East Harlem Neighborhood Gripped With Fear Following Explosion, Collapse Of 2 Buildings
An explosion that caused the collapse of two buildings in East Harlem Wednesday morning has shocked the neighborhood.
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An explosion that caused the collapse of two buildings in East Harlem Wednesday morning has shocked the neighborhood.
The Coalition for the Homeless said nearly 54,000 people stayed overnight at New York City homeless shelters in January.
An explosion Wednesday morning leveled the structures, killing two people and injuring dozens more. Officials said a number of people are still missing.
Homicides are down nearly 21 percent, and shooting incidents have fallen more than 14 percent compared to a year ago, de Blasio said.
Mayor de Blasio has said charters should pay rent to use public school space. Opponents said charters are public schools and are therefore entitled to public school space.
Schumer said he fought last year for the federal aid in Congress but it's not getting to those in need fast enough.
Lawsuits are being filed this week over Mayor Bill de Blasio's decision to move charter school students out of public school space.
De Blasio, in an MSNBC interview Monday, said he's open to an alternative source, but wants a "verifiable" city funding stream for $530 million annually for five years, and he hasn't seen it yet.
Actor Liam Neeson took on City Hall on Sunday, and showed his support for controversial horse drawn carriages.
Community representatives pleaded with Mayor Bill de Blasio to do away with the Bloomberg era plan and said that the establishment would displace families and eliminate one of the city's most historic free speech sites.
The mayor made the comments in Harlem, flanked by community religious leaders following a rally for his plan for universal pre-kindergarten.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's signature proposal, a tax increase on the wealthy to pay for universal prekindergarten, appears to be on life support.
While Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo face off on how to fund universal pre-K, some parents whose children don't have full-day kindergarten say the debate is out of order.
Only thirty-nine percent of registered New York City voters believe Mayor Bill de Blasio has done a "good'' or "excellent'' job during his first two months in City Hall, according to a new Marist College poll.
Mayor Bill de Blasio did a 180 in the battle over a Harlem charter school on Friday and then got "schooled" by the state's top educator, the chancellor of the state Board of Regents.
Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina said the city is looking into finding space to accommodate the students from the Success Academy charter school in Harlem.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan is pledging the support of the city's Catholic schools to create universal pre-kindergarten.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's war on charter schools is about to get a whole lot nastier. The founder of the three schools he denied rent-free space said Wednesday she's ready to fight. She's even considering civil disobedience.
New York City will drop a challenge to a law making it easier to bring racial profiling cases against the police, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo told a massive state Capitol rally for charter schools that he's committed to making sure they have money and a physical space to thrive.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed a $190 million expansion of after-school programs for middle school students.
Supporters of Mayor de Blasio's plan to tax the rich to fund universal pre-K and after-school programs demonstrated outside the Department of Education on Monday, giving a taste of what they plan to do Tuesday in Albany.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has joined the gay-friendly St. Pat's For All Parade in Queens, saying the parade celebrates inclusion.
Pupils were preparing this weekend to rally in Albany, after Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement this week to deny space to some charter schools.
More than 90 charters from across the state, including the Success Academy Network of schools run by de Blasio rival Eva Moskowitz, said they will bring 2,500 parents and kids to Albany on Tuesday to seek help protecting charter schools.
