She Fled Sri Lanka When She Was 4. Now She’s a City Leader.
Eight years ago, Penny Abeywardena met with Mayor Bill de Blasio on the front porch of Gracie Mansion to discuss revamping the city’s [...]
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Want to Be a City Commissioner? It Helps to Be Friendly With the Mayor.
Faced with half a dozen major vacancies during his eighth and final year in office, Mayor Bill de Blasio had what appeared to [...]
N.Y.C. outlines its plan for public school safety amid concerns about Delta.
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City laid out a series of long-awaited safety protocols for schools on Thursday as he seeks [...]
New York City Is Poised to Close Schools
The nation’s largest school system is on the precipice of closing classrooms as coronavirus cases rise. New York City, once the global epicenter [...]
New York’s School Reopening is Not Proceeding as Planned
This is the Coronavirus Schools Briefing, a guide to the seismic changes in U.S. education that are taking place during the pandemic. Sign [...]