The education department acknowledged Wednesday that nearly 1,000 city classrooms in schools built before 1985 that serve students in pre-K and kindergarten have deteriorating lead paint that could potentially harm children, particularly those under 6.
By Alex Zimmerman, THE CITY In their first communication to parents since revealing last week that nearly 900 city classrooms have peeling lead paint, education officials said they are working to quickly address the problem, but stopped short of giving direct advice about whether students should receive blood lead testing. “We are sparing no effort to ensure […]
Photo Source: Facebook By Xavier Murphy, jamaicans.com Jamaica’s swim sensation and Olympian, Alia Atkinson took first place gold in the 50-meter breaststroke competition on Sunday, August 4 at the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Tokyo, Japan, adding another gold medal to her expanding collection. Atkinson, who holds the short course world record in this event, made […]
Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. Her family confirmed “with profound sadness” that Morrison had died “following a short illness”. Author of 11 novels, she won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993, having published her first novel, The Bluest Eye, in 1970. Her 1987 book Beloved told […]
Landlords are turning away students, or looking to startup apps to get around security deposit limits
By Georgia Kromrei (therealdeal.com) Brokers are sounding the alarm on one unintended potential consequence of the new rent law— and it most acutely affects those new to New York. Since apartment owners are no longer allowed to charge more than one month’s rent as a security deposit, landlords may not be able to rent to […]
