A Brooklyn neighborhood at Prospect Park’s edge
New York City’s AI-in-classroom plan has drawn more than 6,000 public comments during a 45-day feedback period. Critics warn the guidelines favor big tech and lack concrete rules for student use, while advocates highlight teacher supports and partnerships with Kaplan and Microsoft. Debate centers on how AI should be integrated, and whether safeguards protect learning from overreliance.
A mix of developments in education tech coverage shows parents and teachers weighing AI and device policies, from New York City's DOE AI plan feedback to classroom device bans and AI tool adoption in schools; reports contrast parental concerns with educators’ perceived benefits, while researchers assess effects of ability grouping in maths.
Galleries have been shrinking and business models have been under sustained pressure at Art Basel this month, while major players have been narrowing investments and reshaping portfolios across regions. SoftBank has reduced deal activity in Latin America; Pace has cut artists and staff; recruitment firm Hays has sold operations; and community art projects and private collectors are adapting their approaches.
Poetica Coffee has refunded Rep. Dan Goldman and barred him from its Brooklyn and East Village outlets after a social-media post accused him of being a “genocide juice” target. The Civil Rights Division is examining possible public-accommodation discrimination, and Goldman says he visited the shop with his daughter to use the restroom and bought a coffee in gratitude for staff’s kindness.
New York’s Democratic primaries have yielded three wins for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s democratic socialist slate. Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez have defeated establishment-backed rivals in the 10th, 13th and 7th districts, signaling a stronger left-wing presence in Congress ahead of November.
Protests outside Poetica Coffee in Park Slope have escalated after a social media post accused the shop of banning a Jewish congressman over his support for Israel. The Justice Department has opened a civil-rights investigation into the incident as demonstrators clash with counter-protesters. The controversy has drawn national attention and sparked debate about discrimination and free speech.