Shortly after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that hundreds of National Guard soldiers would be deployed to patrol the New York City subway system and check riders’ bags, her office made an adjustment: Soldiers searching bags would not carry long guns. The change, which was first reported by The Daily News, was ordered by […]
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Do You Have to Let the National Guard Search Your Bag on the NYC Subway?
Soon after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she would be deploying hundreds of members of the National Guard and state police to help conduct bag checks in the New York City subway system, questions began to emerge about how the plan would work. How long will the National Guard be doing this? Is it a violation […]
Read MoreNew York City Schools Will Teach About Antisemitism and Islamophobia
New York City will offer new curriculum materials on antisemitism and Islamophobia in its public schools and train principals and teachers on how to have difficult conversations about politically charged issues, officials said on Monday in response to criticism that the system has done too little to address the Israel-Hamas war. In higher education, colleges […]
Read MoreNew Deal Will Test Whether N.Y.P.D. Can Alter Its Response to Protests
Protesters were thousands-thick in Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan’s East Village when the police moved in with horses and nightsticks. The tactics were described by a labor leader as “an orgy of brutality” and brought a public outcry demanding that police officials be fired. This was not a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, or […]
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