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‘New legislation shifts schools from punitive, zero-tolerance approaches to discipline, towards restorative approaches that keep students in class and build stronger relationships between students, educators and families.’

ByMaritza Davila 0Comments

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Apr 2018

Government

Single-Digit Turnout as Democrats Roll in City’s Special Elections

The races for three Assembly seats and one Senate district drew between 2 percent and 6 percent of active registered voters.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2018

Government

Elite High Schools, the MTA, Climate Change are Key Topics as 4 Candidates Vie for East-Side Seat

District 74 covers most of the Lower East Side, the East Village, Gramercy Park, Murray Hill and some of Midtown East. The preceding assemblyman, Brian Kavanagh, left office to take…

ByRolando Cruz

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Feb 2018

Government

Voters in Queens Assembly District Could See a Rarity in September: A Contested Race!

For only the second time in a decade, voters in the Assembly district covering parts of the Corona, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights neighborhoods could see a contested race in the…

ByJonelle Carrera 1Comment

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Aug 2017

Uncategorized

Help Wanted for City Jails … Are Lawmakers Abusing the Mail? Campaign Headlines for Aug. 30

What makes less sense: the city paying to provide security at ritzy private schools, or lawmakers from six hours away having a say over the MTA?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2016

Opinion

No BackSpace: In Primary Race, Voter Choice Could Thwart Ethnic Achievement

A growing base of Chinese voters creates a chance for an ethnic first in the contest for a Lower Manhattan Assembly seat. But with three Chinese candidates in the race,…

ByRong Xiaoqing 2Comments

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Jun 2016

Government

Unsettled Housing Issues Dog End of Albany Session

Gov. Cuomo’s $20 billion housing plan remains undefined, 421-a is still dead and proposals to alter rent regulations or repeal a cap on building height look unlikely to move.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Jun 2016

Uncategorized

MoveNY Plan Picks Up Senate Supporters, Edges Forward

The MoveNY Fair Plan now exists in proposed form in both the state Senate and Assembly. Advocates hope the MTA’s cash crunch will convince more lawmakers to sign on in…

ByRoshan Abraham 0Comments

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Jun 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: NYS Can Strike a Blow Against Both Inequality and a Warming Earth

New York State has a huge opportunity to take on the big oil companies and take leadership in the fight to protect our planet and our communities: the New York…

ByÁngel Vera

ByJuan Camilo Osorio 1Comment

CityViews: Want to Make Schools Safer? End the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Single-Digit Turnout as Democrats Roll in City’s Special Elections

Elite High Schools, the MTA, Climate Change are Key Topics as 4 Candidates Vie for East-Side Seat

Voters in Queens Assembly District Could See a Rarity in September: A Contested Race!

Help Wanted for City Jails … Are Lawmakers Abusing the Mail? Campaign Headlines for Aug. 30

No BackSpace: In Primary Race, Voter Choice Could Thwart Ethnic Achievement

Unsettled Housing Issues Dog End of Albany Session

MoveNY Plan Picks Up Senate Supporters, Edges Forward

CityViews: NYS Can Strike a Blow Against Both Inequality and a Warming Earth

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