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"In a letter last week to schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, Councilmember Robert Cornegy Jr., who is black, noted: “As recently as 1989, Brooklyn Tech was 51 percent black and Latino. As enhanced academics for high-potential students in those communities was eliminated, the percentages of students of color decreased to the point we are at today.”
Eighteen fellow council members signed the letter, which did not mention the SHSAT. In response, a Carranza spokesman simply repeated his statement: “We need to eliminate the single test for specialized high-school admissions now. ...
But between 2009 and 2013, the DOE, citing low enrollment, dropped 60 G&T programs mostly in poor, minority neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, the New York Times reported.
Today, 10 city districts with more than 90 percent black or Hispanic enrollment have only one G&T program, records show."
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"It was a glorious weekend to get outside and eat one's way through Smorgasburg's offerings, and thousands of people did exactly that as the annual event opened for the season to huge crowds in both Williamsburg and Prospect Park.
Most of this year's new vendors felt the people's love all weekend, especially (no surprise here) the Japanese Soufflé Pancake booth Fluffy’s, which was completely slammed both days. Debut sweet treats like the kombucha popsicles at The Better Pop and the Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls (and exceptional cookies) at Millers and Makers were also flying off the shelves. Since we’re talking about dessert, other pick hits and crowd favorites would include the Mango Ginger Kakigori at Bonsai, the new Bundt Cakes and Banana Toast at King Street, the Churros with Dulce de Leche at Dulcinea, and the Frozen Cheesecake Pops at Rubyzaar Baked.
With 100 different vendors setting up shop at both venues it's impossible to mention all of the highlights—exploring and trying random stuff is part of the fun—but two sandwiches I had from new vendors on Sunday were stellar: the Yolkel at Crack'd, which featured Tamagoyaki egg with pulled pork, pickled red onions, and housemade pimento cheese; and the namesake Sandes de Leitão at this Portuguese booth, a juicy and crackling suckling pig sandwich with black pepper sauce. The Cheesesteak at Federoff's, the Burger Supreme (at Burger Supreme), literally everything at Destination Dumplings (get the "around the world" platter to try it all), the vegan sandwiches at the A.T.M. Deli, the Lobster Roll at Red Hook Lobster Pound, and the Grilled Cheese at the previously mentioned Rubyzaar are all excellent choices as well. As are at least two dozen other things."
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