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It's Tuesday in New York City, where students say permission to use the bathroom has taken an Orwellian turn at more than 150 New York City public schools.
New digital hall passes, called SmartPasses, allow teachers to more closely monitor where and for how long a student has gone to the bathroom, making it easier to “disrupt bathroom meetups.”
But some students are up in arms over what they see as an expansion of the surveillance state.
Officials said LaGuardia Airport will face days of disruption after a deadly runway collision Sunday night between an Air Canada plane and a Port Authority vehicle.
Travelers at JFK and Newark airports were stuck in massive security lines yesterday, caused in part by a TSA staffing shortage prompted by the ongoing partial government shutdown.
The long-stalled plan to build a platform and new apartment buildings above the train tracks at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards may soon get a major cash infusion from New York state.
“Date My Friend,” a new series whose first New York City event sold out, is putting wingmen front and center by having them sell their single besties to crowds of eager bachelors and bachelorettes.
A growing online petition is calling on city officials and the High Line to keep the towering pigeon sculpture known as “Dinosaur” in place permanently, as the popular artwork is set to be removed in the coming weeks after an 18-month run.
