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For a third straight Friday we have sunshine and dry conditions. Readings will rise from the low 40s this morning to a high around 60 degrees.
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Highs: Near 60 Lows: Near 40 Chilly start |
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Around NYC
1. Scrapped House district maps inject confusion into key races
New York’s political calendar has been upended by the court ruling this week that threw out new maps for Congress and the state Senate. Politicians are now scrambling, not knowing when their primary will be held, or what the district they want to represent will even look like.
2. Chalkbeat: In surprising setback to Mayor Adams, education panel rejects NYC school funding formula
The city’s Panel for Educational Policy voted Wednesday night against the routine approval of New York City’s school funding formula, raising significant concerns about school budgets for next academic year.
The panel’s rejection, stemming from longstanding concerns that the funding formula is outdated and inequitable, was a stunning setback for Mayor Eric Adams, our news partner Chalkbeat reports.
3. Fellow firefighters, family and friends mourn the death of Timothy Klein
Family, friends and fellow members of the FDNY are grieving the loss of firefighter Timothy Klein, who was killed Sunday battling a house fire in Canarsie. They attended wake services in Brooklyn Thursday evening. Klein’s funeral will be held Friday morning in Queens.
Around the Nation
1. Biden requests $33 billion more from Congress to support Ukraine
2. New report shows women more impacted by job losses during the pandemic
3. Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd