New York City

FALLING BEHIND: City’s Largest Head Start Provider Freezes New Preschool Enrollments

April 27, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

The issue affects programs funded through the istration for Children’s Services, the city’s largest Head Start grantee, serving 11,000 kids.

Education

City Payments for Charter School Rent Jumps to $80 Million

April 24, 2019, 5:28 p.m.May 15, 2020, 10:23 a.m.

That’s up from $52 million — a 54 percent increase. The public funds will cover the leases of 90 charter schools that operate in private spaces.

Charter Schools

Success Academy ‘Dumped’ Elementary School Student at Precinct, Suit Charges

April 23, 2019, 11:45 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

A Brooklyn branch of the charter school also repeatedly suspended the special-needs youth and called child services to push him out, lawsuit claims.

Politics

VOTING CHANGE: City Elections Could Become a Ranking Game of Thrones

April 23, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

A staff report from the City Charter Commission calls for studying “Ranked Choice Voting” – potentially bringing a wildly new electoral system to NYC.

Schools

‘It’s Basically Jail’: Inside NYC’s School Suspension Centers

April 21, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

Overall suspension rates have dropped under Mayor de Blasio. Yet lengthier out-of-school suspensions, disproportionately impact students of color.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn DA Vows: I Won’t Fight Parole in Most Cases

April 17, 2019, 6:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

The new policy – and related changes – represents a major shift for Eric Gonzalez, who lost his brother to gun violence two decades ago.

NYCHA

HUD Official Eyes Fines in NYCHA Attempted Sex Abuse Case

April 8, 2019, 6:53 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:24 a.m.

Lynne Patton spoke out after THE CITY revealed a repairman allegedly assaulted a woman in a tenant’s apartment where he was supposed to be working.

Education

Suspensions Drop 14% in Public Schools After Spike Last Year

April 8, 2019, 4:20 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

Meanwhile, city statistics also show that average suspension lengths fell 30 percent in the first half of the school year.

Immigration

Visa-Dependent Students Stranded by Closure of English-Language School

April 4, 2019, 5:53 p.m.April 7, 2020, 12:50 p.m.

Midtown’s American Language Communications Center cancelled classes with no warning, putting hundreds at risk of losing their student visas.

Ferries

Comptroller: Put NYC Ferries in DOT Hands

April 4, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

After THE CITY revealed the high cost of EDC’s decision to buy boats for a new system, Scott Stringer called for a Transportation Dept. takeover.

New York City

FALLING BEHIND: City’s Largest Head Start Provider Freezes New Preschool Enrollments

City Payments for Charter School Rent Jumps to $80 Million

Success Academy ‘Dumped’ Elementary School Student at Precinct, Suit Charges

VOTING CHANGE: City Elections Could Become a Ranking Game of Thrones

‘It’s Basically Jail’: Inside NYC’s School Suspension Centers

Brooklyn DA Vows: I Won’t Fight Parole in Most Cases

HUD Official Eyes Fines in NYCHA Attempted Sex Abuse Case

Suspensions Drop 14% in Public Schools After Spike Last Year

Visa-Dependent Students Stranded by Closure of English-Language School

Comptroller: Put NYC Ferries in DOT Hands

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