via City Limits
Flaws Seen In GED Replacement
Some students and teachers say the Test Assessing Secondary Completion is being rolled out poorly, without allowing enough time for proper preparation.
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State Vies to Make Bitcoin Sense
The New York State Department of Financial Services is examining how the use of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies can and should be controlled.
Color is the New Black
Our reporters hit Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week to photograph street style and ask show-goers, “Why are you wearing what you’re wearing?”
via Bronx Bureau
Low BID-ding Outside Manhattan
As Mayor de Blasio stakes out stemming economic inequality as a priority, there is a stark contrast in funding between Manhattan Business Improvement Districts and those elsewhere in the city.
Solitary Confinement Limit Push
Two lawmakers want to restrict the amount of time detainees can spend in solitary confinement.
via DNAInfo.com
Wi-Fi’s Free, But Speech Isn’t
Au Bon Pain blocks wi-fi users from accessing some websites – including GLAAD's homepage and abortion debate-related sites.
via Brooklyn Based
Latino Club Thrives Amid Change
Toñita’s, a Williamsburg fixture for four decades, offers a sense of community and continuity in the neighborhood, which has lost more than 10,000 Latino residents over the last decade.
via Our Town Downtown
East Meets East Village In Candy
Pragati Sawhney brings a taste of her native India to her start-up chocolate business.