Louis Hochman
New Jersey and Suburbs News Editor at WNYC (New York, NY)
New Jersey & Suburbs Editor at Gothamist
Writer/Editor/Photographer/Designer/Tinkerer. Stumbled into nonprofit news, now @wnyc / @gothamist as NJ editor. Under construction. Guilty of tsondoku.
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2 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Giulia Heyward |Louis Hochman
The New York State Education Department said it won’t adhere to Trump administration demands that the state cut diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from schools in exchange for billions in federal funding. The federal Department of Education sent states' school systems notices Thursday telling them to certify compliance with federal civil rights law, Title VI, as well as a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that barred colleges from considering race in most admissions decisions.
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3 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Louis Hochman
The interim president of Columbia University is stepping down a week after acquiescing to the Trump administration over several of its demands to curb what federal officials called "relentless violence, intimidation and antisemitic harassment" on campus.
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1 month ago |
gothamist.com | Louis Hochman
The Yankees are in the Bronx Thursday for Opening Day, starting their season against the Milwaukee Brewers. As the 2024 American League champions return, so do the Yankee Clipper trains — game-day one-seat rides on the Metro North Harlem and New Haven lines to Yankees-E. 153rd Street station. The New York Transit Museum will also offer its annual Opening Day nostalgia train rides aboard a 1917 IRT Lo-V and the Train of Many Colors.
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1 month ago |
gothamist.com | Louis Hochman
A man died in the NYPD's custody at the Central Courts Building in Brooklyn on Friday morning, according to police. The 32-year-old man, who'd been charged with petty larceny, was discovered unconscious in the building around 8:25 a.m., police said. EMS responded and the man was pronounced dead, according to police. The NYPD said it was not yet releasing the man's identity, pending notification of his family.
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1 month ago |
gothamist.com | Louis Hochman
The NYPD blocked off two blocks in front of a Park Slope, Brooklyn home Saturday afternoon, responding to a report of gunshots in the area. According to police, they got a report at about 1:30 p.m. of shots fired in front of 164 St. John’s Place, between 6th and 7th Avenues, and responding officers found two shell casings. Police said no injuries were reported. Police said they were told a man had gone into the house and were trying to establish a dialogue with anyone inside at the time.
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