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  2. National Education Association - Wikipedia

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    1969: 450,000 teachers were covered by 1,019 collective bargaining agreements. The NEA accounted for 90 percent of the contracts and 61 percent of the teachers. [64] 1972: The New York State Teachers Association quit the NEA and merged with the AFT. [65] 1970s: State affiliates become powerful lobbyists. [66]

  3. List of school shootings in the United States (2000–present ...

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    New York City, New York: 0 2 2: 17-year-old Vincent Rodriguez wounded two students at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in Manhattan with a semi-automatic pistol. He retaliated against the individuals who had harassed his girlfriend. In February 2003, Rodriguez was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of assault and attempted assault. [17]

  4. Dominicans in New York City - Wikipedia

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    “Dominican migrants arriving in the New York metropolitan region settled primarily in New York City, in Washington Heights and the Bronx. In 1970 92% of all Dominicans living in the region were found in the City although this percentage steadily decreased in each decade until 2019 when 62% lived there, the other 38% in the surrounding counties.

  5. National Arena League - Wikipedia

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    The National Arena League (NAL) is a professional indoor football league that began play in 2017. As of the end of the 2024 season, the league consisted of five teams. A team's typical payroll budget is $600,000 per season, [1] but as of 2022 season, there's no salary cap limit. [2]

  6. 2007–2008 financial crisis - Wikipedia

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    According to The Guardian, Roubini was ridiculed for predicting a collapse of the housing market and worldwide recession, while The New York Times labelled him "Dr. Doom". [ 417 ] In a 2012 article in the journal Japan and the World Economy , Andrew K. Rose and Mark M. Spiegel used a Multiple Indicator Multiple Cause (MIMIC) model on a cross ...

  7. Taxis of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The iPhone/Android phone app uses location data collected from the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission to predict which corners in New York City are best for finding and hailing a cab at any given hour of any given day of the week. Carmel released its Mobile App in 2012, allowing customers to order car service in all of New York City ...

  8. New York City Council - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs.. The council serves as a check against the mayor in a mayor-council government model, the performance of city agencies' land use decisions, and legislating on a variety of other issues.

  9. Lucy Liu - Wikipedia

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    Lucy Alexis Liu / ˈ l uː / (born December 2, 1968) [1] [2] is an American actress. Born in New York City to Chinese immigrant parents, she has starred in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), in two Charlie's Angels films (2000 and 2003), and in the crime-drama series Elementary (2012–2019), as well as in films Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Kill Bill ...