Olivia Young
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Specialized high school admissions debate continues over test, access and racial disparities - The Riverdale Press (opens the original)
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Concerns about racial disparities across the city’s nine specialized high schools — which include Bronx High School of Science and the High School of American Studies at Lehman College — were raised once more by two city council members. In a letter to Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels Sept. 8, officials proposed a new, more “holistic” admissions process. Currently, the sole factor in acceptance to these schools is the Specialized High School Admissio
Bronx Science students expand youth voter engagement through VOTE initiative - The Riverdale Press (opens the original)
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Teens at Bronx High School of Science, located at 75 W. 205th St., are encouraging young people to be a part of civic life through Vote of Teens in Elections, or VOTE. The student-led, nonpartisan initiative that started at Bronx Science has since spread to dozens of other high schools. Seniors Cooper Halpern, Joshua Isaacs and Rachel Tan are the executive directors of VOTE, all driven by an interest in public policy and a determination to take control of their future. The three organize voter r
NYC Council hears competing views on COPA housing bill potentially affecting 18 Riverdale area buildings - The Riverdale Press (opens the original)
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A city council hearing Sept. 9 brought elected officials, advocates and opponents together to discuss a contested housing bill that could impact 18 buildings in greater Riverdale. The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA, would give qualified nonprofits and community-based organizations the first chance to buy certain buildings when an owner decides to sell. It aims to preserve affordable housing, prevent displacement and expand community ownership, advocates say. COPA was vetoed last
New Bronx literary press Hushmarrow explores âWhat Haunts Usâ in debut issue - The Riverdale Press (opens the original)
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Mare Cierre is a 27-year-old library manager and the founder and creative producer of Hushmarrow, a literary press with a taste for dark fiction, set to release its first magazine Sept. 22. The debut issue, âWhat Haunts Us,â will feature pieces of fiction, essays, criticism and original artwork from various creatives. At the heart of it all, Cierre said, is a love for the Bronx and an urge to create something that gives emerging and independent writers a place for their work to live. Cierre
âDoes This Taste Funny?â brings absurdity, satire and humor to Lehman College - The Riverdale Press (opens the original)
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Lehman College Art Galleryâs walls are adorned with absurdity, part of a mixed-media exhibition called âDoes This Taste Funny?â that examines humor in contemporary art. The exhibitâs Sept. 9 opening reception brought together dozens of featured artists, faculty and students, who strolled around the room, peering at a painting of a muscular green alien with fiery red hair and exposed breasts â Ana Benaroyaâs âQueen of the Nightâ â or a mixed-media piece made from cotton batting
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