New York City

How to Stem the Teacher Attrition Crisis

Dan Brown | Posted 10.15.2007 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Class Size, Teacher Union, Education, Department of Education, United Federation of Teachers, Nclb, City Council, Rookie Teacher, Student Loans, Teacher, New York City, Bronx, Politics News
Dan Brown

New drafts of No Child Left Behind could contain the best ideas in education history, but they won't work in the long run unless we address the biggest crisis in our schools.

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Michael Is The Most Popular Baby Name (Or Is It Jayden?)

New York Times' City Room Blog | Jennifer 8 Lee | Posted 10.12.2007 | Home

Read More: Babies, Immigration, Names, Naming, New York City, Name, Baby Names, Home News

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene says the most popular name for boys last year was Michael, according to its 2006 baby name d...

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Supreme Court Decision Cheered by Parents of Learning Disabled/Disabled Children: Is the Media Missing the Point?

Linda Cronin-Gross | Posted 10.11.2007 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Children With Learning Disabilities, Supreme Court, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Education, Tom F., Learning Disabilities, Schools, New York City, Nylpi, Politics News
Linda Cronin-Gross

Instead of moaning about people suing the school system, what if the City's Department of Education created a couple of schools for children with disabilities modeled on the private schools' success?

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Clean Elections, eh?

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 10.09.2007 | Home

Read More: Clean Elections, Why Tuesday, New York City, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

VIDEO: Clean Elections? Seriously! I take a trip to a New York conference to find out how big money is being taken out of the political process.

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Each Lost Wall St Job Costs NYC Two Other Jobs

Reuters | Joan Gralla | Posted 10.04.2007 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Wall Street, Potential NYC Deficit, New York City, Business News

New York City could lose two jobs for every one cut on Wall Street, while anecdotal evidence shows that both residential and commercial markets might ...

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Sex and the City, the Movie, Comes Right to My Neighborhood -- and Brings a Little Happiness

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 10.02.2007 | Living

Read More: How to Be Happy, Sex and the City Movie, New York City, Happiness, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

Seeing the movie being made right near my house gave me a sense of the theatricality of everyday life.

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Real Estate Cancer

Peter Miller | Posted 09.24.2007 | Politics

Read More: New Yorkers, Chain Stores, New York City, Gentrification, Politics News
Peter Miller

The chain store attack is made possible by the corporations' enablers in the real estate business, which suffers from a historic absence of a moral compass.

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Jackpot: Forbes Richest List Says Bloomberg's Wealth Doubled In Past Year

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 09.21.2007 | Business

Read More: Forbes Magazine, Wealth, New York City, Forbes List, Michael Bloomberg, Business News

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is apparently even richer than anyone realized. Forbes magazine's annual list of richest Americans is estimating his wealth at...

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Traffic Snarls in LA and NYC: Getting Worse

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 09.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Traffic, Los Angeles, New York City, Politics News
John Tepper Marlin

The Los Angeles and New York City areas have suffered the highest total annual costs from traffic delays since 1982. And the delays are getting worse.

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Tuning Out

Paul Nair | Posted 09.17.2007 | Living

Read More: Music to My Ears, iPod Culture, New York City, Living News
Paul Nair

It's become a sort of involuntary reflex, to pick the right type of music to suit the occasion of my errands and daily travels.

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AOL Moves HQ To NYC

New York Times | Louise Story | Posted 09.17.2007 | Business

Read More: AOL, New York City, Business News

AOL will move its headquarters from its sprawling campus in Dulles, Va., to New York next spring as the online company tries to retool itself as an ad...

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Son, Take A Good Look Around...

Simon Maxwell Apter | Posted 09.14.2007 | Living

Read More: Indie Music, New York City, Portland, Living News
Simon Maxwell Apter

On a recent trip home to Portland, Ore., I met (on two occasions, actually) a particular girl who was a heroine among her friends because she drank he...

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An Accidental Entrepreneur's Guide To Start-Up Basics

Jessica Flint | Posted 09.14.2007 | Business

Read More: Business 101, Women in New York City, New York City, Start-Up Businesses, Entrepreneur, Urbanista, Business News
Jessica Flint

I didn't actually set out to entrepreneur -- I just sort of morphed into one when my friend Cate and I came up with the idea for an online rolodex for girls living in New York City.

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Pictures: Angelina And Zahara Shop The Upper East Side

Just Jared | Posted 09.11.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Angelina Jolie, Maddox, New York City, Celebrity Kids, Zahara, Entertainment News

After dropping off Maddox at school, Angelina Jolie shares a laugh with daughter Zahara, 2, before entering the Mary Arnold Toys Store on NYC's Upper ...

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Michael Roston

Edwards Opens Fire on Opponents Over Terrorism

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 09.07.2007 | Home

Read More: Attacks, John McCain, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Democratic Presidential Candidate, 9/11, Mitt Romney, Iraq, New York City, Barack Obama, War on Terror, Rudy Giuliani, Cooperation, John Edwards, International Terrorism, Hillary Clinton, World Trade Center, Security, September 11th, Nyc, Al-Qaida, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda, Nato, Wtc, Home News

Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards aimed a broadside at his opponents for the Democratic nomination for president Friday, accusing some fellow...

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