Adams Backs Gifted & Talented+Unvaxxed NYC Workers • Daily Digest

Good morning, New York! It's Saturday, Oct. 16. Mayor Bill de Blasio favors phasing out NYC's Gifted and Talented Program in city schools. But leading mayoral candidate Eric Adams says not so fast. See what Adams said about replacing the program below.

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Here are the top stories today in New York City:

1. Despite Mayor Bill de Blasio's moves to phase out the city's Gifted And Talented school program, his likely successor, Eric Adams, says he'll expand it. (New York City Patch)
2. Vaccinations among New York's police and firefighters have slowed to a trickle as de Blasio says more mandates may be on the way for city workers. (New York City Patch)
3. There have been more suicides in NYC jails this year than in the last five combined, according to authorities. (New York City Patch)
4. Have a look at the NYC weekend subway service changes this weekend. (New York City Patch)
5. Guess what? Our survey says that the majority of parents want their kids vaccinated. (New York City Patch)
6. Celebrate the spooky season in NYC with bewitching Halloween happenings. (Secret NYC)

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— Kevin Phinney

About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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