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With its low-cost nutritious meals and exercise classes the local senior center is a lifeline for cancer-survivor Richard Graham who said the city should be opening centers, not closing them.
If the New Jersey state legislature adopts a new recommendation, teacher evaluations could see a significant change.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bloomberg, a day after their public clash over a teacher evaluation system to determine layoffs, said Thursday they are now working together.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday amended his proposed budget to incorporate Medicaid funding cuts and policy changes recommended by a task force that reviewed the program and to reflect some future economic optimism.
Organizers said up to 10,000 were expected to protest staff cuts and promote public safety. They said budget cuts and layoffs have thinned their ranks to unsafe levels.
The comptroller said New York City's economic development agency allowed a construction contract to increase tenfold. The agency called the audit "flawed" and "misleading."
More than 100 protesters chanting opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to cut program funding for the poor while giving tax breaks to the rich blocked central stairs and hallways in the Capitol for an hour Wednesday afternoon.
Advocates said the landmark legislation targeted deceptive practices in centers run by anti-abortion groups attempting to dissuade women from ending their pregnancies.
Wednesday's meeting was sponsored by the nonprofit Alliance for Action, a coalition of business, labor and government leaders.
Mayor Robert Bowser was accused of sexually harassing a city employee and misappropriating city funds. The city council drafted legislation authorizing an investigation into the claims, but it hasn't gotten off the ground yet.
Those in attendance at Brooklyn Technical High School Tuesday night voiced their heartfelt opinions on a number of topics.
Ninety-year-old Florence D'Imperio appeared at Harrison Municipal Court Tuesday to answer charges she stole from a food pantry.
Community members declared victory Tuesday and vowed to do everything in their power to make sure the public school on Remsen Ave. in Canarsie stayed open.
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch said the state Senate's Republican majority was "dishonorable" for putting off the critical redistricting reform they promised in last fall's election.
