Erosion is rapidly washing away the shoreline of Jacob Riis Park in Rockaway — and the National Park Service says the ongoing problem has created “extremely hazardous” swimming conditions in an area of the beach where two teenage boys were swept out to sea last week.
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Erosion is causing ‘extremely hazardous’ conditions on Riis Beach, where 2 teens were swept to sea
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At NYC school with sharpest drop in math scores, high poverty, crowded classrooms and a recent gun scare
At the Brooklyn school that saw the sharpest drop in math scores in the city since 2019, classrooms are chronically overcrowded, 81% of students have experienced poverty and students recently had to pass through metal detectors before going to class.
