Reviving Physical Education
Gym class and recess have become a shrinking part of the New York City public school curriculum over the last three decades.
Gym class and recess have become a shrinking part of the New York City public school curriculum over the last three decades.
Tiffany & Co. opened its second Manhattan store, on Wall St., marking the jewelry store's return to downtown after a 67-year absence. For many, the move is symbolic of downtown's comeback from 9/11 – and the changing Financial District retail landscape.
The city is reviewing bids from private ferry operators to run a pilot prog…
The city is restoring the High Bridge, a National Historic Landmark that once provided a majestic pedestrian path between the Bronx and Manhattan. The span is set to reopen in 2011 - after more than 40 years.
The city's 28,000 subsidized home child-care providers soon could become part one of the city's most powerful unions. The workers, who have no vacation days or pensions, are voting on whether to be represented by the United Federation of Teachers.
Gov. Eliot Spitzer's executive order will give all New Yorkers the opportunity to apply for state driver's licenses without regard to immigration status. Immigrants are praising the measure, but critics say it presents national security issues.
When the city Board of Health voted to ban trans fats from city restaurants in December 2006, many small business owners had no idea what the transition would entail.
Darnell Finisterre and three of his classmates at the School for Arts and Business in Corona have a bright future in advertising - and public safety. Their ad about the dangers of reckless driving beat out entries from 24 other city high schools last week to win the fourth annual Advertising Futures competition.