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Amid calls for intervention, the state Board of Regents is set to vote this week on new rules for holding private schools to minimum academic standards.

Its leaders are blasting an upcoming New York Times investigation into educational failures and corporal punishment at the religious schools.

Can Mayor Eric Adams reverse the rot in New York City?

The Democrat faces an easy path to Washington in November after a bruising primary

Bolstered by a NYT endorsement and the backing of Hasidic leaders in the district, Goldman is leading in polls ahead of the Aug. 23 primary

There’s no incumbent in the newly created 10th Congressional District spanning lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, and at least six candidates are considered legitimate contenders.

On August 10, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a legislative package honoring and supporting Holocaust survivors.

The bills include notice of rights.

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may be planning to jump back into the political fray by mounting a bid for U.S. Congress

"He is generally disliked by the rest of the city," said former Borough Park resident Asher Lovy, who expressed skepticism that the ex-mayor could win a congressional seat on the Orthodox vote alone.