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Extra Extra: Should NYC schools have a uniform dress code policy?
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Published Jul 18, 2024
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It’s Thursday morning in New York City, where one lawmaker wants to require landlords to provide tenants with air conditioning during the summer months.
Here’s what else is happening:
- The City Council is also considering legislation that would require schools to implement a more uniform dress code policy. Public schools currently have a range of different dress codes, which sometimes means LGBTQ+ students and students of color are "unfairly targeted and criminalized.”
- Sunset Park, Kensington and Midwood are getting porous pavement that will help filter and absorb stormwater to prevent flooding.
- A new report from Yelp shows California has the country's highest increases in searches for rodent-based pest control services, followed by Wyoming; Washington, D.C.; New Mexico and Wisconsin. New Yorkers might not be searching for rat catchers as much because we’re too busy trying to find bedbug exterminators.
- New York state's best red wine can be found at Raphael Winery on Long Island.
- Is Denzel Washington’s accent too New York for "Gladiator II?"
- Mamaroneck residents are divided over new stricter tree removal regulations. Homeowners will now have to replace the trees they remove from their property or get approval to donate $300 per tree to a planting fund.
- The New York State Board of Regents approved a new policy that will alert parents a week before their children's schools hold mandatory lockdown drills. That policy will take effect this coming school year.
- And finally, Thistle showing dogs how it’s done:
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