The city has just roughly a third of the lifeguards it needs, Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue told the New York City Council earlier this week a shortfall posed to trim back hours, capacity and programming at local beaches and pools.
Mayor Adams pledged to expand the “Summer Rising” program to 10,000 additional kids this year and eliminate some of the planning stumbles that frustrated school administrators in the program’s inaugural year.
In the past, parents who believed their city Education Department is failing to meet their special education needs could take up their case with impartial hearing officers hired by the state.
The 110,000 seats available to elementary and middle school students in the second year of the city’s “Summer Rising” program have filled at a rapid clip since registration opened last Monday.