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New York City’s middle schools
will reopen on Feb. 25, more than three months after sending their students home. It’s the latest milestone for the nation’s largest school system, which continues a fits-and-starts approach to operating amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
A founder of one of the city’s largest homeless shelter operators has been fired in the wake of a published report detailing accounts from 10 women accusing.
NEW YORK (AP) A founder of one of the city's largest homeless shelter operators was fired Monday in the wake of a published report detailing accounts from 10 women accusing him of sexual assault and allegations that he used the organization's reach to benefit himself. In a statement, the board of directors of the Bronx Parent Housing Network said Victor Rivera had been fired as the top executive of the organization that he had helped found..
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday ordered a sweeping review of the nonprofit organizations that run the city’s $2 billion network of homeless shelters after allegations emerged that the chief executive of a major operator had used his power to sexually abuse women and enrich himself and his family.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered an independent audit of the city's nonprofit shelter providers after a report described multiple sexual abuse accusations against the top executive of one of the largest providers.