It's Tuesday in New York City, where instructors who help immigrants prepare for the U.S. citizenship test say the exam is getting harder.
Caton McFadden, who teaches citizenship test prep at the Brooklyn Public Library, said some of the new questions focused on the “why” and “how” of American governance.
“For example, why is it important to pay federal taxes?” she said. “Or what is the importance of the 10th Amendment? Why do we have the president only serve two terms? Why do the Supreme Court justices have a lifetime term?”
The exam revisions come after the Trump administration already began denying a higher rate of citizenship applications.
Meanwhile, a yearslong fight between an anti-abortion New Jersey pregnancy center group and the state's attorney general reaches the Supreme Court today.
Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson and preservation-minded neighbors want the West Park Presbyterian Church on the Upper West Side to be maintained as a performing arts venue. Members of the small congregation say the church's upkeep is sucking up money they'd rather use for community work. Who will win in a fight over whether the church can be sold?
Mamdani, according to Paul Hortenstine’s research, is actually the 112th mayor. He says the error dates back to 1674, when Mayor Matthias Nicolls served a second, nonconsecutive term that isn’t reflected in the official record.
Councilmember Frank Morano, a Republican, introduced legislation last month that would require the city transportation department to study intersections in the borough where the rule could be lifted.
A landmarked bridge in the middle of Prospect Park has needed major repairs for nearly four mayoral administrations, and officials are still only in the early stages of a possible fix that could cost $35 million.
