China’s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... counterpart, Donald Trump. Xi didn’t refer to the United States by name, although Trump has said trade pacts are a ...
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After Blasting Success’s Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School
Release Date:
09/05/2017
To ring in the new school year, Chancellor Betty Rosa picked a seemingly strange school to visit: Success Academy Bronx 2.
NYC Denies Nearly 9,000 Kids with Disabilities The Services They Need
Release Date:
09/05/2017
The city is illegally denying necessary services to thousands of students with disabilities — and the poorest kids get cheated the most often, according to advocates and data the Daily News obtained.
Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’
Release Date:
09/05/2017
They are the schools Mayor de Blasio doesn’t mention. At 32 city elementary and middle schools, the average English-math proficiency rate on state exams has not exceeded 10 percent of students for four years in a row.
Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... and comes amid backlash from municipalities and states over President Donald Trump's immigration policies — .....
Poll: Majority of NY Voters Support Keeping Confederate Statues Up
Release Date:
09/06/2017
A majority of New York voters believe Confederate statues or memorials should stay up, according to a new poll, amid pleas for statues of Southern Civil War icons to be taken down nationwide.
LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... Court ruling allowing same-sex marriage across the United States . The number of married donors grew by 80 percent in ...
‘I Consider Myself American.’ A New York City Dreamer Reflects on What Losing DACA Would Mean For Him
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... Losing DACA Would Mean For Him William came to the United States as a child more than a decade ago, and still remembers ...
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... their aftermath. According to one survey, only about 20 states include anything in depth about the events of that ...
Reed: Dreamer Bill Could Be Part Of Broader Border Security Legislation
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... Dreamers to live, work and go to school in the United States . “I think there’s recognition that that problem ...
Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation
Release Date:
09/13/2017
New York's highest court rejected Exxon's appeal. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is probing whether the oil giant misled investors on climate change risks.
Top White House Official to Discuss Climate Change at U.N.
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... be held against a backdrop of devastation in the United States and the Caribbean from two monster hurricanes that ...
Opinion: Irma, Harvey and Sandy - We Need a Marshall Plan for Future Disasters Like These
Release Date:
09/14/2017
The federal government should identify communities most at risk of flooding and launch a major infrastructure initiative that creates good jobs for a pressing purpose.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute
Release Date:
09/14/2017
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined Simons Foundation co-founders Jim and Marilyn Simons to dedicate the foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, an intramural research division of the Simons Foundation that tackles big datasets — and big scientific...
Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report
Release Date:
09/20/2017
The report, entitled “An Economic Snapshot of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Neighborhood,” takes a look at how gentrification has affected the neighborhood and its long-time residents. While there has been a surge in new businesses and employment growth,...
The Holocaust Museum Sought Lessons on Syria. What It Got Was a Political Backlash.
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... on Syria. What It Got Was a Political Backlash. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is finding itself in an ...
As the Clintons Step Back From Global Stage, Bloomberg Steps Up
Release Date:
09/20/2017
After Bill and Hillary Clinton announced the end of their signature conference during last year’s presidential campaign, Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York and billionaire, has stepped unto the breach.
Report: Most NY Colleges Comply with Sex Assault Law
Release Date:
09/22/2017
A majority of New York’s colleges and universities are handling instances and allegations of sexual assault in accordance with the state’s “Enough is Enough” law, according to the findings of a statewide compliance review released Tuesday.
Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... issues in the food system. The diverse group came from 12 states , one U.S. territory and Washington, D.C., to ...
Republicans Present Conservative Vision for ‘Dreamer’ Protection
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... on legislation to protect immigrants brought to the United States as children. Senators Thom Tillis of North Carolina, ...