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Leaders from across New York City government released a plan yesterday to significantly expand placements of foster youth with close relatives and family friends, along with 15 other recommendations for... By Michael Fitzgerald This post New York City Leaders Want …
Last week, a New York charter school catering to children caught up in the city’s child welfare system started the new school year with almost 100 new fifth and sixth graders. Mott Haven Academy Middle School, located in the South …
In the Spotlight During the New York City Mayoral election, then candidate Bill de Blasio vowed to promote the city’s public school system and take a close look at the resources and support going to charter schools. His Republican opponent, …
In the Spotlight A recent feature published in New York Magazine proposes that gentrification does not have to be something that is truly all that bad. The feature explores the potential that gentrification stands to hold in relation to improving …
Having spent the better part of my life as a resident of New York City, I was very much interested in the September10rd Democratic primary that resulted in Public Advocate Bill de Blasio winning the Democratic nomination and the right …
Federal U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled today that the controversial “Stop and Frisk” procedure of the NYPD is unconstitutional. More specifically, the ruling determined that Stop and Frisk violates not only the Fourth Amendment (protection against unreasonable search and seizure) …
New York City today announced a new initiative to tackle obesity and other health factors in the City: The Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program (FVRx). According to the press release: “The Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program, under which a doctor …
