US States Embrace Baby Boxes
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... smothered by a sleeping parent or heavy blanket. This year , similar boxes are debuting on a large scale in the ...
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Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say
Release Date:
09/11/2017
It is one of law enforcement’s most expansive powers: If the authorities believe that someone has knowledge of a crime, they can — under threat of arrest — force the person to testify in court by obtaining what is known as a material witness warrant.
Artists Behind ‘Tribute in Light’ 9/11 Memorial Continue to Inspire: ‘People Could Start Looking Up Again’
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... vigil for victims on the anniversary of the attacks every year since. The installation’s collection of 88 beams will ...
Opinion: New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... quietly announced a policy reversal: In the coming year , schools will once again be forced to hire teachers that ...
Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side
Release Date:
09/13/2017
The New York City education department on Tuesday revealed a plan that officials hope will spur more economic diversity in Lower East Side elementary schools.
Tech-Oriented New York Grad School Backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Almost seven years after winning high-profile competition, Cornell Tech opens on Roosevelt Island, with 30 faculty members and almost 300 graduate students.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library Last year , the New York Public Library released plans for a total ...
Opinion: Planned Parenthood of NYC Joins Call to Remove Racist Statue
Release Date:
09/14/2017
The history of racism isn’t particular to Charlottesville – New York must recognize white supremacy in our own backyard and we must take steps to upend it.
Women Lose Ground In The New York City Council, Even If Chin And Ayala Win
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... City Council seats. But even if they both survive, next year ’s City Council will have fewer women, down from 13 ...
Sustainability Starts Within: Meet NYC’s Green City Force
Release Date:
09/14/2017
In New York’s most troubled neighborhoods, Service Year members are teaching their neighbors environmental sustainability — all the while learning essential job skills for the workforce.
High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... given in 2012, announced its second round of prizes last year . The top winner, a group from India that developed a ...
Russell Sage Foundation Quoted in Article on Men’s Salaries in Decline
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... income for men who work full time declined to $51,640 last year , or about 0.4 percent below their 2015 earnings. They ...
Data-Driven Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has created a three- year , $80 million initiative to generate more reliable data ...
Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Drug companies and doctors have been accused of fueling the opioid crisis, but some question whether insurers have played a role, too.
Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Tony Turner knew he had to improve his eating habits to reverse a recent diagnosis of prediabetes, but, after several years in the foster care system, he did not know where to start.
J.J. Watt's Hurricane Relief Fundraising Closes at More Than $37 Million
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... of Hurricane Harvey might be the feel-good story of the year in the NFL. After opening up the site whose address ...
How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Since 2010, The Rockefeller Foundation has made “energy poverty” their priority with the launch of a program called Smart Power for Rural Development, a $75 million initiative aimed at bringing reliable electricity to energy-poor villages and...
Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year , rejected a study by the Department of Health and Human ...
Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books
Release Date:
09/19/2017
For all of Sunset Park’s celebrated taquerias, dim sum parlors and picturesque piers, the most popular destination in that neighborhood might just be the local branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Despite its squat concrete frame and fluorescent...
The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... their parents have not paid. (In one notable example last year , an Alabama student was forced to walk around with “I ...