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New York's Central Park - one of the world's most recognisable landmarks - is experiencing heavier downpours, flooding and soil erosion, while prolonged heatwaves are putting pressure on the ecosystem as well as visitors. But the park also helps New York cope with the heat. It helps cool the city,…

Three of the country’s six seller’s markets are New York City suburbs: Long Island, NY; Northern NJ; and Central NJ.  Long Island is the strongest seller’s market in the country, with 36.2% fewer sellers than buyers, followed by Northern NJ (20.7%). Nearby Central NJ (12.9%) is the 5th-strongest seller’s market…

Jane Fonda and Barbra Streisand have led tributes to the late Gloria Steinem. The trailblazing feminist activist died at her home in New York City on Wednesday. She was 92. Following the sad news, Fonda issued a heartfelt statement via Instagram. "Gloria, in her graceful, kind, and deeply intelligent way,…

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New York mayor Zohran Mamdani has moved to restrict children’s use of AI tools in the city’s public school system By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 03 Sep 2026 22:06 New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has imposed a city-wide moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for the next 12…

Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer/Getty New York City’s Department of Education is announcing a new policy that bans generative AI tools for students from early childhood through eighth grade, along with new limits on classroom device use. The New York Daily News  reports that the policy would bar student-facing generative AI for…

Image Credit: Left: Bettye Lane/Photo Researchers History/Getty Images Right: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Lea en español Feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died at the age of 92. According to her Instagram page, she died Wednesday “at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her.” Steinem…

The long-awaited heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has been confirmed to hold at Madison Square Garden in New York. Tyson Fury confirmed the development on Instagram with a poster of himself and Joshua set against the New York City skyline. However, no date was attached to the…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new policy today that will ban younger schoolchildren from using AI in classrooms. The one-year moratorium, effective in the 2026-2027 school year, will impact about 600,000 public school students in 2-K through eighth grade and is being introduced alongside additional limits…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Anjali Kamat. ANJALI KAMAT: Demonstrators gathered outside Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday to protest against the RSS, a far-right Hindu nationalist paramilitary organization…