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Published September 02NYC now has a 400-page Racial Equity Plan. Drafting it was the easy part.
File photo of a racial justice protestin Washington Square Park in Manhattan on June 6, 2020. Such protests set the state for the Racial Equity Plan for New York City released on Sept. 1, 2026, by Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration. Mayor Mamdani says the difficult part is…
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Published September 02NYC public schools to ban AI for teaching students below 9th grade
The Mamdani administration is placing strict limits on the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms. The restrictions were released just over a week before the school year and come amid a national backlash against the use of artificial intelligence. [ more › ]
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Published September 01Pete Davidson, Colin Jost to host free comedy show on their Staten Island Ferry
The new ferry will be a Staten Island Ferry but it won't use actual Staten Island Ferries The decommissioned vessel will turn into the Snapple Island Ferry on Sept. 17. [ more › ]
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Published September 01Big day for subway fans: MTA sells old MetroCard vending machines for more than $2K
A few dozen MetroCard vending machines are getting a second life thanks to devoted subway fans. The MTA may have retired the MetroCard last year, but some of the machines that sold the vinyl fare cards are getting a second life. [ more › ]
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Published September 01Woman NYPD killed after Times Square stabbings had long mental health struggle, brother says
Her family became concerned when she missed their regular weekly gathering — the next time they saw her was one the news. [ more › ]
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Published September 01'A whole new world': New Jersey eases restrictions on residential solar panels
Balcony solar panels are widespread in cities like Berlin. The Garden State Balcony Act lets homeowners and renters install "plug-in" panels that could allow for the rapid growth of solar power across the state. [ more › ]
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Published September 01Mamdani releases a plan for addressing racial inequality across NYC
File photo of pedestrians in New York City. The policy prescriptions target a broad spectrum of issues, including education and employment. [ more › ]
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Published September 01September at the movies in NYC: Occult scenes, concrete dreams
John Wilson in "The History of Concrete." Here are eight of the best films to catch this month on the big screen. [ more › ]
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Published September 01Early Addition: It's the 25th anniversary of the city putting bollards everywhere
Mayor de Blasio announces the installation of more bollards in Times Square in January Because the Sept. 11 attacks prompted New York to erect loads of metal and concrete pillars, here are your early links: Celebrities in NYC want to be able to drive in and out of their…
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Published September 01No Netflix, shared Ubers: How New Yorkers are stretching every dollar to live here
A new report by the Community Service Society looks at the ways New Yorkers navigate financial insecurity. [ more › ]
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Published September 01NYC artist creates device that slows Citi Bikes passing through rent-burdened areas
"Ground Truth" easily clips onto the fork of a Citi Bike, but it makes pedaling more difficult in rent-burdened neighborhoods. The gadget allows riders to physically feel their neighbors' struggle to pay for housing. [ more › ]
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Published September 01‘I will kill you’: Police fatally shoot woman after Times Square stabbing
New York City police officers investigate the scene. Police said the woman stabbed 2 people at random, killing a 32-year-old woman, before advancing on officers with two knives. [ more › ]