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A Western New York school district has halted its plans to place a humanoid robot in a classroom after a New York Focus report on the plan sparked fierce debate over the use of artificial intelligence in schools and backlash from ...

One of the best parts of working at New York Focus is meeting our readers and having in-person discussions about the future of New York. We’re so excited to announce that we will soon be doing that much more often, with the help of our new events manager, Kara King.

Kara started at Focus this month and will be working to bring a community around our work and enliven Ne...

Over a few days in late May, an advertisement warning of the dangers of a New York City bill that would require logistics companies to employ their drivers directly, rather than treat them as contractors, racked up more than a million views on Facebook.

“Getting groc...

This September, a new elementary school is set to open in the South Bronx that will operate year-round, seven days a week, and 12 hours a day to accommodate working parents. But the state teachers union is suing to block it.

Strive Charter School was proposed by Eva Moskowitz, CEO of Success Academy, the state’s largest charter school network, and her husband Eric Grann...

A Brooklyn woman fleeced by her own attorney will be repaid more than $70,000 after New York Focus highlighted prosecutors’ failure to investigate her case.

Two years ago, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office almost entirely ignored a dozen phon...