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I arrived on Thompson Street in a yellow cab with one suitcase and $200 I’d saved from babysitting. That July morning in 1981 a radio DJ had declared it one of the ten best days of the year. A good day to start over. When I’d turned 16 in May, I hadn’t foreseen any of this. The situation at my [...]
The students enter the building through a side door, where they promptly submit backpacks and any other personal items to the NYPD safety agent who greets them at the steps. There’s a male agent for the boys, a female for the girls. Everyone is scanned for weapons, cell phones and drugs upon entering the building. Some of the more committed [...]
