The 2026 Trailblazers in Higher Education
City & State: Higher education isn’t as straightforward as it used to be. These days, students and their families are weighing more carefully than ever the upfront costs against the long-term value of a college education. The COVID-19 pandemic sped up the transition to remote learning, bringing benefits as well…
Unions urge City Council not to override Mamdani’s ‘buffer zone’ veto
City & State: A group of 13 unions are pressuring New York City Council members not to override Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s veto of the controversial “educational facility buffer zone” bill. “We, the undersigned unions who urged Mayor Mamdani to veto Intro 175-B due to its chilling effect on constitutionally protected…
NYC academic unions demonstrate on May Day, as New School student workers press university
New School Free Press: Academic unions from across New York City converged at 3 p.m. outside The New School’s University Center for a May Day rally. Partway through, members of the New Student Workers Union (NewSWU), faculty, and alumni split off and entered TNS Welcome Center at 72 Fifth Ave.…
‘Hedge fund handout’: Mamdani and Menin push Hochul to claw back $1 billion from Wall Street
Bushwick Daily: Two weeks after winning the state’s first pied-à-terre tax, the mayor is back in Albany with City Council Speaker Julie Menin, going after a Cuomo-era tax break that mostly benefits earners making more than $1 million a year. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is calling it a “hedge fund handout.” Now…
Faculty Raise Alarm Over Mold, Rat Feces at Brooklyn CUNY Schools
BKReader: Amid chants of "Hot, cold, rats, mold! CUNY this is getting old," CUNY staff members, who rallied in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall, say students and faculty have gotten rashes and itchy eyes as classrooms crumble around them. About two dozen faculty and staff members rallied Wednesday to denounce…
CUNY staff, local leaders rally in Downtown Brooklyn over unsafe building conditions
News 12 Brooklyn: CUNY staff and local leaders rallied on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall Wednesday to sound the alarm about unsafe conditions at their buildings. Staff members say they deal with things like holes in the ceiling, mold, leaks and more. The group is calling on CUNY and…
From mold to malfunctions, CUNY conditions come under scrutiny
NY1: CUNY faculty and staff say repair problems at their schools aren’t isolated — they’re happening across the City University of New York system. Several dozen staff members rallied outside Brooklyn Borough Hall on Wednesday, joined by elected leaders, to call out what they described as unsafe conditions following years…
Unions urge veto of buffer zone bill
The Chief: Leaders of local community groups and unions representing education workers reiterated their call for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to veto a bill that critics warn would stifle free speech across the city. City Council bill 175-B, which tasks the NYPD with creating a plan to erect “security perimeters” around…
Mamdani faces pressure from progressive Jewish allies over ‘buffer zone’ veto decision
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: A progressive Jewish group that’s closely allied with Zohran Mamdani took part in a rally outside City Hall on Thursday, calling for the mayor to veto a “buffer zone” bill that could limit where protests can take place. “Jews are literally ‘people of the book’ — our…
As Essential Plan cuts approach, advocates urge Governor Hochul to raise taxes on rich
BXTimes.com: Healthcare workers, elected officials and community advocates gathered Friday outside Lincoln Hospital, warning that looming federal cuts could strip health coverage from hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the wealthy to fill the gap.
