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Why NYC school budgets won’t be cut, at least for now, in cases of lower enrollment
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Despite shrinking enrollment, New York City schools will not see their initial budgets take a hit next school year. New York City principals are soon expected to receive their budgets for the 2026-27 school year, and schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels gave them a […]
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Second Avenue Subway Breaks Ground Ahead of Big Tunnel Dig Next Year
New York officials dropped ceremonial shovels into a Second Avenue lot Monday ahead of a much deeper dig to eventually stretch the Q line into East Harlem, then potentially further west beneath 125th Street. Gov. Kathy Hochul, elected leaders and the head of the MTA dug into the East 119th Street construction site — where […]
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New Jail Site Rained Debris on Downtown Brooklyn Amid Worker Injuries
Last August an ironworker at the towering new jail under construction in Downtown Brooklyn claimed that he had been “severely injured” while transporting heavy equipment up a staircase without proper safety equipment, according to a lawsuit he filed. The city agency overseeing the project, the Department of Design & Construction (DDC), however, was told the […]
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Broker Fee Law’s First Year: Complaints, Violations and Uphill Climb to Recoup for Tenants
A year after New York City passed a law limiting who pays broker fees, the bill created a flood of complaints about landlords not following the rules — and generated more than $15,000 in fees paid back to tenants so far. The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act, which went into effect last June, requires […]
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Listen: This Alt-Weekly Captured the Chaos of 1990s NYC
It should only be people whose writing we really like and who are really good at it, and even better if they’re really passionate about it — and what they’re writing about is not so important as the fact that they’re writing it. It’s their voice, their authentic voice and they’re interested and knowledgeable and […]
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