3 PM dismissal is going to be a thing of the past for students in select New York City middle schools this September. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced a three-year pilot program today that'll extend the school day another 2.5 hours in 20 high-need middle schools.
Bill Adams, a proud Upper East Side resident, remembers distinctly what they neighborhood was like twenty years ago when the marine waste transfer station at 91st Street was in operation.
"These garbage trucks drip really, really unpleasant liquids on the street, and so even when they weren't here the streets just stunk abominably," Adams said with a look of disgust.
Christine Quinn, the New York City Council speaker since 2006, announced her candidacy for Mayor on Sunday morning when she released a biographical video on her new campaign website. If elected, Quinn would be the first woman and openly gay mayor of New York City.
The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill today banning discrimination against job-seekers who are currently unemployed.
It's been 100-years since the Titanic sank in the Atlantic ocean. While many associate the luxury liner with high society, there were many aboard in the lower classes who were coming to America for a better life.
New York City will hold a lottery for couples who want to get married on first day same-sex marriage will be legal, the mayor announced Tuesday.
Medication is expensive, especially for those who are underinsured or have no insurance at all. So, the Big Apple is introducing a downloadable card to make prescription medication more affordable.
City officials say a new agreement will remedy what they call “deplorable” living conditions at a Bronx housing complex.
The House wants to cut $5.7 billion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, $400 million of which would affect New York City.
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