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State makes record investment in nonpublic schools, enhances security amid rising hate crimes

School desks in a Classroom

Apr. 23, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil The state is set to invest an unprecedented $467 million in nonpublic schools as part of the state’s 2024-2025 budget, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Monday, marking an $88 million increase from the previous year and representing the largest state budget allocation for nonpublic schools in the nation. A…
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Projections light up Floyd Bennett Field at inaugural arts festival

floyd bennett field art exhibit

Apr. 23, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann

It was all about the arts at Floyd Bennett Field last weekend as the Jamaica Bay-Rockaways Parks Conservancy hosted its inaugural Floyd Bennett Field! Arts Festival in partnership with the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area.

‘Intense’ fire breaks out in Brooklyn apartment building

fire truck in bath beach

Apr. 22, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

An all-hands fire tore through a Bath Beach apartment building on Sunday night after a resident said she dropped a candle inside her apartment.