Yasmeen Khan
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New York, NY, United States
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City's Public Hospital System Revises Policy for Testing Pregnant Women for Substances
The new policy comes in response to reports of racial bias in who gets tested and who gets reported to child welfare authorities. → Read More
Five Years After Eric Garner, Activists Still Fight for ‘Another Day to Live’
The struggle to reform police practices drags on for generations of activists outraged by how officers treat African Americans. → Read More
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NYC child welfare workers can remove children from their parents in emergencies. But they've wielded this power with growing frequency, and in cases that don’t seem like emergencies. → Read More
Crime Is Down in NYC, But Rape Is a Glaring Exception
Crime continued to trend downward in NYC in 2018, including a historic low in the city murder rate. But rape reports climbed again, and domestic violence murders also saw an uptick. → Read More
Applying to College is Full of Hurdles, Especially When It's a Family's First Time
"Let's be real: some young men don't even expect to live past a certain age, let alone go to college, so the fact that they get to this spot...it's overwhelming." → Read More
Power Restored at NYC Housing Complex Where 46 Buildings Lost Electricity
Starrett City residents said it's not unusual for one building to lose power for a few minutes during the summer, but not all 46 buildings for several hours. → Read More
Learn a Thing or Two About a NY Constitutional Convention
Voters will decide in November whether New York should open up its constitution for review — not a decision to be taken lightly. Some new lesson plans can help you think this through. → Read More
City Launches Coordinated Effort to Serve LGBTQ Youth
The strategy brings together 16 city agencies providing services to young people in the LGBTQ community, including health programs, supports in schools and homeless services. → Read More
City Launches Coordinated Effort to Serve LGBTQ Youth
The strategy brings together 16 city agencies providing services to young people in the LGBTQ community, including health programs, supports in schools and homeless services. → Read More
City To Provide Free Lunch for All Public School Students
Advocates long pushed for the change, saying providing the free meal to only some kids came with a social stigma. → Read More
When the School Building Itself Is a Barrier to Equal Education
New York City students with physical disabilities share what it means to have limited access to spaces inside their public schools. Suffice it to say, they're fed up. → Read More
Overlap of Prom and Ramadan Sparks Debate at Brooklyn Tech
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan this year coincides with the last month of school in New York City, when proms and other end-of-year festivities take place. → Read More
Outspoken Principal on Racial Justice Accuses City of Retaliation
Jill Bloomberg, principal of Park Slope Collegiate, is being investigated for alleged communist activities. A lawsuit filed by Bloomberg calls the investigation "chilling." → Read More
Meet The Teenage Girl Who Wants to Be A Boy Scout
Sixteen-year-old Sydney Ireland has been an unofficial Boy Scout for more than a decade. Now she's petitioning the organization for the right to earn merit badges along with her male troop mates. → Read More
Mayor de Blasio Outlines Plan to Expand Pre-K to 3-Year-Olds
The program will phase in more slowly than the rollout of full-day pre-kindergarten for 4-year-olds. To start, New York will focus on the South Bronx and Brownsville. → Read More
New York City Ferries Get a Touch of Whimsy, Thanks to Second Graders
New York City second graders have selected the names for the new ferry boats, including "Lunchbox," "Waves of Wonder" and "McShiny." For real. → Read More
100 Years of Girl Scout Cookies — and How One Young Scout Sells Them
It's the time of year when Girl Scout cookies are ubiquitous, creating a surge in workplace cookie-eating. We spoke to one young scout about her favorites, and her sales techniques. → Read More
City to Offer the SAT During School Day, For Free
Juniors in the New York City public schools — about 70,000 of them — will be able to take the SAT on Wednesday as part of their school day in an effort to make the test more accessible. → Read More
Court Orders New York to Release Millions for Struggling Schools
The state budget office froze $69 million for schools designated as “persistently struggling” after some of the schools improved, a move that prompted parents to sue. → Read More
Poverty and Hardship Make Life Shorter in Brownsville
Brownsville, Brooklyn, has the shortest life expectancy of any community in New York City, at 74 years. A new report lays out the factors explaining why. → Read More