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Fieldston senior Malakai Hart and his family are suing the school over alleged systematic racial discrimination. Hart and his family demand not just changes in the way Fieldston operates, but they also want school leader Jessica Bagby to step down.

Malakai Hart: Black students weren’t treated as equals

Malakai Hart never really felt like he fit in at Ethical Culture Fieldston School. more

By ZAK KOSTRO | 3/31/19

AmPark has spirit, how about you?

AmPark Neighborhood School will lift spirits with its annual spirit week next month. During the week of April 15, students will participate in wacky and wild dress-up and events to fuel the morale … more

By HEATHER J. SMITH | 3/31/19

Ethical Culture Fieldston School students lock arms outside the campus as a sign of solidarity following a press conference about the progress students made in their demand for reforms from the administration. Last month, a years-old video showing five students from the school uttering racial epithets went viral.

Protest leads to change at Fieldston

It’s the proverbial turning of a page, sowing seeds for potentially paradigm-shifting change while holding leadership accountable. more

By ZAK KOSTRO | 3/24/19

Students at Ethical Culture Fieldston School clap during a press conference following a multi-day occupation of the school’s administrative building in which students demanded that administrators take stronger steps toward combating racism last week. Fieldston senior Malakai Hart and his parents have filed a lawsuit against the school, and are demanding the resignation of head of school Jessica Bagby.

Student sues Fieldston school claiming racial discrimination

Just days after protests rocked its campus, Ethical Culture Fieldston school is heading to court after a senior there filed suit, accusing the prestigious private school of racial discrimination. more

By ZAK KOSTRO | 3/18/19

Joseph Liggio looks through music in the makeshift new radio studio at Manhattan College. WRCM, as the station is called, is making a comeback after going off the air in 2014. The station has a temporary home in a security booth at the school’s research and learning center on Corlear Avenue.

WRCM is back on the Manhattan College airwaves

Radio has changed quite a bit since WRCM went off the air in 2014. Terrestrial radio continues to dominate, but not by a lot. Satellite stations like SiriusXM continue to gain ground, as do the … more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 3/10/19

KHCC is ready for summer, are you?

The Kingsbridge Heights Community Center is gearing up for sunshine and warm weather, and is inviting the community to join. Or rather, register. more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 3/10/19

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