Amy Zerba

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The SHSAT, a grueling one-day exam, is considered a golden ticket into one of New York City’s eight prestigious schools, if you score high enough. But the test is not perfect and has been the subject of public debate over its role in school segregation.

Monday: New Yorkers remember Senator John McCain, and the City of Immigrants project.

A move to remove “Fearless Girl” by the artist of the “Charging Bull” statue it faces has Times readers discussing whether the intent of art should be protected.

Thursday: A circus comes full circle, the end of the Kosciuszko Bridge, and the Met sees an anniversary.

The New York Times asked readers to recall a moment when their child, or a child they knew well, said or did something that made them think, “This is a New York City kid.” Here is a selection of those responses.

The Times asked readers to send in photographs from their own New York childhoods. The New York in these images is a world without fear and with all of life in front of it.

Two experts on the disease share tips on how to care for someone who has trouble communicating, hallucinates, angers easily or wanders.

More than 100 readers commented on N.R. Kleinfield’s article, “Fraying at the Edges.” Many of them shared their personal connections with the disease.

Costumed characters and visitors said the pedestrian plazas in Times Square were a great place to relax and people watch. Removing them would be sad, they said.

Lucas Bize, 18, a high school senior and the youngest member of the Racers Edge Motorsports auto racing team, spends his Sundays before a race studying the track.

Ann Young, a nurse and racing enthusiast, bought an abandoned track near Bronson, Fla., to try to bring back Saturday night racing there, but she has faced stiff challenges.