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Court: New York City Must Give All Homeless Shelters Wi-Fi

By Sahalie Donaldson | April 12, 2021

New York City must finish installing Wi-Fi in shelters for homeless families and domestic violence victims by Aug. 31, according to a settlement reached this week in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. The order will benefit more than 11,000 homeless children living in some of the 240 family shelters across the city’s five boroughs -- which count a total of 110,000 homeless students -- who’ve struggled with remote learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Raise the Age Legislation Goes Into Effect in New York with Under-18s Moved From Rikers

By Karen Savage | October 2, 2018

As the first step in New York’s raise the age law, all 16- and 17-year-olds were moved off New York City’s notorious Rikers Island and into more appropriate juvenile facilities by the Monday deadline, according to an announcement by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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Advocates Hopeful Rikers Will Close in 3 Years But Concerned About Juvenile Programs

By Emilie Ruscoe and Irene Spezzamonte | February 15, 2018

A damning report out of Albany and a surprise announcement by Mayor Bill de Blasio have renewed hopes among activists and advocates that the long-sought goal of shutting down Rikers Island could come sooner than expected.