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More than a million people voted early in New York City, and hundreds of thousands more voted in-person on Election Day or by mail. There were significant hiccups, however. Lines at some early locations were hours long, and some voters received incorrect mail-in ballots.
Improving elections can’t stop at short lines, easy access
It’s been a rough year for elections. New York introduced early voting in 2019, then had to scramble to assemble expanded absentee voting as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the city.  more
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IN-Tech Academy saw thousands of voters over a week of early voting — part of more than a million who turned out early in New York City. That prompted election officials to expand hours while activists called for more locations in future elections.
New York’s election experiment helps draw record numbers
For the first time in New York’s history, voters cast ballots early in a presidential race. And it’s a process that has become more eventful than anyone could have guessed. more
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State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi explains to a voter why it’s important to vote for Joe Biden from the Working Families Party column rather than the Democrats outside of the early voting site at IN-Tech Academy last weekend. The state’s minor parties needed at least 130,000 votes cast from their columns in the presidential race to stay on the ballot in 2022.
State’s minor parties await fate under new election rules
Who’s going to occupy the White House for the next four years? It’s likely as you read these words, no call in this year’s presidential election has been made. more
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Congressional Democratic nominee Jamaal Bowman shares some words with city council candidate Mino Lora during a Working Families Party rally outside of IN-Tech Academy. The two, along with state Sen. Gustavo Rivera in the background, are fighting to ensure Working Families can remain on future ballots.
Working Families, other third parties fighting for ballot futures
State Sen. Robert Jackson stays pretty busy representing his Manhattan constituents, meaning he doesn't make it up to the Bronx very often. But when he was asked to visit IN-Tech Academy Saturday morning, just blocks from the Marble Hill community he represented, Jackson knew he had to be there. more
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Michael Simmon teaches eighth grade U.S. history at IN-Tech Academy on Tibbett Avenue. And his classroom — the physical one and the virtual one — is becoming a space where students can discuss racial justice issues as well.
IN-Tech teacher doesn’t avoid race, he embraces it
Michael Simmon may teach U.S. history, but he also believes history is in the making every day. And that’s especially the case after the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement over the past several months. more
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Only a few months ago, city schools shut down due to the growing threat of the coronavirus pandemic. But although public schools now won’t physically reopen until Sept. 21, many teachers and parents are still skeptical whether educators will be ready in time.
Not all teachers convinced schools can reopen soon
Just hours before the city’s largest teachers union was ready to call for a strike, Mayor Bill de Blasio conceded a two-week standoff that would push back the physical reopening of school campuses by nearly two weeks. more
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Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy’s Kai Parris led all scorers with 31 points in the Tigers’ battle with IN-Tech. But it wasn’t enough to stop the Panthers from posting a 57-56 victory.
Sepulveda unlikely hero in IN-Tech’s win at RKA
Everything inside Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy’s bandbox gym had you convinced a Tigers’ victory was only seconds away. Kai Parris, the Tigers’ stellar senior scoring machine, had just completed a three-point play with 7.7 seconds remaining in the game. The scoreboard read 56-55 in favor of RKA over IN-Tech Academy. And the decibel level inside the gym was hitting jet engine levels. more
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Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy sophomore point guard Laura Lozano turned in a strong game in a win over IN-Tech, scoring six points and dishing out seven assists.
Young Tigers eyeing postseason run
Before the 2019-20 basketball season even began, Will Cushing knew it might be an uphill fight to secure a playoff bid. His Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy girls basketball team was a little lacking in veteran leadership with just three seniors on his roster. So surely there would be challenges along the way. more
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Long days of teaching, study halls, basketball practice and games make for a very happy IN-Tech head basketball coach Nicole Price.
Price is right
Nicole Price doesn’t have a lot of free time on her hands these days. When she’s not teaching English at IN-Tech Academy, she’s rushing to monitor study hall for the boys basketball team. Once study hall is completed, it’s off to the gym for the daily two-plus hours of practice. more
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Nick Figueroa leads a discussion about employment in Mosaic Mental Health's Personalized Recovery Oriented Services group, which aims to help adults with mental illness lead better, more fulfilled lives. Mosaic is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
Mosaic celebrates 60 years of helping
When Donna Friedman walked into the lobby of her 5676 Riverdale Ave., building, she had no idea she was about to save a life. more
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