🌱 NYC Math Scores Plunged In 2022 + Bill For HS Financial Literacy

Good morning, New York City! Here's what you need to know today:

• New York 3rd through 8th grade math scores fell in 2022, possibly due to the pandemic.
• The remnants of Hurricane Ian could reach the New York City area next Monday.
• New York high schools would be required to teach financial literacy under a new bill.

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Here are the top five stories today in New York City:

1. Third through 8th grade math scores on New York State exams dropped 7.6 percentage points in 2022, newly released data shows, demonstrating the effects of pandemic-related interruptions to education. At the same time, English Language Arts did slightly better. (New York City Patch)
2. The remnants of Hurricane Ian, which made landfall in Florida on Wednesday with close to category 5 strength, could reach New York City by Monday next week, forecasters say. The path of the storm, which could bring heavy rain to the area, is hard to predict right now. (New York City Patch)
3. New York lawmakers are proposing a bill that would slap a $50 fee on drivers from New Jersey entering the state. That's in response to a bill being considered in New Jersey that would undermine congestion pricing by declining to share driver's information with other states like New York. (Gothamist)
4. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reentering political life with a new Political Action Committee (PAC) aimed at getting "the right people" elected to public office, he announced in an 8-minute video. He's also starting a podcast and a gun safety initiative. (Politics NY)
5. New York high schools could be required to offer personal financial literacy courses if a state bill passes. The proposal, which has been around in the state since 2009, has a higher chance of passing next year, according to its sponsor State Sen. Leroy Comrie. Stuyvestant High School students have been campaigning hard for it. (City Limits)

Correction: Yesterday's newsletter misstated the number of recent deaths on Rikers Island. There have been 16 deaths so far this year, not in the past week.

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Today in New York City:

• Salsa Thursdays at Time Out Market New York (6 p.m.)
• Madison Avenue Men's Style Month Late Night Shopping Block Party (6 p.m.)
• Women Build Council Art Show — 113 W 24th Street (6:30 p.m.)
• Author Gary Weiss Discusses “Retail Gangster” with Kurt Boone @ Village Works (7:30 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• Four people were shot on a West Harlem street on Tuesday evening, just hours after another shooting a few blocks away, according to police. (New York City Patch)
• A suspect has been arrested for a murder that took place in Harlem 2 years ago, police say. (New York City Patch)
• Never-seen-before photos show poor conditions at Rikers Island, including detainees locked in caged showers. (Gothamist)

From my notebook:

• New Yorkers appear to know too much about dead body smell, a Reddit thread reveals. "I'm kinda freaking out because I can smell it IN MY APARTMENT," wrote redkittyluv. (New York City Patch)
• Mayor Eric Adams started an uproar online after claiming at a Tuesday press conference that "Kansas doesn't have a brand." (New York Post)
• New Yorkers are afraid for the future of democracy and the economy, a new Siena College poll revealed. (New York City Patch)
• Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul now has a 17-point lead over Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin, with 54 percent of support, according to the latest Siena College poll. (Gothamist)
• The United Order of Tents, a secret organization formed to help enslaved people escape the antebellum south, is revealing its identity in the hopes of saving its historic mansion home in Bed Stuy, which is in need of repair. (New York City Patch)

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