New York City, which tracks the number of algorithms its departments use, has seen adoption of those tools skyrocket in recent years. Officials see them as a way to modernize government and enhance efficiency.
A bad update can bring down entire operations. Here’s how governments are returning to business as usual after the landmark CrowdStrike outage — and how to prepare for the next such incident.
The New York Police Department will install gun detection scanners at a handful of subway turnstiles this week. An advocacy group says disclosure requirements have not been met.
Teachers and administrators are finding it increasingly difficult to get students to focus in class, and a district-wide policy for collecting phones would avoid putting the onus on teachers to confront defiant students.
In about two weeks, New York City Public Schools is expected to unveil a new policy allowing students to bring smartphones to school but barring them from having access to the devices during class.
As ridership continues to lag amid a stubbornly slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, cities experiment with free rides and micromobility to prove public transit’s worth in worsening financial conditions.
Almost four months after their online learning system was overwhelmed by too many log-ins at once on a snow day, New York City Public Schools asked students to participate in a simulated test Thursday.
To comply with a 2022 law that will soon require classes to have 20-25 students, the New York City Department of Education gave principals about a dozen options, including using virtual learning to save classroom space.
Amid a shortage of human lifeguards, drones equipped with flotation devices will be helping New York City lifeguards rescue swimmers in distress this summer season, city officials said Saturday.
City officials said Thursday that they would begin to permit operators to test drive autonomous autos on New York City streets, in an announcement that divided street safety advocates.
