It's Wednesday in New York City, where new data shows there are 219 public schools with fewer than 200 students.
Budget watchdogs and the Department of Education say these tiny schools need to merge with other schools or have their budgets right-sized to be financially sustainable.
But in the district that includes Bed-Stuy, where about a dozen of these small schools are located, the issue is complicated by the stresses of gentrification and demographic shifts.
According to a report from the Furman Center, the proportion of Black families in Bed-Stuy has declined from 74% in 2000 to 38% in 2024, often replaced by childless couples or families who choose to send their kids to a growing number of charter schools or schools outside the neighborhood.
An update on the flooded Paramus half marathon: Cops are now investigating whether the runners who went viral with their video of wading through water may have ignored a safer route.
Former Mets star Pete Alonso, now a Baltimore Oriole, hit a home run at Citi Field last night and the home crowd, whose own team is last in their division, gave him a big cheer.
A troubling number of fatal hit-and-runs this summer had street safety advocates calling for the mayor to release his administration's plan to reduce traffic deaths.
James and Karla Murray's new book, “Counter Culture: New York City’s Greatest Diners and Luncheonettes,” highlights 30 of Manhattan’s diners and luncheonettes.
