Getting back to school hasn’t been easy for many, but it’s been especially difficult for New York City.
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By ROSE BRENNAN
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2/21/21
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Education is a topic of interest in almost any community. But in larger cities like New York — where the mayor calls many of the shots for public schools — it’s even more important to know where those seeking to become the city’s highest-ranking government official stand on the issues.
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By ROSE BRENNAN
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2/7/21
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Guards have been protecting a brand-new empty building, never occupied, at 311 W. 231st St., for two years, but no one knows what they are actually protecting it for. Eugene Hollander originally built the six-story structure as a nursing home to be called Hollander Care Center. What it will end up forms the nub of a controversial debate.
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By SUSAN G. SAWYER
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12/20/20
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Education remains a precious commodity, especially now when for many students, it’s balancing between learning inside a classroom and learning across the internet.
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By PETE JANNY
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11/15/20
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Remote learning at Joelle Lynch’s home is nothing short of a logistical nightmare. Her five children — all public school students — sit around a table at the family home, each in their respective “classes,” but nevertheless just inches from their siblings trying to learn their own material.
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By ROSE BRENNAN
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10/4/20
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When Columbia University — and the rest of the city — shut down in mid-March, one of the first things Ernest Robertson thought about was the kids.
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By ROSE BRENNAN
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9/13/20
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It’s been nearly four months since New York closed for business, sending millions of students to learn remotely while their parents worked from home — if at all — shuttering restaurants and retail stores, and leaving a visit to the grocery store as the most social activity for many people.
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By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN
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7/19/20
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In the wake of a tragedy, people seek solace in each other, as mourning is communal. Yet, the natural tendency to grieve together continues to be eviscerated by the coronavirus pandemic.
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By JULIUS CONSTANTINE MOTAL
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5/17/20
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Crime is down in the city — and the 50th Precinct — and it might all be thanks to the coronavirus.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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5/10/20
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North Riverdale found itself at the center of a report on "CBS Sunday Morning" over the weekend, highlighting the new "teletherapy" services of Mosaic Mental Health.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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4/6/20
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