In an interesting development, last week Mayor Michael Bloomberg pulled even in a poll with Fernando Ferrer, the most serious Democratic challenger to the mayor More...
Councilmembers James F. Gennaro (center) and John Liu (far right) join Principal Frank McQuail (second from right), parents and students at John Bowne High School%27s winter carnival. The event featured food and games from around the world. More...
Medicaid, the health care program for low-income families, including seniors and the disabled, would be cut sharply under the 2005 budget proposed last week by Governor George Pataki. More...
A summit meeting on immigrant family literacy recently convened by the city Department of Youth and Community Development, the Literacy Assistance Center and the New York Times Company Foundation revealed that finding a literacy program that takes in More...
To The Editor: Forty-four years ago in May 1961 we moved into our Forest Hills rent-stabilized apartment. This year, 2005, the lack of heat in our apartment has been the worst since we moved in 44 years ago. Why? More...