> But I've noticed that most places will give you croissants, bagels,breads typically heavy on carbs.

That kind of makes sense though. Things that go stale quickly and they couldn't sell in time. Bagels and the like tend to need to be fresh.

Not really - when a cop does, it's newsworthy. But the vast majority who do it are not cops.

>Every other developed country currently also has their lowest murder rate in a century. But they are locking up 10x fewer people than the US is

There is a million and a half reasons why this is. Edit: Since the comment was deleted - there are a million and half reasons why the US and other western countries have different circumstances

>It's almost as if it's not working at all.

The (until recently) record low homicide rate begs to differ.

She's Ukrainian....

> Computer technology got us the lowest murder rate in a century.

COMPSTAT certainly helped.

I guess the difference here is that "War on Drugs" directly funneled money into police. It isn't tangential. It's directly related.

Now, if you want to say the War on Drugs had massive amounts of waste and other related societal harms, then sure. Over-incarceration, "stop-and-frisk" violations, etc.

> In a world of infinite resources, sure I’d love beautiful, inspiring spaces

I would...above ground. But if I am going to the subway, I really want to get to fresh air as soon as possible.

I like to think that their tabloid-clickbait funds their actual good work.

Anyway, when reading the Post, stick to the Sports and Local sections and avoid the Opinion and National sections. The tabloid articles are kind of fun if you like brainless celebrity gossip.

> We've tried the "tough on crime" and "War on Drugs" angle for 40+ years

And all we got to show for it is the lowest murder rate in almost a century.

One even beat up an actor in Chicago!

When demand outpaces supply

I was in the pool!

Look, he can tell you about his special onion, but then he would have to kill you.

> Come on, we're not talking about throwing them the keys and shouting "comebackinanhour"

I would want to be on that train.

oof

You think people would do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies?

Hahaha, I always think of Queens where there can be 68th Ave is right next to 68th Drive and 68th Road. Some people came up with that system and though "yep, that won't ever be confusing"

> Tappan Zee Bridge

Little known fact - it's named after our first governor, Governor Tappan Zee.

> They had Malcolm X killed after he became an actual Muslim.

People still espouse conspiracies about how it was really the FBI, CIA, etc.

Farrakhan has repeatedly hinted that NOI killed him.

> The SAT didn’t help them, they were born with wealth and other advantages.

So you understand the issue. The SAT didn't help them, because they already have other advantages. Not every student is like that, especially in the NYC public school system.

The UC report shows SAT scores allowed more underrepresented groups of more diverse backgrounds into the system. And did so better than something more subjective, like high school GPA.

There is also this focus on the Ivies or other top schools that suburban districts have. For kids in urban charter schools, that is not the choice nor the focus.

> Thats the hottest worst take I have ever see

Because you have no concept of what the alternative is.

> Theres a huge movement going on in elite subrubab districts (of which I am part) to do LESS testing.

That movement is actually the dumbest things in education. For example, the UC system did a study on the SAT. They found it gave underrepresented students more opportunities and were a better indicator for college GPA than high school GPA.

No need to address the rest of your comment. Too many standardized tests is obviously bad, but having a core group of standardized tests (APs, SATs, Regents), is important for measuring student aptitude. Again, I point to this UC report.

Even if all they are learning is the test, they are learning something. The alternative is learning nothing at all for many of these kids.

First off, it 100% depends on the specific charter school. It is not a monolith. And I can just easily point to the public school failures in NYC. At least if a student is learning a test, they are learning.

For many students, the alternative is a public school where they will learn nothing at all.

> Rubber rooms have been a non issue for years you really need to get another talking point.

Because deBlasio and Adams started reassigning them to teaching roles:

From 2017 and from 2021

> Schools can barely find staff as it is, how do you think it’s going to work with no unions?

Huh? Seems to be working fine in charter schools.

> the exact same union standards

No. Rubber rooms are not useful.

Apparently she had someone ardently defend her wikipedia page. Doesn't even mention her arrest for identity and bank fraud.