Stunning moment:

Mamdani is asked if he still considers Trump a fascist.

As he begins answering, Trump, while slapping Mamdani on the arm, interrupts: "Just say yes, I don't mind."

Trump takes off the table -- at least for now -- any cuts to federal funding for NYC. "I expect to be helping him, not hurting him, a big help because I want New York City to be great," he says.

Trump even says he'd be "very, very comfortable" living in NYC under Mayor Mamdani.

Principals + parents we spoke w/ at several schools that received exemptions hadn’t even heard about them, much less requested them.

At the time, the Illuminate hack was considered the largest-ever breach of K-12 student data in the nation

The settlement also requires that Illuminate take steps to better protect students’ personal info, as outlined below.
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Highlights include: a $60k salary floor that climbs to $63k in May; 6% raises over six months; new benefits like healthcare for our part-timers; preservation of a key time-off benefit for our sportswriters.

He would also:
- Expand the program from 125 to 230 schools
- Set aside $8.6 million for the expansion ($1,200 per student)
- Start with the “highest-need” schools with 10+ kids in shelters
- Fund overtime pay for teachers serving as "caring adults," as well as books, laundry, and staff training

The 2-page plan, detailing a promise he made during the primary, is to grow the # of students in "Every Child and Family Is Known" from 3,200 to 7,000 homeless students in his first year as mayor, before expanding citywide.
Staff hold daily check-ins with kids and weekly meetings with their parents.