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It was the beginning of her first year at Hostos Community College, and Shannon needed help. The Bronx mother of two was excited to be in school, but right as …

When the New York Knicks took home the NBA championship title for the first time in 53 years this summer, fans joked that a Knicks-inspired baby name trend may be …

Back in the good old days of “honest graft,” William “Boss” Tweed didn’t mess around when it came to enriching himself at the expense of New York City taxpayers. Take …

Enrollment in a city-run program designed to provide health access to New Yorkers ineligible for insurance, including undocumented residents, continues to decline.  The number of people signed up for NYC …

City officials on Tuesday will kick off a new program to claw back up to $25 million in unpaid tickets, clearing some of the interest for debtors so they can …

A federal immigration officer in The Bronx shot a man Thursday afternoon, according to police, eyewitnesses and the Department of Homeland Security. The man was treated at a nearby hospital, …

Unlike most other places in the nation, New York City families have to apply for schools at every level of their education, starting in kindergarten. The choices can be overwhelming. …

Former Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and her allies announced they’d picked a new party chair at a late-night Zoom vote Sunday evening that appears to be in …

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Parents at several schools across New York City last spring were outraged when they lost beloved after-school providers …

What do the Upper East Side, Maspeth and the middle of Staten Island all have in common? They’re three of the 12 community districts the city has officially designated as …