Families

How to New York

How to Apply for Summer Food Benefits for NYC Kids

Feb. 24, 2025, 3:20 p.m.Feb. 24, 2025, 3:20 p.m.

Families can get $120 per child through the Summer EBT program, which is open for applications through Sept. 3, 2025.

Billionaire’s Row glimmered at night above Sheep Meadow in Central Park.

Taxes

Trump Advisors Renege on SALT Tax No-Cap Promise

Dec. 19, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 19, 2024, 12:08 p.m.

The incoming president’s pledge to lift the $10,000 deduction limit has seemingly been replaced with a modest increase. Will Republicans in the state demand a total end to the cap?

Storm troopers take the escalator at Comic Con. October 17, 2024

Art

At Comic Con, New York City Is the Main Character

Oct. 19, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 21, 2024, 11:25 a.m.

In fiction and in reality, the Big Apple looms large.

A piano sits in a large performace space at the Bronx Music Hall.

South Bronx

Bronx Music Hall Launching in Grand Fashion This Weekend

Oct. 16, 2024, 7:16 p.m.Oct. 23, 2024, 9:53 a.m.

The performance center builds on a rich history of music and culture in the South Bronx.

The Streetwork Project youth drop-in shelter in Harlem has seen an influx in homeless migrants.

Homelessness

Number of City Youth With Nowhere to Sleep at Night Climbs

Sept. 16, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 18, 2024, 10:09 a.m.

New report from Department of Youth and Community Development shows hundreds of young people often can’t find a shelter bed.

BASE Principal Gail Lambert demonstrates cell phone pouches that the school ultimately abandoned.

Education

City Schools Plan Cellphone Ban to Start February, Principals Say

July 19, 2024, 11:50 a.m.July 19, 2024, 11:50 a.m.

School leaders don’t expect to receive extra money in their budgets — and will have to come up with their own policies.

Shawnee Benton-Gibson's daughter Shamony Makeba Gibson died two weeks after giving birth in October 2019.

Albany

Grieving Families Act ers Hope Third Time’s the Charm for Beleaguered Bill

June 3, 2024, 4:52 p.m.June 4, 2024, 7:04 a.m.

Vetoed twice before by Gov. Kathy Hochul, the legislation has been tweaked to define who can sue more clearly.

Libraries

City Libraries Eliminated Late Fees Three Years Ago — How Has it Gone?

April 30, 2024, 5:01 a.m.April 29, 2024, 4:21 p.m.

Librarians across the five boroughs say the policy is encouraging more book worms.

Students wait to enter their high school in Elmhurst Queens on Sept. 13, 2021. New York City is changing the competitive issions criteria for high schools, but keeping certain geographic priorities based on a student’s home borough or zone.

Education

Match Day: High School Offers Bring Excitement and Anxiety to Eighth Graders

March 8, 2024, 11:29 a.m.March 8, 2024, 11:40 a.m.

Families and students often describe the issions process as stressful and confusing. It can also feel inequitable, as those with more resources can afford to hire consultants and tutors.

Families

How to Apply for Summer Food Benefits for NYC Kids

Trump Advisors Renege on SALT Tax No-Cap Promise

At Comic Con, New York City Is the Main Character

Bronx Music Hall Launching in Grand Fashion This Weekend

Number of City Youth With Nowhere to Sleep at Night Climbs

City Schools Plan Cellphone Ban to Start February, Principals Say

Grieving Families Act ers Hope Third Time’s the Charm for Beleaguered Bill

City Libraries Eliminated Late Fees Three Years Ago — How Has it Gone?

Match Day: High School Offers Bring Excitement and Anxiety to Eighth Graders

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