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Crime increase in New York City

Tara Silverman, iNews Class Reporter March 17, 2022

New York City crime has been on an upswing for the past year on public transportation, behind the scenes of the city, or even out in the middle of the street.  Major crimes in the city have been up...

A return to smiles again as NYC schools mask mandate is removed

A return to smiles again as NYC schools mask mandate is removed

Zach Kaplan and Castle Bloodgood March 9, 2022

With COVID-19 cases declining across the city, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that schoolchildren from kindergarten to 12th grade would no longer be required to wear a mask in schools starting Monday. A...

The close contact system at the iSchool

The close contact system at the iSchool

Adriano Grassi and Samuel Espinobarros February 10, 2022

When we came back to school this past September, the main consensus was relief, but also that we wouldn't be in school for very long. Now with the spread of the Omicron variant, schools have had to adopt...

Gov. Kathy Hochul rolls back NY mask mandate in indoor places

Gov. Kathy Hochul rolls back NY mask mandate in indoor places

Zach Kaplan, iNews editor-in-chief February 10, 2022

ALBANY - In a move that was expected but shocking, New York governor Kathy Hochul is ending the state’s indoor mask mandate, as well as the rule that required businesses to ask people for proof of vaccination...

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What’s happening with Roe v. Wade?

Isabel Wilder, Reporter January 6, 2022

Now more than ever, cases with decades of precedent are again being brought before the Supreme Court. Currently, the court is hearing Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, as it’s serving as...

The new New York mayor

The new New York mayor

Adriano Grassi, iNews club reporter December 2, 2021

On November 7th, New York City voted to determine the next mayor. With Bill de Blasio having served his maximum of two terms, New Yorkers voted to determine who would lead the nation’s largest city for...

COVID-19 ended one of the iSchool’s most connecting traditions. But it doesn’t have to stay this way

COVID-19 ended one of the iSchool’s most connecting traditions. But it doesn’t have to stay this way

Zach Kaplan, Editor-in-chief December 2, 2021

From freshman year all the way up until the pandemic, I can remember countless moments that I spent upstairs during lunch, eating my lunch, getting work done, and connecting with my teachers all the while....

iSchool’s Pop Up Restaurant eyes November 10th one-day event

iSchool’s Pop Up Restaurant eyes November 10th one-day event

Zach Kaplan, Editor-in-chief November 4, 2021

If the NYC iSchool had to be summarized in one class, Pop Up Restaurant would fit the label very well.  Underclassmen and upperclassmen alike have seen the posters on classroom doors with the black,...

The NYC Mayoral candidates (Courtesy: CNN)

The current contenders in the mayoral election

Adriano Grassi, iNews club reporter June 10, 2021

For the first time in what feels like decades, New York is having a mayoral election. A fair amount of contenders have thrown their hat in the ring to take over from Bill de Blasio, whose current approval...

NYC public schools will open completely this fall with no remote option: Mayor de Blasio

NYC public schools will open completely this fall with no remote option: Mayor de Blasio

Zach Kaplan May 27, 2021

After this year, remote learning is no more. In an announcement on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe,’ this week, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio announced that come September, all of the nearly one million...

STRATFORD, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: Vials of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are seen during a vaccination clinic at the Sir Ludwig Guttmann Health and Wellbeing Centre on December 15, 2020 in Stratford, England. After rolling out the vaccine to dozens of "hub" hospitals last week, the NHS is now enlisting several hundred primary care practices in its covid-19 vaccination campaign. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

COVID-19 vaccinations become eligible for all teens aged 16+ in New York as Johnson & Johnson vaccine is paused: Updates

On Tuesday, vaccination appointments in New York became available for all adults aged 16 and above. This was a crucial step taken by New York to battle back against the virus, especially amid fears that...

It's been one year since the pandemic first hit the US. Credit: KWWL

COVID-19: One year later

Zach Kaplan, Editor-in-chief March 12, 2021

Tomorrow, NYC public high school students will mark the one-year anniversary of the last "normal" school day. On March 13th, 2020, a Friday, students were wary of the coronavirus, but no one could've expected...

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