N.Y. Today: New York City Will Change Many Selective Schools to Address Segregation

The pandemic prompted the mayor’s action on integration: a big shift in how schools admit students.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story December 19, 2020 James Estrin/The New York Times New York City Will Change Many Selective Schools to Address Segregation The pandemic prompted the mayor’s most significant action yet on integration: a major shift in how hundreds of schools admit students. By Eliza Shapiro An Unprepared N.Y.P.D. Badly Mishandled Floyd Protests, Watchdog Says “I look back with remorse,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said after a city oversight agency found the department’s tactics “produced excessive enforcement.” By Ali Watkins Inside One N.Y.C. School That Reopened During the Pandemic By Juliane Dressner and Alexandra Garcia 5 Takeaways From the First Week of Vaccines in New York The mass vaccination program is off to an encouraging, if slow, start. By Joseph Goldstein Ghislaine Maxwell Calls Jail Oppressive. Prosecutors Say She Has It Easy. Ms. Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, has asked to be released on $28.5 million bond as she awaits trial on federal charges. By Benjamin Weiser and Amy Julia Harris How New York City Vaccinated 6 Million People in Less Than a Month When a single case of smallpox arrived in Manhattan in 1947, a severe outbreak was possible. A decisive civil servant made a bold decision. By John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro How a Sous Chef Turned Fried Chicken Master Spends His Sundays Eric Huang preps and delivers about 50 meals a day from his uncle’s shuttered restaurant in Queens. By Sasha von Oldershausen From Mod-Chic Chairs to Virus Barriers What Plexi-Craft — an upscale furniture factory in the Bronx — has, the city wants: Acrylic resin skills. By Hillary Chura Buried Under Snow in a Car for 10 Hours. Who Would Come to the Rescue? The storm that blanketed a wide swath of upstate New York made one motorist’s car disappear until an ingenious state trooper found it. By Ed Shanahan Want more news? Check out our full coverage. The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. New York Today is published weekdays around 6 a.m. You can also find it at nytoday.com. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for New York Today from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018