#Teach history, not racism, in city classrooms

#Teach history, not racism, in city classrooms

“#Teach history, not racism, in city classrooms” Don’t dismiss this case as as a one-off: It’s all too likely a warning sign of growing “critical race theory”-driven bigotry across the city school system. The faculty at the HS for Law and Public Service in Washington Heights voted to condemn Principal Paula Lev for having “flagrantly…

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#NYC elections officials seek state, federal probes into suspected ballot-harvesting

#NYC elections officials seek state, federal probes into suspected ballot-harvesting

“#NYC elections officials seek state, federal probes into suspected ballot-harvesting” The city’s Board of Elections has asked the US Department of Justice and the state Attorney General’s office to investigate whether a candidate for a City Council seat on Staten Island ran an illegal ballot-harvesting and forgery operation in last month’s primary – including registering…

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#Lefty DSA-backed candidates lose most City Council races

#Lefty DSA-backed candidates lose most City Council races

“#Lefty DSA-backed candidates lose most City Council races” City Council candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America lost in four of six races as the makeup of the city’s lawmaking chamber was further reshaped by the ouster of several incumbents, nearly complete primary election results show. The DSA’s losses this cycle come after the…

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#De Blasio, NYC council give pay hike to homeless guards

#De Blasio, NYC council give pay hike to homeless guards

“#De Blasio, NYC council give pay hike to homeless guards” Four thousand security guards in the city’s privately managed homeless shelters are getting raises, courtesy of Mayor de Bill Blasio and the City Council. The just-approved $98.7 billion city budget steers an additional $40.5 million to contracted shelter providers to give security workers a pay…

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#Letters to the Editor — June 20, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — June 20, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — June 20, 2021” Unlikely crime fixSeth Barron’s astute observations on the underlying causes of skyrocketing crime in the city give good reason to believe that we are in for more of the same regardless of who the next mayor is (“Worse Than Blas,” PostOpinion, June 15). The idiot presently at…

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#E-bike blood on hands of progressive NYC Council

#E-bike blood on hands of progressive NYC Council

“#E-bike blood on hands of progressive NYC Council” As if 2020 weren’t disastrous enough for New Yorkers, the City Council last June voted to remove existing prohibitions on e-bikes and scooters, making them fully street-legal across the five boroughs. Riders had been using them with impunity for years, but in November, it became official —…

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