The James Webb telescope: Looking through space and time
From Copernicus to contemporaries such as Galileo, Kepler and Huygens, up to the more recent Hubble and Sagan, understanding the...
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Parents, teachers file lawsuit to stop NYC school budget cuts
Parents and teachers have filed a lawsuit to stop New York City school budget cuts. Two New York City parents...
US to enact order punishing wrongful detention of Americans abroad
The United States of America is set to enact an order punishing wrongful detention of Americans abroad. Biden has faced...
What the education panel’s rejection of NYC’s funding formula means for schools
What began Wednesday night as a routine vote by the city’s Panel For Educational Policy ended with concern among principals,...
Firefighters, Mayor Adams fill Brooklyn funeral home for wake for fallen firefighter Timothy Klein
The last time these Canarsie firefighters were preparing for a brother’s funeral it was Timothy Klein who was fretting over...
NYC retirees could be denied ‘medically necessary care’ under Medicare Advantage plan
Retired city government workers could be at risk of losing out on “medically necessary care” if they enroll in a...
NYC schools to give students weekly at-home COVID tests as cases rise
New York City schools are now providing four at-home COVID testing kits to all students each week and asking families...
NY state math tests fall during Ramadan, upsetting Muslim families
For observant Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan is filled with fasting, prayer, and community. This year’s holiday overlapped with...
Education panel rejects NYC school funding formula
The city’s Panel for Educational Policy voted Wednesday night against the routine approval of New York City’s school funding formula,...
Queens prostitute sentenced to 30 years imprisonment after fatally drugging four men
A Queens prostitute has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Tuesday. This came after she fatally drugged...
Mayor Adams yet to replace education panel member after anti-gay minister was forced to resign
Mayor Eric Adams has yet to fill every seat on the city’s Panel for Educational Policy, which is charged with...
NYC education budget plan: more summer programming for students
New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed a budget Tuesday that expands summer programming for public schools and increases work...
Retired NYPD officer saves choking fifth grader at Orange County elementary school
A former NYPD officer saved the day at an Orange County school, taking quick action when a student started choking...
Man fatally shot at Queens subway station
There has been another act of violence in the subway system. Police are looking for the gunman who shot and...
Books opened up worlds for me — says Harlem teacher who shares her love of literature
Growing up in the Bronx, books provided an escape for Fatuma Hydara, who, as the eldest daughter in a Muslim...
Black woman denied valedictorian title in 1984 finally receives the honor
A Yale Law School professor who was denied the title of valedictorian at her Illinois high school has officially received...
FDNY firefighter killed, 7 injured battling Brooklyn house blaze, body of missing tenant found in wreckage
A young FDNY firefighter died Sunday after battling a raging three-alarm inferno at a Brooklyn home where seven of his...
Thirteen-year-old boy sets to graduate from college
Elliott Tanner, a Minnesota 13-year-old is about to graduate from college with a major in physics. “I have an incredible...
New York City organizations working to increase diversity in youth hockey
Data provided by the NHL showed there are 54 known Black, Indigenous, and people of color who played at least...
Queens Night Market returns
The Queens Night Market, a beloved open-air night market featuring food and art from across the world, has announced its...
Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change
Twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change, echoing...
NYC man busted in caught-on-video shooting had five guns in Queens home
A gunman seen on video exchanging shots with another man outside a Queens pawn shop was busted Friday — and...
Four wounded in shooting near Washington, D.C., school
Four people were shot and wounded Friday afternoon near a Washington, D.C., prep school. Raymond Spencer, 23, was named as...
Girl, 4, dies after being forced to drink whiskey
A Louisiana woman who wanted to teach her 4-year-old granddaughter a lesson about drinking forced her to drink half a...
Advocates seek more school programming for NYC’s newcomer immigrants
Choosing a public high school can be a daunting process for New York City families. But it can be particularly...
Award-winning Bronx math teacher develops curriculum on gerrymandering
In certain high school educator circles in New York City and beyond, Kate Belin is a rock star. The veteran...
Chancellor David Banks speaks to high schoolers about his plans to lead NYC schools
Youth Communication writers recently interviewed the new Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education about the issues students...
NYPD swears in 10-year-old Texas boy diagnosed with terminal cancer
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has sworn in a boy on Wednesday as part of his goal to take...
NYC Councilwoman wants top NYPD official investigated for possible perjury after Muslim surveillance comments
The Manhattan district attorney should investigate a high-ranking NYPD official for possible perjury after he recently downplayed cops’ record of...
Teen good Samaritan dies trying to rescue driver whose car plunged into Florida canal
A Florida teen is being mourned as a hero after the 17-year-old died trying to rescue a driver who had...
Fugitive wanted for raping twin 4-year-old girls nabbed hours after assaulting cops trying to arrest him in NYC
A fugitive wanted for raping twin 4-year-old girls who assaulted two cops trying to arrest him in Midtown Manhattan has...
Driver of NYPD SUV strikes man crossing Brooklyn street
The driver of an NYPD SUV struck and injured a man carrying groceries across a Brooklyn street Tuesday, police sources...
Therapists in NYC’s special education recovery program claim they are yet to be paid by DOE
Occupational therapist Larissa Gomes has seen the pandemic’s toll on students with disabilities, so she jumped at the chance to...
Some NYC schools see more families opt out of state tests amid rising anxiety
Rosa Diaz gave her fifth grade daughter a choice ahead of last month’s English state test: Did she feel ready...
Bronx man who murdered sleeping girlfriend, dumped body ‘like garbage,’ gets 25 years to life
A cold-blooded Bronx killer who fatally stabbed his sleeping girlfriend and got rid of her body like he was throwing...
Teen girl stabbed, killed in school by trespasser in his 40s
A female high school student attending classes Monday was reportedly stabbed multiple times by an intruder believed to be in...
Rep. Ilhan Omar sees Christians singing on a plane, wonders what would happen if Muslims did the same
Seeing a video of Christians on a plane singing spiritual songs left Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar wondering what might happen...
New York International Auto Show returns after pandemic hiatus
After canceling the event two years in a row — and for the first time since World War II —...
Financially strapped tenants face eviction in Manhattan, Brooklyn
Financially strapped tenants facing eviction in Manhattan and Brooklyn will have to start representing themselves in housing court because of...
6 children rescued from elevator in Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne Police say six children, all about 13 years old, were trapped in an elevator that got stuck near the...
Brooklyn school mourns 12-year-old shooting victim
One by one, students and staff spoke in a schoolyard memorial Wednesday afternoon to share memories of Kade Lewin, a...
NYC unveils changes to ‘gifted’ program
For the 2022-23 school year, the education department plans to add 1,000 new seats across the city for gifted programs...
Gov. Hochul releases taxes, Mayor Adams does not – for now
Gov. Hochul allowed reporters to view her 2021 tax returns on Friday, while Mayor Adams said he was opting against...
Gunman kills man at Brooklyn playground in shooting that frightened fleeing children, parents
A gunman killed a 20-year-old man in a Brooklyn playground Friday in a shooting that sent frightened children and horrified...
Queens woman busted in $4K shoplift with five children in tow
A woman raided a Queens clothing store with five children in tow before fleeing into a nearby subway station and...
LA political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths
Ed Buck told his neighbors that the steady stream of young Black men leaving his West Hollywood apartment were social...
New Jersey man busted for gunning down Brooklyn ex-con
A New Jersey man who gunned down an ex-con trying to turn his life around was arrested Wednesday, police said....
New York-Presbyterian Hospital fails to accept 9/11 Health Program
Former NYPD traffic supervisor Walter Clark has nothing but good things to say about New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the care...
New York officials vote to scrap edTPA teacher certification exam
New York’s Board of Regents, the state’s education policymaking body, voted unanimously Tuesday to remove the multi-part exam as a...
NYC schools hit half of this year’s COVID relief
Last spring, New York City schools celebrated its receipt of $7 billion in federal stimulus dollars as the administration of...
NYC expert advises on how to talk with kids
In the terrifying moments after a gunman opened fire on a crowded subway train in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Wednesday,...
Former NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison in federal date rape drug trafficking case
A former NYPD officer convicted of trafficking massive quantities of date rape drugs to the U.S. was sentenced Tuesday to...
Fifteen people shot, 2 killed, in bloody 6-hour span in the Bronx, Brooklyn
Gunshot erupted across Brooklyn and the Bronx Tuesday night, leaving a man and woman dead and at least 13 other...
Elon Musk sued by Twitter shareholder on stock-trading technicality
Elon Musk needed to share information about these shares. The outlandish Tesla CEO was sued in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday...
‘How to Murder Your Husband’ fiction author on trial for real-life murder
Romance novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy, author of the online essay, "How to Murder Your Husband," appeared in an Oregon courtroom Monday...
LaGuardia students prepare for a long-awaited concerto
Winning a spot as a soloist at LaGuardia High School’s annual concerto isn’t easy. But Jessica Wu did it in...
Support for child care eligibility set to expand in New York
New York is set to spend $7 billion in the coming years to boost child care programs across the state...
NYC doormen threaten to strike
New Yorkers living in some of the city's most expensive buildings may soon have to open their own doors and...
Woman faces Texas murder charge after self-induced abortion
A 26-year-old woman has been charged with murder in Texas after authorities said she caused "the death of an individual...
Florida teacher arrested, accused of playing loud music to disrupt student testing
A Florida middle school teacher was arrested, accused of playing loud music with the intent to disrupt Florida Standards Assessments...
