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As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’

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09/27/2017

... ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’ At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of ... person” (EDP) calls, the slow pace of implementation for new NYPD crisis intervention...

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Justice Reform

Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence

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09/28/2017

... lineup for its upcoming Amplified Reading Series and two new commissions. Actor and playwright Staats’ plays include ... Off-Broadway theatre. Atlantic has also commissioned two new works via its Launch...

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Arts

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Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools

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10/04/2017

... Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools A new study says that on average, New York City charter school students show growth equal to 23 ...

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Success Academy Founder Eva Moskowitz: ‘We Are Making Progress, but It’s Frustratingly Slow’

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10/04/2017

... CEO Eva Moskowitz has more in common with her longtime foe New York Mayor Bill de Blasio than you might think, she told ... is a level of injustice in the city, around the state of New York, around the country...

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Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces

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10/05/2017

... Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces Four communities in Western New York will receive up to $2.5 million in state funding ... assets and help dress up their streetscapes to attract new businesses, residents and...

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City Council Members Still Navigating Outside Income Divestment Ahead of Deadline

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10/05/2017

... City Council members, two of whom voted against the new restrictions, continue to be involved in their private ... the process of figuring out divestment as mandated by the new law... City Council Members...

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Economic Security

Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems

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10/26/2017

... organizations that promote whole-child initiatives for a new program that will award up to $150,000 each to 10 communities that propose new ideas for meeting the needs of diverse student ...

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ABNY Releases The Second Season of ABNY Talks

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01/23/2018

... Talks , an education series delivered by experts to give New Yorkers insight into how and why policy decisions get ... civic issues from experts and leaders who are changing New York. The City Budget & How...

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Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Cities of Service Announces 10 Finalists for Inaugural Engaged Cities Award

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04/16/2018

... announced 10 finalists for the Engaged Cities Award, a new effort to elevate cities that are working creatively to ... a program designed to empower city leaders to generate new ideas and advance policy that...

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JPMorgan Chase, Ford Foundation and Kresge Foundation Back Development in Detroit's North End and Grandmont-Rosedale Neighborhoods

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05/11/2018

... Develop Detroit will build or rehab or build 70 new homes in the North End and Grandmont-Rosedale ... real estate developer and is the first scaled, for-sale, new construction in the North End in decades...

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Capital One and Others Fund Tech Training for Youth

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06/29/2018

... North Carolina medical software developer with offices in New Orleans. “I think we have a unique chance to change the landscape for the people of New Orleans and get them jobs that can more than pay their ...

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