The front-running New York mayoral candidate said in an interview with CCN that he would preserve the Gifted and Talented (G&T) program should he become the next mayor. “We need to expand the Gifted and Talented program, [it] was isolated to certain communities. That created segregation in our classroom,” Adams said. Current New York City…
NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams Pledges to Preserve the Gifted and Talented Program
NYC Parents and Officials Rally to Preserve Gifted and Talented Program
October 16, 2021
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Parents of diverse ethnic backgrounds gathered outside the Department of Education on Thursday to demand that NYC’s Gifted and Talented (G&T) program be preserved. Several city officials accompanied the more than 200 parents and supporters from all five administrative districts and condemned the mayor’s leftist “political education” agenda. Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has less…
New York Governor Getting Ready to Vaccinate Children: ‘This Is Inevitable’
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said during a press conference on Wednesday that she had spoken to the White House and gotten confirmation that COVID-19 vaccine approval for young children will be coming soon. “We have to make sure our pediatricians are preparing for the opportunity to administer the vaccine to children, this…
Officials at NYC Columbus Day Parade Speak About the Vaccine Mandates
October 11, 2021
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MANHATTAN, New York—Several officials participated in the 77th annual Columbus Day parade in New York City, the first large-scale parade since the pandemic started. The most notable presence was Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, who, after taking some questions from reporters, marched for about two blocks up to St. Patrick’s cathedral, where she greeted New York…
NYC to Cancel Accelerated Learning Program for Gifted Kids
October 9, 2021
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New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has announced plans to cancel the “Gifted and Talented” accelerated learning program for schoolchildren, drawing praise from those who called the scheme discriminatory and condemnation from those who say it harms hardworking students. Starting next fall, New York City will stop testing kindergartners for entry into the gifted and…
De Blasio Misused Security Detail for ‘Political Purposes’ and Personal Tasks: Probe
October 8, 2021
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio misused his security detail for “political purposes” during his presidential campaign and for personal tasks, including ferrying his son to and from college and helping his daughter move, according to an investigation by the city Department of Investigation (DOI). In a 47-page report (pdf) released on Thursday, the…
Head of NYPD Sergeant Union Resigns After FBI Raids Office, Home
October 6, 2021
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Ed Mullins, the head of the NYPD’s Sergeants Benevolent Association, has resigned from his role just hours after FBI agents raided his home and the group’s Manhattan headquarters. Dozens of federal agents were seen carrying boxes out of the union’s Manhattan headquarters and loading them into a van on Tuesday morning as part of a “law enforcement…
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren to Resign as Part of Plea Deal Over Alleged Campaign Finance Violations
October 5, 2021
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Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren will resign from office by Dec. 1 after accepting the terms of a plea deal in court on Monday where she faced charges over alleged campaign finance violations, Rochester First reported. Warren, along with two assistants, Albert Jones Jr., her campaign treasurer, and Rosiland Brooks-Harris, political action committee treasurer and Rochester finance director, were each…
Maud Maron on NYC Schools Pushing Critical Race Theory; the Assault on Merit; and the Emerging ‘Community of the Canceled’
October 2, 2021
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“You can teach kids how to treat each other with respect and dignity without trying to racially essentialize kids.” Today, I sit down with Maud Maron, an elected New York public school council member and public defender who was fired from her job at the Legal Aid Society after speaking out against race essentialism in…
Department of Education Employees File Lawsuit Against NYC Mayor Over Vaccine Mandate
September 28, 2021
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Employees of NYC’s Department of Education (DOE) from various races, cultures, and social classes filed as 10 plaintiffs against New York Mayor Bill de Blasio in federal court over his vaccination mandate. The lawsuit is the third one filed against the vaccine mandates enforced by de Blasio earlier this month on NYC educators. The members…
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