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Top NYC news: Education execs file discrimination lawsuit; new 9/11 Memorial section; more

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Published on May 31, 2019
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Here's what you need to know about what's happening in New York City.

9/11 Memorial: New section dedicated to rescue workers who ‘inspired the world’

The Memorial Glade acknowledges those whose illnesses and deaths have come years after the towers collapsed.

Read the full story on The New York Times.

New York City announces monument to honor LGBTQ activists

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray on Thursday announced the next "She Built NYC" monument will honor pioneering transgender activists Marsha Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

Read the full story on ABC New York, WABC.

Senior New York City education executives file discrimination lawsuit against DOE

Three senior Education Department executives claim they were demoted in favor of less qualified persons of color as part of Chancellor Richard Carranza's campaign to reorganize the department.

Read the full story on ABC New York, WABC.

Why violence is spiking in pockets of Brooklyn, even as the city gets safer

Six shootings over the Memorial Day weekend reflect gang violence that is fueling a rise in killings this year in northern Brooklyn.

Read the full story on The New York Times.


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