“New York is coming back, and it’s a testament to the strength and grit of New Yorkers who banded together, stayed tough, and fought as one to defeat this COVID beast,” an exuberant Gov. Cuomo said.
The top cop, in an interview with city investigators, blamed "outside agitators" for violence during demonstrations after the murder of George Floyd. That puts him at odds with Mayor de Blasio, who apologized for the police response.
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Borough Presidents’ Offices Are Up for Grabs. Here’s Why NYC’s Mini-Mayors Matter
Here’s what you need to know about borough presidents and how they can help you. They’re more than just cheerleaders ask former Brooklyn ‘Beep’ Marty Markowitz
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Enough about the mayor’s race! Let’s take a break and focus instead on New York’s five mini-mayors, and the influence they have to shape your neighborhood.
Residents Push For Asian-American History To Be Taught In Schools
“The recent surge in anti-Asian hate crimes and violence has highlighted the woefully inadequate education pertaining to Asian American history that our children receive,” the letter reads.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
On Monday, over 2,500 Asian-American New Yorkers, most of them parents, signed an open letter addressed to Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross-Porter, calling for Asian-American history to be taught in New York City public schools. Over 750 of those signatures came from members of Brooklyn’s Asian-American community. The open letter was created by Xia Li, Ting Yu, and Joseph Chou, parents at Queens’ MS 158 Marie School in Bayside, Queens, as well as Yiatin Chu and Lulu Song, whose children attend PS184M Shuang Wen School in Chinatown.