NYC DOE Caves, Drops Ban On 'Forbidden' Words List For Assessment Tests
Some of the words the DOE wanted left out included: "divorce," "evolution," "poverty," "alcohol" and "abuse."
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Some of the words the DOE wanted left out included: "divorce," "evolution," "poverty," "alcohol" and "abuse."
One World Trade Center has hit the 100 floor mark and is four feet from becoming the tallest building in the city and surpassing the Empire State Building.
New street signs are going up at the end of the service road at Pelham Parkway South, but residents along the road have put up their own signs saying the area is a danger zone.
Clayton Osbon didn't speak as he stood before the judge other than to say he understood the charges against him. He was not asked to enter a plea during the hearing.
Jewish people eat matzo, and no leavened bread, during Passover because the their ancestors didn't have time to allow the bread to rise as they were in their exodus from Egypt.
Anne Squatrito, a 17-year employee of the retail giant, said she was let go after failing to move a heavy load of goods by herself at the East Setauket store where she worked.
County Executive Steve Bellone has said the books for 2011 are likely to close with a $33 million deficit. The 2012 budget gap estimate is $148 million and grows to $349 million in 2013.
Firefighters had gone to 34-15 74th Street after receiving a call about a burn victim.
Hundreds of New York City employees who drive city-issued cars, may soon be out of their set of wheels.
The show was moved in 2009 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's journey up the Hudson River.
Riverkeeper says the bridge would damage the Hudson River's ecosystem. It also says the bridge will be immediately obsolete because it will not include mass transit.
New CDC figures place 1 in 88 kids on the autism spectrum. It aflicts 1 in every 54 boys.
Geoffrey Croft, president of NYC Park Advocates, said the trees behind Queens Borough Hall were taken down to make way for construction equipment.
"It really started in January with a real bang and a ton of activity," said James Young of Rosehip Paterners' Hamptonsrentals.com.
In addition to the 98 officers, 51 civilian members of the Civil Service Employees Association also accepted a separate deal, according to a report. Collectively, the moves are estimated to save Nassau County more than $20 million a year.
