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Published October 02'We were the victim': Brooklyn shelter's new CEO speaks after corruption scandal
An emergency shelter BHRAGS operates near the Gowanus Canal is set to be converted to a permanent facility with BHRAGS as the service provider. The new leader acknowledges BHRAGS Home Care lacked basic financial and compliance systems as its city shelter contracts ballooned. […
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Published October 02Morris County sheriff seeks public’s help identifying individuals in Rockaway Township investigation
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — The Morris County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying individuals as part of an investigation into several incidents at the Craigmeur …
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Published October 02Badly burned body found in a trashed and abandoned Jamaica Queens lot, NYPD says
A New York City Police Department SUV The remains belonged to a man officials have yet to identify. [ more › ]
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Published October 02FEMA opens 90-day appeal period for proposed Morris County flood map updates
MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is inviting the public to review proposed updates to flood maps in Morris County during a 90-day appeal and comment period …
The Highlands Current
NYU’s postdocs win majority vote to unionize
NYU Researchers United Postdocs-UAW now officially represents 400 postdoctoral researchers at the university, following a majority vote to unionize earlier this week — allowing the group to begin the collective bargaining process with NYU for salary raises, increased research…
We’re living in a rape culture, and the proof is in the rhetoric
Content warning: This article discusses violence and sexual assault. Earlier this week, like many people in this country, I learned about what happened at Cornell University in October 2024, when seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity allegedly drugged and gang raped a female…
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…
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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 › ]