MetLife Foundation Noted Among Funders of Arts and Justice Initiative
Release Date:
07/19/2017
... its Weill Music Institute and the Los Angeles-based Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network have partnered to launch a ...
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Closing a Racial Divide, One Swim Lesson at a Time
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Front-crawling through the water during her swim lesson at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx one recent Tuesday morning, Kiara García, now 8, hardly seemed to think she was doing anything unusual.
'Dreamer’ Plan That Aided 800,000 Immigrants Is Threatened
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... through engineering college, where she collected accolades for academic achievement. After graduating last year, Ms. ... showdown over a five-year-old initiative, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or...
To Shrink Jail Population, a Bail Program Is Expanding
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... quickly, before their loved ones ended up on the bus bound for jail. Ms. Davis, who works for a criminal justice nonprofit contracted by the city, was ...
Suspensions, Evaluations And The Absent Teacher Reserve: What A New Union Boss Has On His Mind
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Mark Cannizzaro thinks New York City principals have a nearly impossible job. Now, it’s up to him to help them get it done.
Mayor De Blasio Revives Push To Convert Former Greenpoint Hospital Into Affordable Housing
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... Housing Preservation and Development will issue a request for expressions of interest from development teams for plans to build at least 300 units on the site, but ...
Traces of Crime: How New York’s DNA Techniques Became Tainted
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... standard practice at the F.B.I. and other public labs, for making identifications from DNA samples that were tiny or ...
What’s The [Data] Point? $66 Billion in School Funding
Release Date:
09/11/2017
This week we're back to school and the data point is $66 billion: the amount New York's school districts received in revenue during the 2015-2016 school year.
Report: Job Gains In NY, But Not Everywhere
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... In NY, But Not Everywhere Unemployment rates are down for New York state overall, but wide swaths of upstate had ...
‘Brooklyn Prime’ Campaign Aims To Bring Amazon Headquarters To NYC
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... Amazon's announcement last week that is seeking proposals for siting a second headquarters has spurred cities across the country – from Austin to Boston to ... and beyond – to pitch themselves as an ideal...
Billionaire Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Billionaire Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead Diller Island is ... “Diller Island.” . . . Billionaire Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead ...
Obama Foundation to Host Global Summit in Chicago
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Former President Barack Obama announced in a new video Wednesday that he will gather together civic leaders from around the world next month to take part in the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit.
Opinion: Irma, Harvey and Sandy - We Need a Marshall Plan for Future Disasters Like These
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Opinion: Irma, Harvey and Sandy - We Need a Marshall Plan for Future Disasters Like These When superstorm Sandy struck ... it dealt a severe blow to communities that were unprepared for a major flooding event —...
Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... brokering and reduce barriers to insurance coverage for addiction treatment. The announcements were made at the ... center on Wards Island that will provide services for women with children, female young...
JP Morgan Chase Investing $40M in Chicago's Underserved Neighborhoods
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... Underserved Neighborhoods JPMorgan Chase wants to do for Chicago's South and West sides what it has begun to do for Detroit. The nation's biggest bank, and also the largest .....
Northeast Needs Trump Commitment to Gateway Project
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... and New Jersey threaten economic disaster and paralysis for the region and the nation. The Hudson River tunnels carry trains for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, the nation’s busiest railroad, and for...
Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... have overruled New York state's denial of a key permit for a pipeline expansion fueling a $900 million power plant ... New York. The 7.8-mile pipeline will supply gas for Competitive Power Ventures'...
In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... of arthritis or numbness of neuropathy slow down her fight for Harlem’s public schools. Armed with a petition to ...
A New Door Into the Kitchen for Aspiring Chefs
Release Date:
09/19/2017
A New Door Into the Kitchen for Aspiring Chefs When Joanairys Merced was living in group ... foster care, she once baked Ina Garten’s cheesecake for herself and a dozen other girls. “On ‘Barefoot ... recruits...
Former Success Academy Lawyer Hoping to Start Own Charter Network Wants to ‘Take It To The Next Level’
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... ‘Take It To The Next Level’ As the former top lawyer for Success Academy, Emily Kim had a hand in almost every ... charter-school network — from negotiating lunch times for schools in shared buildings to...