Standing water on 84 Avenue mixed with trash at Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah is horrible
I recommend that the Yeshiva wash the sidewalk after pick up since the sewage drain is further away.
Schools
Adult male homeless shelter opened February 2020 has been a hotspot for crime.
Cooper Rapid Rehousing Center, managed by Westhab, shelters about 200 single men. PS91 is nearby. What do the high security cameras and barbed wire fence say about its occupants? Those men “not transitioned” or looking for a job should be relocated elsewhere. City Councilman Robert Holden demanded answers. Such data should be public and posted … Read more
Neighbors at 121 Street near Linden Boulevard want speed bumps, fire hydrants painted and a public park nearby for children to play
Southern Fields, Lefferts Playground, PO Edward Byrne Park, and Phil Rizzuto Park are all at least one mile away.
Band program
Teacher Paoli at Ella Baker School needs drums for schools program. If you can donate or contribute, please contact him at mpaoli@ellabakerschool.org. Youtube Video. If Venmo, @Michael-Paoli.
Trash and garbage at MS137 America’s School of Heroes
It has hard to avoid smell of trash and rats in New York City. Instead of just stacking the bags waiting for pick up, can the smell and rats be reduced by smarter trash bagging? That would make its neighbors happy.
NYC DoE High School Admission System BOTCHED!
Eighth graders received their high school admission letter June 8. Many were enrolled in a school that was not one of their 12 choices. High achievers wondered the school DoE picked will fulfill their education expectation. Some low achievers were surprised of the decision. Parents fumed. We cannot allow the Department of Education to lock-in … Read more
Gov. Hochul signed S4937C/A6262B “Unlocking Underutilized Hotel Space”. Read between the lines… every hotel operator signing on could become homeless shelter!
The State is desperate for more space to house homeless. It does not matter that hotel rooms have no kitchen, making permanent stays at those “Class B” hotels in need of more city/state services. Read the full text.
Mayoral Control of NYC Schools is another mechanism for Albany to add bureaucracy and to appease teachers union!
Mayor Eric Adams is expected to continue his “control” of NYC schools once John Liu’s (S16) and Robert Jackson’s (S31) S09459 and Manny De Los Santos (A72) and Deborah Glick (A66) A10498 are passed June 2, 2022. Senator Liu added a new “District Council 75” and more appointments, while Assemblyman De Los Santos wants class … Read more
NYS Regents Exam on US History and Government canceled for a year due to May 14, 2022 shooting in Buffalo?
NYS Education Department needs to explain which questions were problematic, and why must the entire test be redone! Who is in control of our children’s education when the Governor of New York does not even know?