Landing High-Profile Employers Is Nice, But of Little Help to Those Who Need Opportunity The Most
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... New York is a tale of two cities when it comes to jobs. From a distance, the jobs picture looks great. The local ...
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Businesses Donate Over $157 Million to Harvey Relief Efforts
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... efforts as of Saturday afternoon, according to an estimate from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Sixty-nine companies had ...
New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to Finance Urban Water Projects
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... 89 water management projects, according to a new report from international non-profit CDP with infrastructure firm ...
After 16 Futile Years, Congress Will Try Again to Legalize ‘Dreamers’
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... parents have tried to pass legislation to shield them from deportation. The bill was called the Dream Act, and in ...
Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... that could lead to deportation and comes amid backlash from municipalities and states over President Donald Trump's .....
LGBT History Gets Short Shrift in Schools. There's an Effort to Change That
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... his sexual orientation. There are copies of FBI documents from the mid-20th century, which, in coded language, talk ...
NYC and Studio Team Up to Keep Music Industry Humming
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... studio on Manhattan’s West Side where artists ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Lady Gaga have recorded, in ...
College Activists March on the Cafeteria: What Do We Want? Hydroponic Cilantro!
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... lifestyle choices. “I have had a little pushback from some very feisty vegans,” she said. . . College ...
States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump's 'Racial Animus'
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... states are suing the Trump administration to block it from terminating the program protecting young immigrants ...
City Council Approves Zoning Plan to Revamp Far Rockaway with More Housing, Commercial Repairs
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... a new park, a library branch, and running a shuttle from downtown Far Rockaway to the city ferry stop. ... ...
City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... The city will bus a record number of homeless students from shelters to public schools this year in an effort to get ...
A Helpful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... programs, an approach highlighted in the draft report from President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug ...
Report: Job Gains In NY, But Not Everywhere
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... the state has seen since the recession in 2008, the report from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found. But that success is ...
New York’s Most Controversial Teacher Certification Exam Is Now a Little Easier To Pass
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... of work including a video of themselves teaching — from 41 to 38 starting in January 2018. The state will then ...
‘Brooklyn Prime’ Campaign Aims To Bring Amazon Headquarters To NYC
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... headquarters has spurred cities across the country – from Austin to Boston to Buffalo and beyond – to pitch ...
Middle-Class Incomes Rise, But Census Report Shows Worrying Disparities
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... income rose to $59,039 in 2016, a 3.2 percent increase from the previous year and the second consecutive year of ...
Patrick Gaspard, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, to Serve as Acting Leader at Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... Mr. Soros, a billionaire investor and Hungarian refugee from the Holocaust, founded the global philanthropy network ...
Education Coalition Promises To Continue ‘Opt-Outs’
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... Education said the new standards do little to move away from the test-based accountability that spurred the Opt-Out ...
Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... Long Island appearance said “gang prevention officers” from the State Police will be posted in the 10 Suffolk County ...
Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... recovery and support services to residents suffering from substance use disorders in underserved communities ...