#Times Square crowds show NYC returning to life

#Times Square crowds show NYC returning to life

“#Times Square crowds show NYC returning to life” Here’s something we never expected to cheer: The Mickey Mice are back in Times Square, along with the Batmen and other buskers, including the accept-no-substitutes Naked Cowboy. It’s a joy because it means the Crossroads of the World has returned to life. As The Post’s Steve Cuozzo…

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#51K more NYC students enroll in classroom learning

#51K more NYC students enroll in classroom learning

“#51K more NYC students enroll in classroom learning” Roughly 51,000 Big Apple kids switched from remote to blended learning during a Department of Education opt-in period this month, according to the agency. That brings the total number of city students participating in classroom activity to 365,000, according to the DOE. There are roughly 960,000 kids…

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#Critics rip CUNY over planned M contract with consultants

#Critics rip CUNY over planned $3M contract with consultants

“#Critics rip CUNY over planned $3M contract with consultants” The CUNY board of trustees should scrap its planned $3 million no-bid contract with powerhouse consulting firm McKinsey & Co. to help campuses with their fall re-openings — because the colleges had already submitted their proposals, critics said Sunday. The contract — scheduled to be voted…

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#New York’s lockdown self-harm and other commentary

#New York’s lockdown self-harm and other commentary

“#New York’s lockdown self-harm and other commentary” Economy desk: NY’s Lockdown Self-Harm The “Great Lockdown” of 2020, laments The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, involved massive, “self-inflicted” harm — but some states fared better than others. “States that allowed businesses to reopen sooner, and maintained fewer restrictions for the rest of the year, recovered by…

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