Couldn’t Get Into Yale? 10 New York City High Schools Are More Selective Here are some of the most popular New York City high schools with the slimmest admissions rate. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
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A Red-Tailed Hawk Dies Behind City Hall. Coincidence? Probably. The latest casualty in Bill de Blasio’s unlucky history with wildlife, the hawk was the second bird of prey found dead near the mayor’s office in recent weeks. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
Mosque Is Blocked in New Jersey, but Dispute Is Far From Over After a Bayonne, N.J., board rejected a proposal that would allow construction of a mosque, Muslims plan to file suit in federal court. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Two People Die after Eating Raw Milk Cheese Made in New York State Vulto Creamery in New York state is recalling some of its cheeses after an outbreak of listeria caused two deaths. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
360 View: Renting Your Home Out, By the Hour Internet sites now make it possible for you to rent out your home for parties, corporate events and photo shoots. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
A Staten Island Urban Farmer A 26-year-old farmer grows 50 types of produce in the courtyard of a new rental complex. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
A Bridge to Nowhere, 19 Feet 8 Inches Over Lower Manhattan While historical Trinity Church rebuilds its parish hall, a pedestrian link over Trinity Place looks as if it’s hanging in midair. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
On the Market: Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey This week’s properties include a six-bedroom in Highland Park, N.J., and a five-bedroom Upper Brookville, N.Y. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Why One School Lives as Another Dies in the Same Building While both are part of the Renewal program for New York City’s most-struggling schools, one is on the upswing, and the other is set to close. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
F.Y.I.: When a Swarm of Velocipedes Overtook New York A bicycle craze swept through the city in the late 1860s, but riding one of these new contraptions was a strenuous affair. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
As a Girl She Spent Time in the Library. Now She’s Giving It Million. Meryl H. Tisch, along with her husband, James S. Tisch, are donating the money to help the New York Public Library enhance its education programming. {$excerpt:n}…
Sunday Routine: How Gigi Loizzo, Guggenheim Museum’s Retail Chief, Spends Her Sundays Ms. Loizzo likes to cook and socialize with her neighbors in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. That includes a potluck dinner with family and friends every…
New York Today: New York Today: Winter Weather, Signs of Spring Friday: Hints of spring in snow, weekend events, and Saturday night in your neighborhood. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Saturday Night In …: Who Needs Manhattan? Hanging With the Locals on Bell Boulevard Residents of Bayside, Queens, head to a cluster of lively bars and restaurants in the neighborhood’s main commercial strip. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Prewar Is So Last Year Some buyers want to live in a prewar building but also want a contemporary look inside their apartments. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times