Pushback growing over mayoral control of NYC schools with renewal up for debate in Albany
As state lawmakers reconvene for a new legislative session, one of the tasks they’ll face is reviewing school governance at New York City public schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
8 Jan 20247min
NYC teachers’ union, Staten Island borough president sue to stop congestion pricing
NYC teachers and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella are suing to stop the MTA’s congestion pricing plan, saying it will punish teachers, firefighters and other city workers who commute to Manhattan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 Jan 20247min
Governor Hochul proposes statewide phonics-based reading program
Governor Hochul on Wednesday introduced a framework to overhaul reading curriculum across New York State, emphasizing phonics, after New York City officials introduced similar, sweeping changes to literacy education in city elementary school districts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 Jan 20246min
Mayor Adams fails to register his Brooklyn rental property with NYC housing agency again
Mayor Adams faces potential fines for failing to register his Brooklyn rental property with the city’s housing agency last year — the latest in a string of violations at the building, according to public records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 Jan 20247min
NYC murders and shootings down in 2023 for second year in a row
New York City homicide and shootings dropped in 2023 for a second straight year, NYPD data show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2 Jan 20244min
Mayor Adams dismantling ‘disruptive’ NYC task force accused of heavy-handed raids at bars, venues
Mayor Adams, an avowed booster of New York City’s nightlife scene, is dismantling a decades-old, multiagency enforcement task force that has long been accused of using heavy-handed tactics during inspections at bars and venues across the Big Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 Dec 20236min
Mayor Adams sets strict limits on when migrant buses can arrive in NYC
New York City will only allow buses of asylum seekers to arrive between 8:30 a.m. and noon on weekdays going forward, Mayor Adams said Wednesday, instituting the restrictions in concert with Denver and Chicago, which created broader windows for bus arrivals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Dec 20236min
Governor Hochul uses Christmas address to condemn hate crime spikes in N.Y.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul used her Christmas address Monday to condemn a spike in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crimes seen across New York since Hamas’ terror attack on Israel this fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 Dec 20237min
