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Quinn Wants More City Contracts for Women and Minorities

The City Council speaker is introducing legislation that would require more oversight on who…
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Bloomberg Warns: School Bus Strike Likely

Mayor Bloomberg details the City's plan and preparation for a potential school bus strike.
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Parents Union Sues Charter Schools, Says ‘Put Your Money…

NYC Parents Union sues to make charter schools pay rent in public school buildings
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NYC School Bus Strike to Begin Wednesday

Students and some parents will be given temporary MetroCards to get to class.
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Former Bed-Stuy Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct Still…

City Blames UFT. Parents Group Blames DOE.
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MWBE Informational Session

Council Member Letitia James, Elected Officials, and the NYC School Construction Authority…
Breast Cancer Awareness  

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Judge Says City Must Reinstate Fired Teachers From…

Hundreds of fired teachers may head back to their schools in the fall.
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City to Receive $500 Million Reimbursement for Fraudulent…

Mayor Bloomberg announces settlement with SAIC for its mismanagement of CityTime, the city's…
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As Yellow Bus Strike Ends, City Gained More Than it Lost

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott announced that the city spent more than $20 million and…
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Unions Turn Around Argument on City's Turnaround Model

UFT, CSA sue the city, calls the mayor's move to close 24 schools this year a "sham"
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New Area Code Debuts in Brooklyn

929 is designated the official new area code for residents of the outer boroughs
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Union-Led Charter School's Future Bleak

The first charter school led by the teachers union could close in February after scoring low…
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Vann, City Council Ask Mayor to Review Proposed Reforms in…

46 City Council Members send a letter to the mayor regarding latest RFP BID that seeks to…
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Con-Ed Wants to Hike Electric and Gas Prices Next Year

The power giant wouldn't disclose how much it is seeking to increase, but is lobbying the…
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Rabbis and Jewish Orgs Sue City Over Circumcision Consent…

A spokesman for the organizations says that the Department of Health is trying to "enforce…
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Nostrand Avenue Project: $23.5 Million and no Local Hires?

Residents want to know why a multi million-dollar project in the community does not spur local…
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GPS Units, Video Cameras Tracking Snow Clean-up in Brooklyn

Mayor Bloomberg promises today’s cleanup will be smoother than the last one.
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NYC Parents Brace for Possible Yellow School Bus Strike

The NYC Bus Drivers' Union — Local 1181—may launch a strike very soon, a service disruption…
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MTA Expands Wi-Fi Service in More Stations Underground

The agency plans to have Wi-Fi available for all city subway stations by 2016
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Retail Coming to Brooklyn Municipal Building

Proposal will transform 37,000 square feet of current city office space.
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Pols Protest Goose Gassing in Prospect Park

Councilmembers have asked the city to hold off on gassing park geese
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Coalition to Rally for Broadway Triangle Tonight

Two years since the City approved re-zoning the Broadway Triangle, a local coalition wants to…
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New Test for City's Gifted and Talented Program

The new aptitude test hopes to diversify the gifted and talented program, but critics are…
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Illegal Apartments: What to Avoid and Why

Illegal apartments are both dangerous and... illegal. The best way to stay safe? Know what to…
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State Senate GOP to MTA: We Don't Live in NYC, So Why Should…

State Senate Republicans vote to defund $770 million in MTA capital funding
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Child Care's New Day

EarlyLearn NYC to launch next month
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NYC Health Dept Issues Meningitis Vaccination Advisory for…

The city-wide advisory places a special emphasis on vaccinations for residents of North and…
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New NYC Law Requires Orthodox Jews Sign Consent for…

Parents who wish to have a metzitzah b’peh circumcision performed, where a rabbi's mouth meets…
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You Don't Have to be Homeless: Stand up and Fight Back!

The news of New York State discontinuing the Work Advantage Program is indeed devastating.…
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Gassaway on City's New Plan for Failing Schools: "I'm Not…

State Education Commissioner John King signs off on mayor's new Turnaround plan, which…
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