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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. XLIX
NO. 12
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026
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PUMP THE BRAKES
OPEN BOOK Schools chief on parents’ concerns
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DEEP-ROOTED BEAUTY Stunning new book ‘All the Queens Gardens’ will grow on you
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PHOTO BY MICHAEL APPLETON / NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE
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Stricter zones on the way for city schools PAGES 2 AND 10 Mayor Mamdani announced March 16 that speed limits will be reduced to 15 mph at every eligible school citywide by the end of his first term, including at 800 this year. Above, a city Department of Transportation employee installs a new School Slow Zone speed limit sign outside Flushing International High School.
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