Adi Talwar
P.S. 42 Claremont Community School in the Bronx has one of the lowest rates of chronic teacher absences in the borough. Only 2.5 percent of its teachers missed 10 or more days of school in the 2015-2016 school year. Some 41 Bronx schools posted chronic absence rates of 30 percent or more.
Landlords that wanted to raise rents are falling behind. Housing Works employees are unhappy with their working conditions. And tenants put their landlords on trial.
Of the 25 cases closed in 2019, which included some that were opened in earlier years, five were deemed to qualify for whistleblower protection.
‘Esta orden judicial, este cambio que están tratando de poner en práctica, en realidad afecta a muy poca gente. La idea de carga pública no aplica a todos los inmigrantes, ni a todas las solicitudes de inmigración.’
The witness spoke through a Spanish interpreter. The defendant was a management company. The crime: a major capital improvement (MCI) at a rent-stabilized building in the Bronx.
On Tuesday, New Yorkers will hit the polls to cast ballots in a number of races: for public advocate, for district attorneys in three boroughs, in one City Council race and for a number of judicial posts. There are also proposed charter changes.
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