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@CyrusCTaylor Cyrus the speed of social media is faster than my ability to find my dad’s address book. I will give you a call. You were so special to my dad.

I just got word that bj Bjorken has passed away. He was one of the world’s great physicists and one of the finest people I have ever known and worked with.

@necs @Taibaah321 @AGZimmerman Or when “needs weight” revenue goes to paying for basic teaching costs instead of the supplemental services our “needy” kids deserve.

@necs @Taibaah321 @AGZimmerman You know what inequitable? A system that requires packing students in a class in order to be able to “afford” a guidance counselor, especially when our neediest kids are in schools thst don’t have those numbers.

@deb_kross @Tamitastic @leoniehaimson How about trying it out first? These kids are four. They’ve barely been alive. Maybe there is no way to know at this stage — and maybe that’s just fine. NYC is alone in picking out 4 year olds for G&T.

Today’s NYP article w/parents complaining that entry to gifted class admissions are no longer based on single test given to 4 year olds ignores how those Pearson exam results were unreliable & had no independent validity. That & more problems w/it here gothamgazette.com/130-opinion/10…

@ChalkbeatNY @DrKYSR At JJAy campus, we have been asking for years for an itemization of confiscated objects categorized as “dangerous”. We do know from students that it can include hair picks, glue guns (yes the crafting kind), scissors for school projects; Bobby pins also set off detectors.

Students in Downtown Brooklyn don’t feel safe. Can meetings with NYPD help? ckbe.at/3UKGebm

We’re asking readers to not engage in any @nytimes platforms tomorrow and stand with us on the digital picket line! Read local news. Listen to public radio. Make something from a cookbook. Break your Wordle streak.

'Tis the season to sing for socialism! Join us for our annual caroling in Sunset Park on December 10th! See details below⬇️ (Exact location TBA)

@DrKYSR @necs I spent hours tonight looking at a spinning pencil. Hours.

thanks, @necs

In addition to contributing significantly to school segregation, school choice drains a significant amount of time, energy, and resources from schools. Here’s how school choice hurts us from the inside, especially during application season: 1/

@MikePerlberg This is the crime emergency.

@richmintz @NYCCouncil38 True. Traffic safety needs to be a priority. I 100% agree.

@jbjorken @NYCCouncil38 Two girls were run over by a driver, in a location where proposed safety improvements were withdrawn, so it sounds like we got danger zones anyway

Here's a councilmember privileging the community input process over safety recommendations proposed by professionals at the DOT. It's a year later, and a driver just ran over two little girls right here, in a spot where the DOT recos were watered down. twitter.com/alexaforcounci…

@Fresh_Kermit @richmintz @NYCCouncil38 @NYPD72Pct And, I think dangerous driving, whether by cars or scooters or ebikes, is the number one safety concern in the city and am absolutely in favor not only if more safety infrastructure, but also enforcement, and culture change. 100%. And Alexa has been supportive too.

@Fresh_Kermit @richmintz @NYCCouncil38 I too am horrified by the pedestrian danger in sunset. I document weekly to 311 (and sometimes here) how @NYPD72Pct mocks safety infrastructure through its own behavior. There are complexities with the 7th/8th Ave plan.

@LincolnRestler @NYCCouncil38 @CMShahanaHanif @NYC_DOT Thank you!!!!!!!!!

.@CMShahanaHanif and @NYCCouncil38 have been leading on making Fourth Avenue safe for pedestrians!  As the 3 CMs that represent this stretch, we are pushing @NYC_DOT for maintaining the protected bike lanes and safer intersections.

@tomcsheppard @NYCSchools Well, the ones who arrived by today (10/31) will be included in the 1st enrollment count and so will get “fully funded” through FSF plus the $2,000. But students who arrive tomorrow will not.

The money ⁦@NYCSchools⁩ is allocating only represents about 1/3 of what these schools actually need. $2000/student is not enough to pay for the ENL Teachers and additional resources our newcomers need, especially those 15+ years old. newsbreakapp.com/n/0itTeNeU?pd=…

This year 88 people have been killed after getting hit by a car while 9 people have been killed on the subway. Yet where are we directing resources? It’s certainly not going to making streets safer or reducing the number of cars.