NYC Gifted & Talented Phaseout + Slowing Speeders • Daily Digest

Good morning, New York! It's Saturday, Oct. 9. City schools intend to sunset NYC's Gifted and Talented Program and plan to replace it with an accelerated learning curriculum that Mayor Bill de Blasio calls "much more inclusive." See all the details below.

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Here are the top stories today in New York City:

1. Mayor Bill De Blasio says the city's schools will replace the Gifted and Talented Program starting fall 2022. (New York City Patch)
2. How effective are Camera Zones in NYC? A new study says they've curbed speeding by 70 percent. (New York City Patch)
3. What can you say about an ex-NYC police officer who proclaims he was "the most corrupt cop" in his precinct? Read his racist rants — and about his plea of guilty for accepting bribes and an attempt to distribute heroin. (New York City Patch)
4. The Columbus Day Parade is returning to New York City. (WABC-TV)
5. At 90, William Shatner takes Comic Con boldly into his scattered inner world. (New York Post)
6. Get your tickets! More Broadway shows plan to resume live performances. (CBS New York)

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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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