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Contract faculty challenge NYU’s restrictions on committee participation
Contract faculty plan to challenge NYU’s bylaws barring them from participating in various university committee meetings, claiming the updated guidelines violate their union’s agreement with the university. After Contract Faculty United reached an agreement with NYU in April,…
‘It just ate all of mathematics’: NYU math chair talks OpenAI’s math proof
Over 100 NYU faculty and students attended a talk on OpenAI’s recent math proof by Vlad Vicol — chair of NYU’s Department of Mathematics — on Thursday, where he praised the solution’s ingenuity while acknowledging its limitations in the real world. At the hour-long explainer and…
Out of Bounds: Abu Dhabi hosts first international sumo competition, and other major sports news from Paris and Los Angeles
Abu Dhabi hosts All-Star Sumo Competition For the first time, the city of Abu Dhabi hosted the All-Star Sumo Competition on Sept. 26 at its Space42 Arena. Organized by Abu Dhabi’s culture and tourism department, this is the first time the United Arab Emirates has hosted an…
The Soapbox: Teenage-led protests in France, an endangered moth makes a comeback in Australia and a series of counter-terrorism arrests in the UK
In France, secondary school students protest for better public education Young students and their supporters protested across France on Tuesday, demanding the government address overcrowded schools and a shortage of teachers. Protests began in Paris but have expanded to multiple…
Gothamist
Published October 02Brooklyn DA brings back warrant-clearing event as quality-of-life tickets surge
An NYPD officer assists travelers at his post in the New York subway in Times Square on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. The district attorney will host a warrant and ticket clearance event after the NYPD cracked down on quality-of-life infractions. [ more › ]
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Published October 02Are you a New Yorker? The Department of New Yorker Verification will now decide.
Jennifer Lopez's New Yorker identification card. There is now an (un)official verification process for those who can claim the title of city resident. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published October 02NYC Already Battling AI Attacks as Council Prepares to Grill Artificial Intelligence Leaders
The City Council is set to grill officials from some of the biggest tech companies on Monday on the dangers of artificial intelligence, and ways they could rein them in amid increasingly dire warnings from industry leaders and others of rogue robots and malevolent online agents.…
THE CITY
Published October 02Some NYC After-School Programs Are Flailing Several Weeks Into School Year
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Parents at several schools across New York City last spring were outraged when they lost beloved after-school providers in a contract overhaul overseen by the Department of…
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Published October 02Hochul names NY AG James as special prosecutor on rape case at Cornell University
New social media rules signed into law by Gov. Hochul and crafted by State Attorney General Letitia James go into effect in January. The governor said she does not have faith that the police and the Tompkins County DA effectively investigated the case. [ more › ]
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Published October 01Founder of NYC LGBTQ therapy practice charged with rape after alleged sexual assaults
Therapy session. Joseph LoGiudice is the second therapist at Liberation Psychotherapy to be accused of sexually abusing a patient. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published October 01Millions From Congress to Cover Rent for Thousands Left in Chaos by Trump Defunding
Thousands of New Yorkers were at risk of losing their homes when federal funding for their rental vouchers began drying up this spring — years ahead of schedule. But now millions of federal dollars are coming to New York City to help keep those people housed. More than $600…
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Published October 01US judge in NY indefinitely blocks ICE from making arrests at immigration courthouses
Masked ICE agents stand stand watch on the 12th floor of Lower Manhattan's immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza. The judge said a Trump rule change lifting restrictions on such arrests violated administrative procedure law. [ more › ]