Evening Roundup: Tech NYC Throws Support Behind Hochul’s Cell Phone Ban, Adams Faces Mayoral Challengers on Tin Cup Day and NYC Schools Brace for Deportations

NYC NOW | Feb 6, 2025

A group representing major tech companies, like Meta and Google, is backing Gov. Hochul's plan to restrict cell phones in schools. Plus, Mayor Adams’ budget testimony put him face to face with a couple of his challengers in this year’s mayoral race. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill and Jessica Gould discuss what educators and parents can do if ICE shows up at their doors.

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