NYC To Open 50 New Middle Schools Over Next 2 Years
In a speech at New York University, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said the new schools would open over the next two years and would include both charter schools and traditional schools.
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In a speech at New York University, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said the new schools would open over the next two years and would include both charter schools and traditional schools.
Perry will meet with Hispanic leaders in Inwood, including 100 business leaders from the Inwood and Washington Heights sections.
Borders, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based chain that pioneered the big-box bookselling concept and grew to 1,249 stores at its peak in 2003, will cease to exist by the end of the day on Sunday. It's a victim of a shift in the industry brought on by customers who'd much rather read their favorite titles on an electronic book or tablet computer than turn the page on a paperback.
New York taxi advertisers are protesting the city's decision to allow drivers who own their cabs to veto racy taxi-top ads.
Three men have been killed and two other injured in separate shooting incidents in New York City.
Health officials say the number of new AIDS cases in New York City declined by 25 percent in 2011, a possible outcome of improved medical care.
A group of firefighters from Los Angeles have arrived in New York City for the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
"They're doing a good job for the people to be safe. You know, we live in a dangerous world, never know what going to happen," truck driver Arthur Sarkasian said.
Judge, the first recorded victim of 9/11, was killed in the North Tower lobby while administering last rites to 9/11 victims.
Prosecutors say Kenneth R. O'Quinn was arrested on charges including grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.
The Story Corps project gives strangers a place to share and connect through quick audio clips recorded in booths around New York City.
Officials say 22-year-old Matthew Curley from New York City was not accounted for when a commercial tour group dive ended Monday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been with the Federal Emergency Management Agency touring upstate New York's flood ravaged areas.
The commuting woes that made life difficult for people struggling to get to work have improved for many in our area following Tropical Storm Irene, but significant challenges remain for many.
What if you could take a picture of the New York skyline today, ten years after 9/11, and see the Twin Towers where they once stood?
"We are seeing some very serious consequences of the storm, including flooding and downed trees and power outages," Bloomberg said Sunday.
A Con Edison official said it shouldn't take past Tuesday evening to restore power to the vast majority of its customers who lost it in Tropical Storm Irene.
From North Carolina to New Jersey, Hurricane Irene's winds and storm surge fell short of the doomsday predictions. But the danger is far from over.
Hurricane Irene is thundering up the east coast, lashing the tri-state with high winds and torrential rain and leaving millions without power.
Quick facts and update on tri-state Hurricane Irene news.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the mandatory evacuation of all residents in the coastal areas dubbed "Zone A" and also extended the mandatory evacuation zone to include all of the Rockaways.
Hurricane Irene caused extraordinary disruption Friday as it zeroed in for a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were ordered to move to safer places.
The transit agency said that because of the potential wind and rain associated with the hurricane, "there may be partial or full shut down of our services to ensure the safety of our customers and employees."
New York City residents will once again have to watch the Olympic Games on television from far, far away. But this time around, it's the United States that is saying no to the summer spectacle.
New York Sen. Charles Schumer is asking major cell phone carriers to help put an end to cell phone thefts by deactivating the phones themselves if reported lost or stolen.
