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Immigrants Keep Lining Up to Learn English as City Hall Cuts Support
Inside a classroom at the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park on a recent Monday morning, teacher Julian Colón was busy setting out notebooks, folders, pens and crayons on a table. Outside in the hallway, a sign taped to a wall reads “CLASES DE INGLÉS POR ESTE CAMINO” — English classes this way. It was […]
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Notes From the Underground: A Look at Subway Cars New and Old
The new-look trains rolling on some of the lettered subway lines offer a glimpse into the fleet of the future. With wider doors, brighter interiors and advanced cameras, the cars known as the R211 class can now be seen on the A, C and G lines. As part of the MTA’s proposed $68.4 billion five-year […]
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LISTEN: Brad Lander Says NYC Can Do Better Than ‘A Bully Who’s Also a Chicken’
“I’m running to bring a safer, more affordable and better run city,” says city Comptroller Brad Lander, offering himself as the candidate with both a vision and “a track record of making government work for people.” In the latest installment of the pod’s series of sitdown interviews with the Democratic mayoral contenders, Lander talked about how […]
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Columbia Activist Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Federal Immigration Judge Rules
A federal immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday afternoon that detained Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil — who has not been charged with any crime — can be deported, his attorneys confirmed Friday afternoon. Still, Khalil’s attorneys noted there are other outlets for relief before the government can deport him and point to an ongoing federal habeas […]
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Columbia Student Hunted by Homeland Security Asks If She’s Hidden Name in Marco Rubio Memo
Attorneys for a 21-year-old Columbia University student fighting deportation asked a federal judge late Thursday to order the Trump administration to produce a letter from Sec. of State Marco Rubio that targets two activists for removal under a rarely-invoked federal act. The attorneys want to uncover if the name of the student — Yunseo Chung, […]
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