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NYC programs meant to keep kids out of foster care could lose millions of dollars
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (869+ words) Published Jun 27, 2026 at 6: 30 a. m. ET Hundreds of families in Brooklyn and Queens could lose access to services aimed at preventing children from going into foster care if funding cuts suggested in the mayor's budget are approved. "These cuts are concerning, because…...
No day off from NYC public schools for Knicks ticker tape parade, Mamdani says
1+ week, 5+ day ago (263+ words) Published Jun 15, 2026 at 10: 48 a. m. ET Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday he cannot cancel school or reschedule regents exams so that New York City's young basketball fans can attend a ticker tape parade for the championship-winning Knicks. "This is something I cannot…...
Hearing-impaired students push for NYC schools to resume auditory screening
2+ week, 1+ day ago (753+ words) Published Jun 12, 2026 at 6: 45 a. m. ET Parents and students are advocating for New York City's public schools to resume universal hearing screenings for children, saying too many kids' auditory challenges are going undetected. Kim Williams' daughter, Ezra, 10, lost her hearing gradually after…...
Cardboard, duct tape and a dream: Welcome to NY's most ridiculous undergraduate boat race
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (953+ words) Published May 8, 2026 at 6: 30 a. m. ET Although none of the 102 vessels launched at the 37th Roth Regatta were seaworthy, many proved themselves to be mostly pondworthy. Since the first handmade boat left the shores of Roth Pond in 1989, the race has gone like…...
Migrant children are being detained longer, fewer in NYC are being released under Trump
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1554+ words) Published May 5, 2026 at 6: 00 a. m. ET Children who cross the U. S. border without a parent or guardian have been kept in federal custody nearly four times as long under the Trump administration compared to previous years, according to a Gothamist analysis of federal…...
Universal child care may be coming to NYC, but 16, 000 kids are stuck waiting for aid
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (792+ words) Published Jan 28, 2026 Nearly 16, 000 New York City kids and their families are languishing on a ballooning waitlist for child care vouchers as the city runs out of cash to meet demand for the program, city numbers show. Parents say they've cut…...
As homelessness rises among NYC kids, report finds most struggle to make it to school
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (565+ words) Published Apr 6, 2026 at 6: 30 a. m. ET Modified Apr 6, 2026 at 11: 06 a. m. ET The data shows roughly 154, 000 students in the city's public schools during the 2024-2025 academic year were homeless, meaning they lived in shelters or "doubled up" with other families, marking a record high in…...
NY attorney general's office orders NYU Langone to resume services for trans kids
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (456+ words) Published Mar 3, 2026 at 2: 30 p. m. ET The New York attorney general's office has ordered NYU Langone Health to immediately resume offering services such as puberty blockers and hormones to trans and nonbinary children after shutting down its Transgender Youth Health Program last…...
Future of trans health care in NY uncertain with renewed federal funding threats
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (991+ words) Published Feb 20, 2026 at 6: 31 a. m. ET At a Manhattan drop-in center operated by the LGBTQ+ advocacy group New Pride Agenda, it's common for staff to assist trans people coming from across the country with figuring out how to get on hormones or…...
Trans teens across New York City scramble after NYU Langone shutters care
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (540+ words) Published Feb 18, 2026 Transgender teens who have been receiving gender-affirming care at NYU Langone Health are scrambling to find care elsewhere, after the hospital system announced it will shutter its trans youth health program. Rachel, a Brooklyn mother whose 16-year-old son…...