NYC school basketball league cheating scandal causes March madness

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday March 20, 2024 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Cheating scandal in NYC public schools basketball league causes March madness]( [An outdoor basketball court with the New York City skyline in the distance.]( [The education department still hasn't declared a tournament champion even though the season is effectively over, adding to the intrigue.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [New York Presbyterian Emergency Medical Services vehicles]( [NewYork-Presbyterian and Aetna reach deal after patients faced losing coverage]( [The news comes just after Mount Sinai and UnitedHealthcare resolved their own contract dispute, restoring coverage for thousands of patients.]( [A woman stands next to her portrait.]( [A new portrait exhibition celebrates the residents of South Brooklyn]( [Rusty Zimmerman started the Free Portrait Project, in which he created free portraits of people who live south of Prospect Park.]( [A makeshift vigil decorates the building where the 3-year-old lived.]( [3-year-old Brooklyn boy was killed in drowning, city medical examiner says]( [Denim Brown’s death has been ruled a homicide.]( [Taylor Trensch and Cynthia Nixon]( [Cynthia Nixon on her new play and mother-son dynamics]( [The actress stars in “The Seven Year Disappear,” playing now at the Pershing Square Signature Center.]( [A block on Skillman Ave in Woodside where police say a serial burglar stole thousands in jewelry]( [NYPD: Queens burglar posing as Amazon worker has been pillaging apartments for a year]( [Police say no injuries have been reported, but the man has taken thousands of dollars on jewelry and other valuables.]( [traffic in Manhattan]( [Extra Extra: The MTA asked for congestion pricing feedback and heard more yays than nays]( [Because pro-congestion pricing comments outnumbered anti-toll comments by about 2-to-1, here are your afternoon links: Upper West Side parakeet rescued, TikTokers are yapping, cicadas shoot jets of pee and more.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.