
Popular lunch options coming back to NYC public schools
The items initially cut included chicken dumplings, French toast sticks, and burritos.
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The items initially cut included chicken dumplings, French toast sticks, and burritos.
For teachers, this massive curriculum shift requires hours of training and hands-on instruction.
If fewer kids eat lunch because of this, that could lead to less federal money coming in -- meaning more cuts.
When kids fall behind on their reading, it can be easy to blame the school, the teachers or even the curriculum, and while sometimes bad instruction is to blame, undiagnosed dyslexia can be at the heart of the issue.
For parents of special needs children, options and access are limited. The city's Department of Education is trying to change that.
One study shows 93% of K-12 parents in the city believe their child is at or above grade level in reading. The reality is just 55% of students are.
Literacy is at the core of education, and yet the number of students who can't read, or are below grade level, is staggering.
November can be a stressful month for eighth graders in New York City public schools as they prepare to apply to high schools.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attended the National Prayer Breakfast alongside President Trump in Washington, D.C.
Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from NYC, has died at the age of 54, Def Jam confirms.
First baseman Pete Alonso is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing to a $54 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
Jordan Poole scored 19 points to lead the Washington Wizards to a win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
The number of people under the age of 18 who were robbed or assaulted in New York City in 2024 reached the highest totals in the last five years, according to new data obtained by CBS News New York.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attended the National Prayer Breakfast alongside President Trump in Washington, D.C.
Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from NYC, has died at the age of 54, Def Jam confirms.
First baseman Pete Alonso is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing to a $54 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
The number of people under the age of 18 who were robbed or assaulted in New York City in 2024 reached the highest totals in the last five years, according to new data obtained by CBS News New York.
For the second time in just two weeks, there has been a gun and gang takedown in New York City.
Snow and freezing rain fell early Thursday around the NYC area, so how much did we get?
The weather starts out warm Tuesday around the NYC area, but turns cold and windy by the afternoon.
Chris Collins, one of the victims in the Washington, D.C. plane crash, is being remembered for his active volunteer work and love for animals at a Connecticut dog shelter.
From snow to spring-like temperatures, the NYC area will see another weather rollercoaster this week.
After starting out in the teens Sunday morning, temperatures will only climb into the mid 30s before light snow arrives tonight.
A viral video claims there was an ICE raid at a popular restaurant in New Jersey, but the owner says the whole thing was a hoax.
The brother of Brian Sicknick, a U.S. Capitol Police officer who died days after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on on the Capitol, blasted President Trump's decision to grant clemency to some 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants.
A man has been arrested after a child was shot and killed outside his grandparents' home in Newark on Friday.
Snow and freezing rain fell early Thursday around the NYC area, so how much did we get?
Two nights after the Democrats held a debate, four Republicans vying for the party's nomination got together at Rider University in Lawrenceville.
Democrats are looking to un-arm Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's citizen deputies.
For the second time in a little more than a year, a car has plowed through the front of a family-owned Chinese restaurant in Farmingdale.
Nassau County police will work directly with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to carry out operations, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced Tuesday morning.
Hundreds of people rallied at a Manhattan park on Monday, calling for protections for transgender people following President Trump's executive order banning gender-affirming health care.
A new study has revealed just how much time kids spend on their phones during the school day, and it lends some credence to Gov. Kathy Hochul's call for a cellphone ban.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attended the National Prayer Breakfast alongside President Trump in Washington, D.C.
For the second time in just two weeks, there has been a gun and gang takedown in New York City.
Democrats are looking to un-arm Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's citizen deputies.
On her first day as attorney general, Bondi issued orders to review Trump prosecutions and create a "weaponization" of government working group.
Immigrant-rights groups and five pregnant women are challenging President Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
Hundreds of people rallied at a Manhattan park on Monday, calling for protections for transgender people following President Trump's executive order banning gender-affirming health care.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has taken another step to protect New York doctors who prescribe abortion pills after one was indicted in Louisiana.
A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in a state with one of the strictest abortion bans.
The humble egg is now a source of frustration for millions of shoppers around the U.S, who face soaring prices and shortages. What's going on?
The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.
Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from NYC, has died at the age of 54, Def Jam confirms.
Beyoncé released the dates for her Cowboy Carter Tour, with a stop in the New York area at MetLife Stadium.
Blue Man Group took the stage for the last time in New York City on Sunday, ending their 33-year run off-Broadway.
Kendrick Lamar swept all five categories he was nominated in, and Beyoncé finally won the coveted Album of the Year award.
The 67th annual Grammy Awards return to Los Angeles, with some of entertainment's biggest names arriving in style. Check out the highlights and fashion from Music's Biggest Night.
First baseman Pete Alonso is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing to a $54 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
Jordan Poole scored 19 points to lead the Washington Wizards to a win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
The New York Rangers rallied to beat the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.
The issue was a political lightning rod during the 2024 campaign, with Republicans spending tens of millions of dollars on ads focusing on transgender rights issues.
The NWSL is establishing a $5 million settlement fund for players who experienced abuse after the 2021 sexual misconduct scandal.
A unique program allows public school alumni to invest in the future generations of students by contributing to their college scholarships.
The Schomburg Center is celebrating its 100th anniversary while preserving more than 11 million items in the archive.
Students at PS 28X in Tremont enjoyed a visit from the Lincoln University Marching Band on Monday.
At least two crew members of American Airlines flight 5342, which crashed in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, had ties to southern Brooklyn.
Mark Edwards teaches elementary and middle school students in Brooklyn by day. By night, he's a Grammy-nominated musician.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
CBS News New York's John Elliott and Natalie Duddridge have an update on the forecast and look at the latest conditions around the area.
CBS News New York's John Elliott has the latest weather forecast.
Becky Pringle, President of the National Education Association joins CBS New York to discuss what dismantling the DOE would mean for schools and students.
CBS News New York's Tony Sadiku has the latest weather forecast.
CBS News New York's Tony Sadiku has the latest weather forecast.