Tag: Education

• NYC Council Allocates $1M in FY2027 to Make 9/11 Memorial & Museum Programs Free for All City Students

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  Sep 3

  The New York City Council announced a $1,000,000 FY2027 allocation for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum on Sept. 3, 2026, to fund free student field trips, group audio guides, expanded… more ›

• Julie Menin Says 9/11-Related Cancer Deaths ‘Now Exceed’ 9/11 Toll; City Council Pledges $1M to Memorial Education — Claim Unverified at Event

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  Sep 3

  Speaker Julie Menin announced $1 million in Fiscal 2027 Council funding for 9/11 Memorial and Museum education programs, laid a wreath at the Survivor Tree, and said “more people have… more ›

• NYC Bans Student-Facing Generative AI in PreK–8 for 2026–27; DOE to Drop ~40 Apps, Allow Limited High-School Pilots

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  Sep 3

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels announced a one‑year moratorium on student‑facing generative artificial intelligence (AI) for 2‑K through 8th grade in New York City public schools,… more ›

• City Planning Commission Recommends Park Avenue Rezoning in Brooklyn — 391 Units, 234K sq ft of Schools Proposed as 19 Businesses and 145 Jobs Face Risk

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  Sep 2

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a City Planning Commission (CPC) review and special public meeting on August 24, 2026, planners recommended approval of the Park Avenue, Brooklyn rezoning that would convert M1… more ›

• NYC City Council Passes SCOOP Act: Bag Dispensers, Dog‑Waste Composting Pilot and Multilingual Cleanup Campaign

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  Aug 20

  The City Council passed the SCOOP Act, a four-bill package to expand free dog-waste bag dispensers on litter baskets, require park signage, launch a dog-waste composting pilot at Parks Department… more ›

• Mayor Mamdani, TDF Launch Citywide Lottery for 2,000+ Free Broadway Tickets for NYC High School Students — Enter by Aug. 17

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  Aug 14

  Mayor Mamdani and the Theatre Development Fund (TDF) launched a citywide lottery offering more than 2,000 free Broadway tickets for high school students, open now through Monday, Aug. 17 at… more ›

• Con Edison Seeks Permanent Subsurface Easement Under PS 307 Playground in Vinegar Hill for Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub — Public Hearing Aug. 12, 2026

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  Aug 11

  The City Planning Commission review session on Aug. 10, 2026 examined a Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) application to grant Con Edison a permanent subsurface easement under the eastern… more ›

• NYC to Launch 2,000 Free Child‑Care Seats for Two‑Year‑Olds This Fall, Aiming for 12,000 by Fall 2027 with $1.2B State‑City Backing

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  Aug 10

  Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani used the “Talk With The People” livestream to restate the city’s plan to expand free child care for two‑year‑olds from an initial 2,000 seats this fall… more ›

• DCP and NYPL Launch “ABCs of City Planning” Story Time at Washington Heights Library — Free Kids’ Copies Distributed

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  Aug 7

  At a story-time event on August 6, 2026, the New York City Department of City Planning and the New York Public Library launched the new ABCs of City Planning at… more ›

• Mamdani Announces 2,000 Free 2‑K Seats, Declines to Order Independent Probe Into ACS Bronx Case

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  Aug 5

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city’s first 2K offers — 2,000 free child-care seats for two-year-olds, scaling toward 12,000 seats — while declining to promise an independent probe into the… more ›

• NYC Matched About 2,000 Families to First‑Year 2‑K — City Still Hasn’t Released Per‑District or Demographic Breakdown

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  Aug 5

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city admitted roughly 2,000 families to the first-year 2-K rollout and described a priority system — district residents and siblings first, then a lottery —… more ›

• NYC Film Green Panel: Measure Post‑Production Energy, Power Down Idle Render Farms to Cut Emissions

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  Aug 3

  NYC Film Green convened an Office Hours panel on July 31, 2026, to probe where energy is used across large‑budget film and series lifecycles — comparing on‑set production, post‑production (visual… more ›

• 240 Nassau Plan Would Finance New Public School with ECF Bonds and 99‑Year Ground Lease of Market Units, City Planning Says

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  Jul 28

  240 Nassau Street finance plan: City Planning Commission review on July 27, 2026 showed the Education Construction Fund (ECF) will issue tax‑exempt bonds, hold title to the new school and… more ›

• NYC Council Approves $10,000 One‑Time ‘Stabilization’ Payment for 25,000 Paraprofessionals — Awaits Mayor’s OK

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  Jul 28

  With the City Council moving a bill to boost pay for public-school paraprofessionals (teacher assistants), the legislation provides a $10,000 stabilization payment to eligible paraprofessionals and was described as a… more ›

• NYC Council Advances Intro 692A: One‑Time $10,000 “Power Respect Check” for ~25,000 Paraprofessionals After City Hall Rally

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  Jul 17

  City Council members and advocates gathered at a July 16, 2026 rally in the City Hall Rotunda to push passage of Intro 692A, described at the event as a one-time… more ›