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NYU Journalism School Hires Former New Yorker Writer Who Falsely Claimed ICE Agent Had Nazi Tattoo

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 22, 2019 2 Comments

"I don’t know why someone who had to quit their journalism job for falsely implying someone is a Nazi should be teaching at NYU"...

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College Council at SUNY New Paltz Votes to Rename Dorms Over Slavery Ties

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 17, 2019 4 Comments

"still must be approved by the SUNY Board of Trustees"...

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Graduate English Program at CUNY Seeks to Combat the Problem of Whiteness

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 15, 2019 1 Comment

"help us imagine, discuss, and produce new ways of resisting whiteness and envisioning alternatives in institution settings"...

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Drug bust in New York uncovers enough fentanyl to kill 2 million people

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 05, 2019 14 Comments

The US Drug Enforcement Administration reported that a raid on a home in a sedate New York state neighborhood uncovered enough fentanyl to kill 2 million people.

Federal agents found five kilograms (just over 11 pounds) of fentanyl and six kilograms (13.2 pounds) of heroin Friday when they raided a fentanyl mill operating out of a home in Ardsley, the DEA said. Five people who were arrested during the raid are facing several drug charges.

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College of New Rochelle Likely to Close in Summer of 2019

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 23, 2019 0 Comments

"college had additional debts of more than $11 million and said that budgets prepared for the board were inaccurate"...

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U. Buffalo-SUNY to Host Symposium on ‘Whiteness of American Architecture’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 21, 2019 6 Comments

“racial discourses of western architectural history from the Enlightenment to the present”...

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NY Governor Cuomo Says $2 Billion Budget Shortfall is “Serious as a Heart Attack”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 05, 2019 75 Comments

The state of New York is facing a $2.3 billion shortfall -- that's billion with a B, heading into the new fiscal year. “This is the most serious revenue shock the state has faced in many years," said the state's comptroller. The news imperils Cuomo's budget which was introduced not 3 weeks ago.

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Are Democrats Trying to Make Ocasio-Cortez a One Term Congresswoman?

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 29, 2019 37 Comments

The Hill reported this morning that Congressional Democrats have grown so angry with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) that they want to recruit someone to primary her:

At least one House Democrat has been privately urging members of the New York delegation to recruit a local politician from the Bronx or Queens to challenge Ocasio-Cortez.

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New York State Legislation Would Allow College Financial Aid for Illegal Immigrants

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 29, 2019 4 Comments

“will cover awards up to the tuition and fees charged by [state] public colleges”...

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Charity Run by Black Lawmakers Didn’t Give Out a Single Scholarship

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 02, 2019 11 Comments

"all the money simply seems to go to festivities"...

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CUNY Students Protest Andrew Cuomo for Vetoing College Funding Bill

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2018 0 Comments

“Gov Cuomo, you’re the Scrooge of all CUNY and SUNY"...

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*Shocked* – Having Won NY Senate Reelection, Kirsten Gillibrand No Longer Ruling Out Running For President

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 13, 2018 25 Comments

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is apparently exploring a run for president in 2020. She made that clear during an appearance on "The View" on Monday. This may come as a surprise to New York voters, who were told by the senator herself just two weeks ago that she intended to serve her full term if reelected.

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Sociology Class at NYU Requires Students to Write ‘Gender Autobiography’

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 19, 2018 3 Comments

“how [their] life relates to the conditions of gender inequality and gender differentiation”...

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New York Law Students Walk Out to Protest Kavanaugh Confirmation

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 12, 2018 49 Comments

I cannot believe these guys are going to be lawyers. Students at the Brooklyn, NYU, and Cardozo law schools walked out of their classes on Wednesday to protest the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. From The Washington Post:

“We are in the middle of a national emergency,” student organizers wrote in a letter announcing the demonstration, which was coordinated with the National Lawyers Guild advocacy group. “We do not recognize Kavanaugh as a legitimate member of the United States Supreme Court.” They called on students to leave classes from Wednesday afternoon through Friday, and wrote, “We demand that anyone seeking to be elected to Congress in November commits to impeaching Kavanaugh to protect any semblance of rule of law and the people of our communities.”

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GOP Rep. Chris Collins Reverses Course, Will Stay on the Ballot Despite Indictment

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 17, 2018 14 Comments

Republican Representative Chris Collins announced Monday he will stay on the ballot for the upcoming election. Collins suspended his campaign a month ago after he was indicted on allegations of insider trading.

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New York Students to Read Marx in ‘Capitalism Versus Nature’ Course

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 13, 2018 1 Comment

“entertain the hypothesis that the root problem of the problem is capitalism” ...

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Cuomo Nixon NY Gov Debate: Establishment vs. Shakespeare in the Park

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 30, 2018 15 Comments

The debate between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and progressive challenger Cynthia Nixon last night made for entertaining political theater but probably won't do much to move the needle. According to the Real Clear Politics average of polls, Cuomo has a 33.5 point lead.

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Alan Dershowitz: NY Prosecutors Pose Greater Danger to Trump Than Mueller

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 27, 2018 37 Comments

On Fox and Friends Monday morning, the Harvard Law professor emeritus explained that while Trump has constitutional defenses in the federal investigation conducted by Mueller, that's not the case in investigation currently underway at the behest of New York's Southern District.

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