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Jonah Tong in play for Mets call-up this weekend vs. Marlins
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (229+ words) New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza revealed that starting pitching prospect Jonah Tong is in play to potentially start on Sunday in Miami this weekend against the Marlins." The 22-year-old right-hander was scratched from his normally scheduled start with Triple-A…...
Op-Ed | Preparedness is prevention in New York City schools
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (598+ words) During National Prevention Week, it's worth taking a closer look at how schools prepare to respond to health emergencies'and how that preparation can make a meaningful difference. In a New York City school, an unexpected medical situation can unfold quickly....
Matthew Schaefer, Islanders partner with Northwell Health to open cancer support center for children in New Hyde Park
1+ week, 2+ day ago (251+ words) Thanks to a $150, 000 donation from their Children's Foundation, the New York Islanders and Northwell Health will open the Jennifer Schaefer Child Support Center, named after star defenseman Matthew Schaefer's mother, in October." Schaefer, the 18-year-old Calder Memorial Trophy finalist " an…...
Op-Ed | Celebrating 25 years of Macaulay Honors College's impact on NY
3+ week, 5+ day ago (211+ words) As an economics major at CUNY's Macaulay Honors College in 2011, Lara Porter spent a semester in Prague studying Eastern Europe's transition from communism to capitalism. Spending late nights with people who had lived through economic upheaval, she left with a…...
CASA-NYC Supper Club celebrates hope, advocacy and future
3+ week, 6+ day ago (770+ words) Hope, when it is real, does not remain contained. It moves, it transfers, it insists'quietly and persistently'on being carried forward, shaping not only individual lives but the very architecture of what we come to understand as legacy. Arshay Cooper captured…...
Attorneys raise questions over NYC Council bills that would limit children's social media usage to 1 hour daily
4+ week, 1+ day ago (545+ words) A set of bills that City Council members are touting as a way to hold social media companies accountable for harming children's mental health is facing criticism from some attorneys, who say the legislation would open the city up to…...
More absences, lower grades: NYC leaving the educational needs of homeless students behind, report finds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (426+ words) The city's housing crisis continued its toll on the most vulnerable New Yorkers, homeless children, according to a new report released Monday by the education nonprofit, Advocates for Children of New York (AFC). The report found that for the 2024-2025 school…...
Riddled with risks: NYC Public Schools implements new AI guidance despite list of concerns
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (431+ words) NYC Public Schools rolled out new guidance on Tuesday for teachers using AI that is riddled with warnings and concerns around potential privacy violations, data accuracy and risks of spreading misinformation." Despite acknowledging these critical reservations, the school system proceeded…...
Reporter's notebook: Thinking of NYC immigrants who couldn't say farewell to families amid the ICE crackdown
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (733+ words) From the train station, I watch as kids with red noses from the cold grab their luggage from the back of the car as parents say their sweet farewells. Back to school, back to the city, back to follow their…...
MAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS: Free childcare for two thousand two-year-olds coming to priority neighborhoods this fall
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (830+ words) Tuesday, March 2, marked the 62nd day of Zohran Mamdani's term as mayor. am New York is following Mamdani around his first 100 days in office'as we closely track his progress on fulfilling campaign promises, appointing key leaders to government posts, and managing…...