It's Monday in New York City, where public school classes aren't supposed to have more than 20 to 25 students, depending on the grade.
But at P.S./I.S. 187 in Washington Heights, an in-demand school that's already 25% over capacity, only 17% of classes are within the headcount limits.
To create more space for students, the city proposed expanding the school building on space currently used for the schoolyard. But some parents, complaining about construction and a smaller area for outdoor play, want the city to instead move the middle schoolers to a totally different building.
These New Yorkers who are at risk of eviction — or already live in shelters — are hoping to become eligible for the vouchers.
The homeless census along New York state's rural Souther Tier has increased in recent years. Here's how outreach efforts in these areas differ from those in New York City.
New Jersey state lawmakers introduced a $60.7 billion budget late last night, a little more than 48 hours before the deadline to pass a plan and avoid a government shutdown.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill and legislative leaders said last week they’d reached a deal that included major reforms to the StayNJ property tax relief program to ensure people with lower incomes get more benefits.
Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, a data analyst who was working for the New York City Council when he was detained by federal immigration officials in January, is now free. Whether he’ll be able to stay in the country long-term remains to be seen.
Residents of a Mitchell-Lama affordable housing complex in the Bronx contend they are being blindsided by a proposed 31% rent hike over the next four years, while other residents of affordable housing in New York City stand to reap the benefits of a first-of-its-kind rent freeze.
Adult lap swim is returning to select public pools on weekday mornings.
Places to sit in public transit stations keep disappearing as part of a growing trend meant to discourage people — many of them homeless — from loitering or sleeping.
