Kathy Halbreich of MoMA to Lead Rauschenberg Foundation
Release Date:
09/28/2017
MOMA's Kathy Halbreich has decided to leave the museum to head the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in Manhattan as its new executive director.
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As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’
Release Date:
09/27/2017
At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of NYPD responses to “emotionally disturbed person” (EDP) calls, the slow pace of implementation for new NYPD crisis intervention training, and the tragic outcomes of...
Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground
Release Date:
09/27/2017
For not quite two centuries starting in the mid-1660s, when a Dutch village was established under the name Nieuw Haarlem, a church in Upper Manhattan had separate cemeteries, one for white parishioners, the other for descendants of Africans.
What's So Interesting About This Walton Pledge for NYC Charter Schools?
Release Date:
09/27/2017
The Walton Family Foundation recently pledged to invest more than $2 million to create new charter schools in New York City.
The Return Of Hookworm And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/27/2017
The rates hookworm infection found in Lowndes County, AL—one of the poorest counties in the state, three-quarters of whose residents are African-American (as were all of those tested in the study)—have not improved much from levels a century ago.
Trump Plans 45,000 Limit on Refugees Admitted to U.S.
Release Date:
09/27/2017
President Trump plans to cap refugee admissions at 45,000 over the next year, according to current and former government officials briefed on the decision, setting a historically low limit on the number of people who can resettle in the United...
Iceberg That Broke Off Antarctica Was 4 Times the Size of Manhattan
Release Date:
09/27/2017
A massive iceberg about four times the size of Manhattan broke off Antarctica on Saturday, the U.S. National Ice Center confirmed to CBS News.
Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success
Release Date:
09/27/2017
How do you judge how good a school is? Test scores? Culture? Attendance?
More Healthful Kids Meals? Panera CEO Dishes Out A Challenge
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Chicken nuggets. French fries. Pizza. Repeat. This repertoire of kids menu items may seem familiar to many families, but one fast-casual chain aims to put a lot more options in front of its young customers.
Opinion: New York’s Republicans Must Resist The Obamacare Repeal And Replace Effort
Release Date:
09/27/2017
The latest effort, Graham-Cassidy, is by far the worst for New York: it completely eliminates the Basic Health Plan (renamed the Essential Plan in New York), which offers excellent coverage for $46 or less to 700,000 New Yorkers.
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