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Black, Hispanic students admitted to NYC’s specialized high schools ticks upwards
New York Daily News· 5 days agoThe number of Black and Hispanic students admitted to New York City’s specialized high schools...
23 pairs of twins graduate from same middle school
Boing Boing· 2 days agoOf the twenty-three pairs, five are identical. During April Fools' Day, the identical twins decided to trick their classmates. The pair acted like they had switched classes, wearing the other ...
Daily Dirt: Hard Lessons on NYC’s Community Gardens
The Real Deal· 3 days agoIt’s a lesson that city government has been taught many times, and occasionally learns — the hard way. Take community gardens. This was also before the rent stabilization law was changed to ...
Olympic track hopeful Eric Holt quits job, moves in with parents to focus on making Paris Games -...
The Morning Sun· 2 days agoMiddle-distance runner Eric Holt quit his job and moved back in with his parents. Never quite fast...
MIN Opens Up About Battling K-Pop Rivals, Ageism & Playing the ‘Peacemaker’ Ahead of Debut Album:...
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOn her 33rd birthday, the girl group member and Broadway star's first EP arrives with layered...
Local officials attack New York City plan to house migrants in Staten Island church: 'Hurting this...
Fox News· 6 days agoStaten Island officials had harsh words for New York City’s latest plan to open a migrant shelter in...
Annie Jr in Los Angeles at Windsor Middle School 2024
Broadway World· 5 days agoBased on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award ...
These Jewish sandwiches define NYC, according to the New York Times - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA· 5 days agoJewish sandwiches account for nearly 20 percent of the newspaper’s list of the city’s 57 best...
‘The Velvet Underground and Nico’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe fledgling Velvet Underground were befriended by pioneering rock journalist Al Aronowitz, who...
The Schools That Are No Longer Teaching Kids to Read Books
The Atlantic· 5 days agoRecently, an old friend of mine from elementary school ran a hand over my bookshelf, stopped, and said, “You stole this.” It was stamped: Board of Education, City of New York ...
