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For nearly three decades, J and Z train riders in Brooklyn and Queens have been watched over by five sculpted faces that jut out from five different subway stations in the boroughs.
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Members of Queens yeshivas are worried that increased oversight would compromise the values instilled through their religion-based institutions.
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Prior to the new law, creditors could seize a borrower’s assets in New York courts, even if the original agreement was not made in New York.
Read MoreLIRR will restore 14 rush hour trains following completion of Amtrak work
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From Far Rockaway to Freeport, LIRR customers had suffered due to Amtrak’s work, which limited track availability into Penn Station.
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The class’ diversity comes at a time when there is a global call to confront evil and intolerance in many forms, Dean Michael Simon noted.
Read MoreCity schools “not sufficiently prepared” for mass shooting incident, 27 councilmembers say
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Councilmember Adrienne Adams wrote a letter to the Department of Education stating that city schools are “not sufficiently prepared” for a mass shooting incident. The letter was signed by 27 councilmembers. Photo via City Council/Flickr.
By Jonathan Sperling
More than two dozen city councilmembers agree that the Department of Education’s schools are “not sufficiently prepared” for a mass shooting incident, according to a letter signed by the pols and addressed to Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza.
Queens Councilmember Adrienne Adams, who formerly served as the education chairperson of Community Board 12 in Southeast Queens, wrote the letter following an audit by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. A total of 27 councilmembers signed onto the plea for preparedness.
DiNapoli’s audit found that the DOE can do more to comply with the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education, or SAVE Act, which lays out a comprehensive policy for school staff and administrators regarding the protection of students.
“It is alarming to know that erroneous, outmoded and untimely safety plan submissions are prevalent in our school system,” the letter reads, before urging the DOE to mandate compliance with the SAVE Act prior to the start of the 2019-2020 school year.
DiNapoli’s audit also found that five “of the 25 sampled schools did not conduct the minimum number of evacuation or lockdown drills and, for the 2016–17 school year, 3 of the 25 schools did not conduct drills within the required time frames,” among other findings.
A bevy of Queens councilmembers, including Councilmembers Donovan Richards, Paul Vallone, Robert Holden, Barry Grodenchik and Peter Koo also signed off on the letter.
The councilmembers encouraged the DOE to follow DiNapoli’s recommendations, which include working with the Education Department to develop a process to submit School Safety Plans to state police, as required under both the law and the state regulations, as well as reviewing procedures for monitoring emergency drills to ensure that all drills required by law are completed within the required time frames.
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Read MoreEx-IDC Senator Tony Avella is running for city council
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Before being elected state senator, Avella represented District 19 in the City Council from 2002 to 2009.
Read MoreNYPD looks to “Build the Block” in Southeast Queens next month
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Expect to discuss the topic of public safety in the area and collaborate with officers in identifying and solving quality of life and crime concerns.
Read MoreLaw firms sue Catholic church and Boy Scouts for “secret files” on alleged sex abusers
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Marsh Law Firm PLLC and Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC say they will represent 550 people who claim they were abused by Catholic Church and Boy Scout leaders.
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