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This story was initially printed by Chalkbeat. Join their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. In a serious reversal, New York Metropolis colleges Chancellor Kamar Samuels is withdrawing controversial proposals to open town’s first synthetic intelligence-focused highschool, shut two center colleges, and relocate one other. The plan to open Subsequent Era Know-how Excessive Faculty as a selective faculty in downtown Manhattan drew fierce group opposition in current months. Town additionally noticed intense backlash to its proposals for a slew of Higher West Facet colleges: to shut the center colleges of P.S. 191 and Manhattan Faculty for Youngsters, and to relocate The Middle Faculty. All 4 proposals had been scheduled…

When he overturned former Mayor Eric Adams’ buffer zone government order, Mamdani stated he would embrace new laws that may successfully accomplish the identical factor. He sought to reassure outstanding members of the Jewish group that he would help a legislation requiring protesters to maintain a good way from the entrances to homes of worship in order that congregants inside wouldn’t really feel threatened. Metropolis Council Speaker Julie Menin then sought to advance two payments to do precisely that: One (Intro. 1-B) that may set up a home of worship buffer zone, and one other (Intro. 175-B) offering related protections…