A proposed AI‑focused public high school in Lower Manhattan has prompted parent objections and calls for scrutiny as the DOE moves the plan toward review.

A CUNY Latino Data Report finds the metro Latino population rose 48% from 2000–2024, with the biggest gains in suburbs from Putnam to Bergen.

The Mamdani administration signed a roughly $1.86B, three‑year hotel contract to reserve emergency rooms — a move that renews debate over no‑bid hotel deals and shelter strategy.

Ernie Anastos, a familiar face on New York evening news for decades, has died at 82. He anchored Eyewitness News and earned dozens of Emmy recognitions over a four-decade career.

The HOPE homeless count was rescheduled for Tuesday night, but volunteer signups are running far below last year’s level, officials say. Outreach teams need more canvassers across the five boroughs.

JobLeads' analysis of nearly 900,000 U.S. jobseekers finds women set lower pay expectations and apply to lower‑paying roles, shaping the wage gap before offers.

Dr. Bernard Kruger has stepped away from roles at two elite concierge clinics after federal files raised new questions about membership and booking practices.

East Harlem health leaders traveled to Albany this week to press lawmakers to protect funding for community health centers as CHCANYS warns of a $300M shortfall.

Harlem activists marched last Saturday to protest the return of ABAWD work rules and warn that stricter enforcement could trigger SNAP benefit cutoffs.

State opens $1M grants to expand Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, giving libraries and nonprofits money to enroll kids and subsidize monthly books. Applications are due April 30, 2026.

The city will close the long-running 30th Street intake center in Manhattan in the coming weeks, prompting transfers and concern among residents and advocates.

Contract faculty at NYU have set a March 23 strike deadline, saying pay, job security and academic‑freedom protections remain unresolved. The union argues campuswide action could be imminent.

Comptroller Mark Levine warned that a lack of jobs and affordable housing has driven large declines in the city's Black population, and panelists urged paired fixes. Data and officials differ on the exact toll, but the policy imperative is clear.