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Feb
10
NYC’s Small Landlords of Color Among Those Battling for Survival Amid Rent Moratorium

NYC’s Small Landlords of Color Among Those Battling for Survival Amid Rent Moratorium

Clarence Hamer Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg David, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/
7 min read
Feb
08
Some NYC’s Middle School Students To Head Back To Buildings This Month

Some NYC’s Middle School Students To Head Back To Buildings This Month

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. City Hall. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Amy Zimmer and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New
5 min read
Feb
05
Freezing Brooklyn Tenants Still Waiting Long After Deal to Rescue Buildings From Bankrupt ‘Worst Landlord’ Nonprofit

Freezing Brooklyn Tenants Still Waiting Long After Deal to Rescue Buildings From Bankrupt ‘Worst Landlord’ Nonprofit

Brownsville resident Debra King uses the oven to help heat her home because the boiler in her building has not
4 min read
Feb
04
As NYC School Buildings Re-Open, COVID Cases Keep Closing Them Down.

As NYC School Buildings Re-Open, COVID Cases Keep Closing Them Down.

Since winter break, NYC schools have had to shutter for at least 10 days more than 700 times. Laura Faith
7 min read
Feb
03
NYPD Precinct Commander Ousted After Brutality Video Shows up in de Blasio Slideshow

NYPD Precinct Commander Ousted After Brutality Video Shows up in de Blasio Slideshow

NYPD Deputy Inspector Craig Edelman (middle) makes an appearance in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2021 State of the City
5 min read
Feb
01
Community Rallies Around ‘Deliveristas’ Who Lost Everything in a Bensonhurst House Fire

Community Rallies Around ‘Deliveristas’ Who Lost Everything in a Bensonhurst House Fire

A fire destroyed the Bensonhurst home of a half dozen delivery cyclists and other immigrant workers. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy
4 min read
Jan
29
Enrollment in NYC schools is down 4% amid the pandemic. How many students has your school lost?

Enrollment in NYC schools is down 4% amid the pandemic. How many students has your school lost?

By Alex Zimmerman and Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/27/22252172/nyc-school-enrollment-decline] The
91 min read
Jan
27
OPINION: Unintended Consequences — Council Bill Will Deliver Death Blow To Restaurants, Bodegas and Small Grocers

OPINION: Unintended Consequences — Council Bill Will Deliver Death Blow To Restaurants, Bodegas and Small Grocers

How can New York City get our economy back on track as we all fight furiously to defeat the COVID-19
4 min read
Jan
27
Calling All Public School Students: Applications open for the 3rd Annual New York City Public School Film Festival (PSA)

Calling All Public School Students: Applications open for the 3rd Annual New York City Public School Film Festival (PSA)

New York, NY – The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment announces that applications are open for the 3rd Annual
1 min read
Jan
22
District 13 Aims For More Integrated Middle Schools

District 13 Aims For More Integrated Middle Schools

By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/21/22243326/brooklyn-middle-school-integration-district-13] Middle schools in a diverse
4 min read