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Cuts in federal funding to New York City that have hit child care particularly hard, with a projected $16 million cut for Head Start and another $14 million cut for the Child Care Block Grant.
MetroFocus compared a slew of recent data on job creation to see what kinds of jobs we're really creating and who's getting them.
Research suggests bilingualism is a cognitive asset, but are schools doing enough to promote education in the plurality of languages spoken?VIDEO
Buried deep in New York City’s laws lurk obscure bits of bureaucracy. But these dusty corners of government are about to get a housecleaning.
The full schedule of City Council's hearings on the executive budget for 2013 is now available.
A new report indicates that improvements are still needed in the City Council's budget process.
"At the Intersection: Art, Money and Politics," was the subject of a recent discussion in the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Access Restricted series.
On May Day, Occupy activists will join forces with labor unions and immigrant rights activists. But there's still some friction between the various groups involved.VIDEO
If New York is going to meet the mayor's greenhouse goals, its apartment buildings are going to have to get greener. But getting there is difficult.
The Panama Canal expansion will allow double the cargo and much larger ships to call at New York's harbor by 2024.
