Northeast
Gov. Hochul says she 'misspoke' when she said some 'Black kids' don't know the word 'computer'
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul apologized this week after saying there are Black kids in the Bronx who don’t know what the word “computer” means.
Hochul made the remarks during an address at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, California.
“Now what we have is the money to build a phenomenal super computer that is gonna be accessible to the researchers in New York, college students, will attract more federal grants, and this is how we lay down the mark,” Hochul said. “No state has done this. In fact, I talk to a lot of other people who say, ‘I wish my governor had thought of that first.’ I say, ‘No no, this is New York. We like to be first,’ with all due respect to you from other states.”
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“It’s sort of our attitude,” Hochul continued. “We will be the best, we will be the first, and I want others to follow, because right now we have young Black kids growing up in the Bronx who don’t even know what the word ‘computer’ is. They don’t know. They don’t know these things.”
Her remarks were intended to generate publicity for the state’s $400 million “Empire AI” initiative funding artificial intelligence in the state.
The governor is focused on expanding access to training on cutting-edge technology to children in low-income areas, including the Bronx.
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“I want the world opened up to all of them because when you have their diverse voices innovating solutions through technology, then you’re really addressing society’s broader challenges,” Hochul added at the Milken Institute.
The governor’s comments caused immediate backlash from officials and lawmakers in the Bronx.
Deeply disturbed by [Hochul’s] recent remarks and the underlying perception that she has of Black and brown children from [the Bronx],” said New York State Assembly Member Karines Reyes. “Our children are bright, brilliant, extremely capable, and more than deserving of any opportunities that are extended to other kids. Do better.”
“I’m deeply troubled by the recent statements made by [Hochul]. The underlying perception conveyed about Black and brown children from the Bronx is not only disheartening but also deeply concerning,” fellow Assembly Member John Zaccaro Jr. said.
Hochul apologized for her comments in a statement to the New York Post, saying she “misspoke” during her speech and regrets the mistake.
“Of course Black children in the Bronx know what computers are,” Hochul told the Post. “The problem is that they too often lack access to the technology needed to get on track to high-paying jobs in emerging industries like AI. That’s why I’ve been focused on increasing economic opportunity since Day One of my Administration.”
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PWHL FINALS PREVIEW: Boston vs Minnesota
#3 Boston and #4 Minnesota kick off the inaugural PWHL Finals tonight at 5 p.m. EDT. Before the fun begins, it’s time to look at how these two stack up.
The Playoffs So Far
Starting with Boston, many expected their semifinal series with Montréal to go five games but instead, Boston swept it. Despite the sweep, it was an extremely close series and thanks to every game going to overtime, they played a whopping 246:30, equivalent to just over four games. The main reason Boston pulled it off was the ridiculous play of Aerin Frankel. She faced an astounding 145 shots—many of which were high-danger—and stopped 141.
Full recaps of each game in the series are linked below, plus an in-depth look at the series’ main storylines
As for Minnesota, they pulled off an even more surprising reverse sweep of #1 Toronto, who chose them as an opponent. They also have their goaltender to thank, but it’s not the one most expected. Maddie Rooney took over the net from Nicole Hensley in Game 2 and has played her heart out ever since. She was less busy than Frankel, stopping 92 of 94 shots in four appearances, but remarkably secured two shutouts in three potential elimination games for her club.
Full recaps of each game in the series are linked below.
Season Series
These clubs meant five times in the regular season. Boston held a slight edge in the series, going 2-1-0-2. Boston’s regulation wins were on the road and their overtime win was at home, while Minnesota split their wins between home and the road.
Full recaps of each game can be found below
- Wed, Jan 3 @ BOS- Minnesota 3, Boston 2
- Sat, Jan 27 @ BOS- Minnesota 3, Boston 4 (OT)
- Sun, Feb 25 @ MIN- Minnesota 0, Boston 2
- Wed, Mar 13 @ MIN- Minnesota 4, Boston 0
- Sat, April 27 @ MIN- Minnesota 1, Boston 2
Offense
A combined 19 goals were scored on 256 shots in the season series. Boston tallied ten goals on 124 shots, while Minnesota notched 11 goals on 134 shots (stats for both teams include an empty net shot and goal). Boston’s offense was more balanced than Minnesota’s in the regular season, but Minnesota’s big guns appeared on the scoresheet more often.
Boston has been the better offensive team in the playoffs, but not by a lot. Each notched seven goals, but Minnesota got shut out in their first two games. Boston fired 102 shots on goal for an average of 34 per game but only cracked 30 once (they just did it decisively, with 52 shots in Game 2). On the other side, Minnesota fired 133 shots on net for an average of 26.6 per game and only cracked 30 shots once (in Game 5).
Now let’s take a more in-depth look at each team’s offense.
Boston Leading Scorers
- Season Series
- Goals- Alina Müller and Theresa Schafzahl (2)
- Assists- Jamie Lee Rattray (3)
- Points- Müller (4)
- Regular Season
- Goals- Hilary Knight (6)
- Lexie Adzija also has six, but five were with PWHL Ottawa
- Assists- Müller and Megan Keller (11)
- Points- Müller (16)
- Goals- Hilary Knight (6)
- Playoffs
- Goals- Amanda Pelkey and Susanna Tapani (2)
- Assists- Keller, Gigi Marvin, Sidney Morin, and Theresa Schafzahl (2)
- Points- Pelkey (3)
In the season series, Boston saw 16 players tally points, seven of which got multiple. Throughout the regular season, 23 of their 25 skaters who appeared in a game notched points, and 22 got more than one. Seven of their skaters cracked the ten-point threshold, but only Müller and Keller topped 0.5 PPG.
Currently, 11 of their 21 skaters have points in the playoffs, and seven have multiple points. Boston’s depth has been highly productive, with their bottom six forwards tallying five of the seven goals. Fourth-line left-wing Pelkey and top-line center Tapani are the only Boston players with multiple playoff goals.
Minnesota Leading Scorers
- Season Series
- Goals- Grace Zumwinkle (3)
- Assists- Taylor Heise, Kendall Coyne Schofield, and Lee Stecklein (2)
- Points- Zumwinkle, Heise, and Coyne Schofield (4)
- Regular Season
- Goals- Zumwinkle (11)
- Assists- Kelly Pannek (12)
- Points- Zumwinkle (19)
- Playoffs
- Goals- Heise and Denisa Křížová (2)
- Assists- Sophie Jaques, Liz Schepers, and Stecklein (3)
- Points- Jaques, Schepers, and Stecklein (3)
Minnesota had slightly fewer skaters tally points in the season series, with 14 skaters getting on the scoresheet. Over the regular season, they also had fewer skaters notch multiple points, with 17 of their 21 point-getters finding the scoresheet more than once. That said, they also had fewer skaters appear for them, with only 23 to Boston’s 25. While they had fewer players produce, many of the ones who did were potent, with five skaters cracking ten points and six players tallying over 0.5 PPG.
In the playoffs, they have a similar spread to Boston, with 11 of their 20 skaters tallying points, seven of which have gotten multiple. Their depth has also been pitching in offensively, with four of their seven goals coming from their bottom-six forwards and one from a bottom-pairing defender. Third-line left-wing Křížová was also the only skater to get multiple goals past Toronto’s Kristen Campbell (one of Heise’s was into the empty net).
Special Teams
In the season series, 25 penalties were taken (all minors) but only three power-play goals were scored. Lee Stecklein took the most penalties for Minnesota with three, while Kaleigh Fratkin led the way for Boston with four. On the power play, Boston went 2/11 (18.2%), while Minnesota went 1/14 (7.1%). Conversely, Boston’s penalty kill was 93% successful while Minnesota’s was 81.8%.
Outside of the season series, both teams have generally abysmal power plays. Boston was dead last in the league in the regular season with a 7.5% success rate, and they have yet to score a postseason power-play goal in six opportunities. Meanwhile, Minnesota’s regular season power play was marginally better, sitting fifth with an 8.2% success rate, and they tallied two power-play goals in Game 5 against Toronto for a 13.3% success rate through five games.
As for the penalty kill, Minnesota’s was dreadful in the regular season. They were last by a wide margin after killing 67.2% of their penalties. Yet, they’re perfect in the playoffs, killing all ten of their penalties. Meanwhile, Boston’s penalty kill was fifth in the league in the regular season, with an 80% success rate. Statistically, it’s only been marginally better this postseason, with an 83% success rate. However, they did kill a five-minute match penalty in a Game 2 overtime, and Pelkey scored a jailbreak goal to tie Game 3, so they deserve some bonus points for those.
Barring any sudden changes, neither power play will likely be very active in this series. Neither has clicked consistently and it’s doubtful that changes now. That said, considering the looming goaltending battle, even one power-play goal could be enough to change the course of the series so don’t underestimate the value of a sporadic successful power play.
Goaltending
In the season series, Boston started Frankel three times and Emma Söderberg once. Frankel sported a 0.925 SV% and 2.00 GAA, while Söderberg has an eerily similar 0.924 SV% and 2.00 GAA. Meanwhile, Minnesota started Nicole Hensley four times and Maddie Rooney once. Hensley earned a sparkling 0.953 SV% and 1.25 GAA, while Rooney’s one appearance was one she’d like to forget, resulting in a 0.733 SV% and 3.97 GAA.
This series will be a goalie-off, but not between the two goaltenders many would have expected leading into the playoffs. Most would’ve guessed Frankel versus Hensley, but instead, it’ll be Frankel versus Rooney barring an epic collapse by either goaltender. Frankel was the better goaltender in the regular season, with a 2.00 GAA and 0.929 SV% (both third overall) through 18 games. Meanwhile, Rooney had a 2.08 GAA (fourth overall) and 0.915 SV% (tied for seventh overall) through 10 games. Both have been nearly unbeatable in the playoffs, with Rooney holding a slight statistical edge. Frankel carries a 0.97 GAA (third overall) and 0.972 SV% (second overall) through three games, while Rooney has a 0.45 GAA and 0.979 SV% (both first overall) through four games.
Standard goalie statistics aside, Frankel is currently the goaltender to beat. She faced 51 more shots than Rooney in two fewer games and made numerous highlight reel saves. Rooney was outstanding when needed, but Minnesota’s defensive structure suffocated Toronto so she wasn’t tested as much. However, unless something rattles these goaltenders, both teams will have to find another gear offensively if they want to get anywhere.
The puck drops on Game 1 tonight at 5 p.m. at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, MA. The full schedule and where to watch information can be found on the league’s website here.
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Picture Connecticut: A Sculptor Who Certainly Left His Mark
WEST HARTFORD, CT — This week’s Hidden Gem kind of makes you go “whoa,” not only because of a prominent statue, but who carved it and his lasting impact nationwide.
OK … let’s set the stage. You’re shopping in the Blue Back Square commercial district in West Hartford. You’re at roughly 20 Main St. and gaze toward a set of red brick, traditional New England buildings.
Poof … there’s Noah Webster.
Most of us know the contributions of Mr. Webster. After all, he essentially taught us how to understand words before we use them. Aside from the statue, his West Hartford home also serves as a testament to his legacy.
Back to the statue …
To Webster’s left is a monument to Korczak Ziolkowsky, a professional artist who lived from 1908 to 1982.
Ziolkowsky was Born is Boston and was self-taught. He moved to West Hartford and began selling his works throughout New England and, in 1932, gifted the 13-and-a-half-foot Webster statue to the town, a two-year-project.
Then, in 1939, he was living large in South Dakota and assisted Gutzon Borglum with caving Mount Rushmore.
He then returned to South Dakota and initiated the carving of the Crazy Horse Monument that measures 563-feet high and 641-feet long.
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Picture Connecticut is a weekly series that features images of the state, past and present.
Here are past images:
2024
- The Cirque, Hartford
- The Amerbelle Spillway, Rockville
- The ECSU Gallery, Willimantic
- Great Captain Island, Greenwich
- Bobblehead Madness, Storrs
- Bobby Sands/Hunger Strike Memorial, Hartford
- Mr. Jonathan Goes To Hartford, Hartford
- The Latest Discount Airline, New Haven
- State Groundhog Gets Arrested, Manchester
- Historic Wartime Sutures, Willington
- Big Business Week In CT, statewide
- The Marketplace at Guilford Food Center Guilford
- Main Street at night, Middletown
- The Hide-and-Seek Bear, Tolland
- The MLK Mural, Manchester
- The Mount Southington Summit, Southington
2023
- All Faiths Gather At Town Park, Vernon
- Riverside Igloos, Milford
- The TPC Pro Shop, Cromwell
- The Santa House, North Pole, er, Northern Connecticut
- Mile 4 Funnel, Manchester Road Race, Manchester
- UConn Lacrosse Giving Back, Connecticut River Valley
- The Capitol Grounds Tour, Part 3, Hartford
- The Capitol Grounds Tour, Part 2, Hartford
- The Capitol Grounds Tour, Part 1, Hartford
- The Doughboy, East Hartford
- The Walt Whitman Stone, West Hartford
- The indoor bush plane, Hartford County
- The Big Pink Chair, Ellington
- The Notch, Granby
- The CT 9/11 Monument, Westport
- Vintage Gas Pump, Somers
- Tobacco Harvest, East Windsor
- Late Afternoon, Lakeside, Coventry
- Fogarea, New Haven County
- Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens, Washington Depot
- Connecticut River Police Boat, Rocky Hill
- The first dentist, Windsor
- The Frog Bridge, Willimantic
- The World War Bridge Rapids, Putnam
- The Peeking Cow, Tolland County
- The Ivy Lacrosse Tournament, New Canaan
- The Bradley International Airport runway, Windsor Locks
- The Underground Railroad, Unionville
- The cow carousel, Ellington
- Charles Island, Milford
- State Veterans Cemetery, Middletown
- Glastonbury-Rocky Hill Ferry, Glastonbury/Rocky Hill
- The Old County Jailhouse, Tolland
- Agent Orange Monument, Andover
- The Sunken Garden, Farmington
- Lafayette Tour Monument, Vernon
- The Pinchot Sycamore, Simsbury
- Bob’s Discount Furniture Studios, Manchester
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