New York City Informer

Chart Like the other large school districts in the state, New York City saw its graduation rate decline last year. But it bucked the trend when it came to graduates’ preparedness for college, posting an increase where the other districts did not. In recent years, acknowledging that a high school diploma does not guarantee college success, [...]

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Metropolitan Diary: A Lexington Avenue coffee vendor turned his cart over to his cousin while he returned to Afghanistan. City Room

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A chart prepared by the Department of Educations shows the proportion of children screened for gifted programs who were deemed eligible, applied, and were offered a seat in a program in the last three years. The department offered seats in gifted programs to fewer applicants this year than in the past. A smaller proportion of [...]

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New News Corp. Logo Looks like the Murdochs aren’t the only people in the News Corp. universe calling it quits today. News Corp. announced in a press release that CFO David DeVoe will retire after the June 28 company splits into two on June 28. But unlike the Murdochs, Mr. DeVoe and Mr. Murdoch seem to have nothing but [...]

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New to the scene… Upper West Side favorite Good Enough to Eat is moving to bigger digs after 33 years in business. On Thursday, they’ll be open for dinner, and will resume breakfast and lunch service on Friday at 520 Columbus Ave.      Food / Dining – NY Daily News

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A lifeguard at a ritzy Manhattan hotel says his bosses fired him after he balked at a new hotel rule that forced him to shave his beard. In a Manhattan Supreme Court suit filed yesterday, Kenneth Francis says that for nine years, he safeguarded swimmers at the UN Plaza Hotel… NY Post: Manhattan

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A Texas woman who told the FBI that her husband was behind ricin-laced letters mailed to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Barack Obama has been arrested for allegedly sending them herself, CBS News reported. Shannon Guess Richardson, an actress and mother of five children, was arrested Friday, an official told CBS News. [...]

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Even as tornado warnings were being issued for downtown Tampa four miles to the east Thursday morning, Derek Jeter did nothing to intensify Tropical Storm A-Rod. Sports stories from Newsday

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Cleanup goes on as storms move east, south – New York News | NYC Breaking … EL RENO, Oklahoma (AP) — As the U.S. East Coast braced for the possibility of severe storms Sunday, the all-too-familiar task of cleaning up went on in Oklahoma after the weekend's violent weather claimed 10 lives there. Oklahoma Gov. [...]

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Remember back in March when The New York Post unveiled their bus tour of the city? Well, the Times is on it! The New York Times’ William Grimes hopped aboard the TMZ and The New York Post bus tours and reviewed the tabloid takes on New York for the paper of record. And Mr. Grimes seems to have had a remarkably similar experience to [...]

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Eyewitness News and Waze have partnered to help you avoid traffic jams along your commute. It’s a free, community-based traffic app that you can see exclusively on Eyewitness News. New York Traffic | Metro Traffic in New York City and the tri-state area

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Ike Davis went 0-for-4 and struck out on 17 pitches in Friday night’s rain-suspended game. At times, the first baseman looked completely lost at the plate. While there was news Friday, on him possibly being demoted to Triple-A to try and work out his swing issues, Terry Collins admitted he is …      Surfing the [...]

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At age 24, Matt Harvey most likely will have to wait awhile to satisfy his nautical jones, if only because, all of 19 starts into his Mets career, he has emerged as one of the premier young pitchers in the game.      Mets – NY Daily News

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Nametag Day coming soon to NYC – News That could change soon when a couple of friends hope to put names to the sea of faces in the city of more than 8 million, launching New York City's first Nametag Day on June 1. Michael Morgenstern, 27 and originally from sunny Los Angeles, said he [...]

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