Opinion

Opinion

Closing the tech gap in NYC starts with expanding K-12 computing education

With a boom in tech jobs during the pandemic, preparing New Yorkers from underrepresented communities for these positions should be a top priority for the city.

New York City

Policy

New York City’s real estate subsidy program is dead. What should a revived version look like?

Should developers get a shorter tax exemption period? Be made to offer more deeply affordable units? These details will determine if the 421-a program reemerges.

New York City

Politics

10th District campaigns dogged by what-ifs after Goldman victory

Dan Goldman spent his way to a win in the open seat in Congress, and the left is pointing fingers. But would candidates dropping out have stopped the first-time candidate?

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Expanding student outreach after COVID-19

Job Corps, which offers free educational and vocational programs to economically disadvantaged youth, looks to reach more Latino students after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Closing the tech gap in NYC starts with expanding K-12 computing education

With a boom in tech jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, preparing New Yorkers from underrepresented communities for these positions should be a top priority for the city.

New York City

Politics

Zeldin hints at New York version of “don’t say gay” bill

The GOP candidate for governor wants to prohibit sex ed related discussions in classrooms up to the seventh grade

New York City

Politics

Yuh-Line Niou eyes Hail Mary third party run in NY-10

The apparent second-place finisher is considering running against the Democratic nominee on the Working Families Party line. It wouldn’t be her first time.

New York City

Policy

Strategies for solving homelessness in New York City and across the U.S.

A look at how communities are making progress helping people who are homeless.

New York City

Politics

YIMBY group targets local council member on Bronx rezoning

A new ad campaign from Open New York calls on Council Member Marjorie Velázquez to support the controversial rezoning in Throggs Neck.

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NYN Media

The argument for more electric vehicle charging stations in NYC

Being intentional about placing stations in communities that need them most, city leaders can address access, environmental, health and equity issues head on.

New York City

Policy

New York City Council ramps up pressure on mayor to restore school budget funding

Even though they also approved the cuts, the council held a hearing on Monday highlighting the impacts on teachers and students.

New York City

Politics

Candidates scramble as Dan Goldman gets inside track in NY-10

Outside spending and last-minute endorsements (sincere and not) flooded into the Democratic primary in the Brooklyn-Manhattan district as Election Day nears.

New York City

Policy

New York City’s plan for integrating asylum-seeker children into public schools

Potentially thousands of these new students could be entering schools in the fall, and the nation’s largest school system will be developing a curriculum to meet their needs

New York City

Policy

An estimated 6,300 asylum-seekers have entered NYC’s shelters

A lack of coordination with Texas, Arizona and the feds has created uncertainty about how many migrants will ultimately arrive in the city.

New York City

Policy

NYC schools chancellor talks about preparing students for the real world

At City & State’s Education Summit, David Banks laid out the legacy he hopes to leave behind in the country’s largest school system.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Donald Trump ‘endorses’ Dan Goldman and Carolyn Maloney in sarcastic messages

Goldman’s opponents criticized him, while he said the former president was ‘trying to meddle in this election.’

New York City

Policy

NYPD, other uniformed agency overtime spending is on the rise

Combined overtime spending at four New York City agencies hit a record high of $1.8 billion, according to a new report from the state comptroller.