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Brooklyn School Gets Exemption From Adopting New DOE Reading Curriculum

Brooklyn School Gets Exemption From Adopting New DOE Reading Curriculum

The Brooklyn School of Inquiry will not use city-approved reading curriculums, according to Chalkbeat New York.
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Asylum Seeker Evictions Must End, Advocates Say

Asylum Seeker Evictions Must End, Advocates Say

The New York Immigration Coalition and other migrant advocates would like all length-of-stay restrictions to be banned.
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Mayor Working on Plan to Expand Broadband Access for Low-Income New Yorkers

Mayor Working on Plan to Expand Broadband Access for Low-Income New Yorkers

A federal program that provides New Yorkers high speed internet access is expiring this month.
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NY Attorney General Opens Investigation on Death of Brooklyn Man by NYPD

NY Attorney General Opens Investigation on Death of Brooklyn Man by NYPD

Andre Joseph Mayfield was killed by two police officers in Bushwick on May 26.
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Third And Final BQE Closure to Start on June 1, DOT Says

Third And Final BQE Closure to Start on June 1, DOT Says

Motorists will be detoured in the Queens bound direction
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Free Immigration Services in South Brooklyn Start on May 30

Free Immigration Services in South Brooklyn Start on May 30

Appointments can be made now by calling 718-307-7151.
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Governor Hochul Launches $5 Million Lifeguard Grant Program

Governor Hochul Launches $5 Million Lifeguard Grant Program

The state says there's another $5 million available for New York City and other municipalities to hire and retain more lifeguards.
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Investment by City Retirement System Preserves Nearly 28,000 Rent Stabilized Units

Investment by City Retirement System Preserves Nearly 28,000 Rent Stabilized Units

The $60 million investment preserved apartments in over 1,000 buildings.
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Over 450 Formerly Homeless People Now Have Housing Due to State Program, Hochul Says

Over 450 Formerly Homeless People Now Have Housing Due to State Program, Hochul Says

The Safe Options Support program also connected over 300 people to emergency medical, psychiatric and substance abuse care.
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New DEP Technology to Pinpoint Flood Fixes in NYC

New DEP Technology to Pinpoint Flood Fixes in NYC

The DEP's new hydraulic model will also eventually incorporate hundreds of sensors that will monitor stormwater flow levels in real time.
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