Author: Gothamist

Prominent publishers have sent a letter to the New York City Department of Education expressing alarm that books featuring diverse characters and subjects were discarded with the trash at a Staten Island elementary school. “We are deeply concerned that silent or unacknowledged censorship may be going on in New York City schools,” the letter said.…

Two of New York City’s most historic — and dilapidated — subway stations are due for renovations that aim to restore the spaces to their original glory. The MTA is planning “historically sensitive” repairs at the Chambers Street station near City Hall and the 190th Street station in Washington Heights. The plan was revealed in…

New York’s highest court issued a new ruling on Tuesday that could upend the way New York City collects billions of dollars in property taxes each year. The state Court of Appeals sided with a coalition of homeowners and real estate industry groups — known as Tax Equity Now New York — who sued the…

Early Addition is a daily newsletter to guide you through New York City news, plus other tidbits from around the internet. Sign up here to get the full version in your inbox every weekday morning. Good Tuesday morning in New York City, where the historic — and now dilapidated — Chambers Street and 190th Street subway…

Gov. Kathy Hochul is ordering a full audit of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management after saying recently she’s “fed up” with the pace of the legal market’s rollout. Unlicensed dispensaries in New York City continue to far outnumber legal shops. The probe aims to identify areas for improvement in the licensing process, with the…

New York City students no longer have to isolate at home for five days after testing positive for COVID-19, according to new guidelines issued by the Department of Education. Following updated protocols from the federal Centers for Disease Control, kids who test positive for the virus but have no symptoms are allowed to come into…

A federal judge questioned the claim that New Jersey’s county clerks don’t have time to reprint ballots before this year’s June primary elections — as he considers a case that could rob the state’s political machines of a tool that researchers say can decide an election before a single voter goes to the ballot box.…

Major questions remain as to how New York City will implement key terms of a new court settlement allowing the Adams administration to limit shelter stays for most migrant adults, as it has been doing for months but without legal cover. Significantly, the settlement requires the city by April 8 to eliminate a waitlist for…

Police shot and killed a 20-year-old man after officers saw him chasing two others with a gun in Brooklyn on Monday evening, the NYPD said. The shooting happened at the corner of E. 57th Street and Remsen Avenue near Brownsville shortly after 6 p.m., according to the department. Spokesperson Carlos Nieves said officers responded to…

Locked in a private but high-stakes mediation, the city and the Legal Aid Society spent five months working on a legal compromise that would reshape one of the most unique and far-reaching homelessness policies in the country: the right-to-shelter rule, which obligates New York City to provide shelter to anyone in need. For homeless advocates,…