effort to change that, at least for New York City schoolchildren. An Indian American and doctoral candidate for Urban Education at the CUNY Graduate Center, Sunderram also serves as…

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