Fresh Hell
Adams Administration Backpedals on Huge Cuts to Pre-K and 3-K Programs
"We're gonna resolve that issue," Schools Chancellor David Banks told the City Council.
Fresh Hell
The Department of Education, Formerly the Board of Education, Is Actually ‘NYC Public Schools’—For Now
The DOE's "brand refresh" comes as the Adams administration fights to maintain mayoral control over the system that serves approximately one million students.
Morning Spew
NYC Policing by the Numbers: Yep, Still Racist
In the era of Eric Adams, police stops and low-level arrests are ticking up again, the stark racial disparities remain, and in some cases are getting worse.
Eternal City
My Neighbor, Virginia
When Vincenza Ann "Virginia" Filingeri Checkle died, 20th-century Brooklyn died with her.
Cultural Capital
I Survived (and Thrived) Watching Half of the Seven Hour Hitler Movie
Scenes from a rare screening of the first half of the seven-hour experimental 1977 film, "Hitler, a Film from Germany."
Leave Your Apartment
Arielle Lana LeJarde Wants to Put You on to What Real Electronic Music Heads Know
The music journalist and event programmer champions diverse lineups and tells us what shows are coming up in New York.
City of Immigrants
Corona Plaza Vendors Are Struggling Under the City’s New Restrictions
The number of vendors has been slashed, opening hours have been cut, and sales are down by more than half—but vendors are hoping the plans for the permanent market will change all of that.
Morning Spew
It’s Battery Acid Mixed With Cocoa Puffs and the Kids Are Calling it ‘Trombozo’: Some Suggestions for an Authentic ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Fan Experience
And some especially heinous links for your Thursday morning.
Power
Pro-Palestine Activists Block NY Times Delivery Trucks: ‘We’re Trying to Take the Times Out of Circulation for a Day’
The action, organized by the group Writers Against the War on Gaza, represents an escalation of tactics by the paper’s critics.
$20 Dinner
Pizzalujah: Frank Tuttolomondo Brings His Awe-Inspiring Slices to the West Village
Everything, from the pizza to the sandwiches, rules at the enormous new Mama's Too on Bleecker Street.
Paying Rent
Powerful New York Lawmakers Call for Good Cause Eviction—Kind Of
Meanwhile, Governor Kathy Hochul has been skeptical of passing new tenant protections, preferring to push a plan to entice developers to build more housing.