Jennifer Vanasco

A woman who says she was abused by a former teacher says New York state lawmakers need to pass the Child Victims Act.

The children are our future, but so is Lena Waithe. Also, you don't have to be religious to appreciate why Snoop Dogg has the perfect voice for gospel music.  

The musical is not so different from the movie, which means that whether you'll love it depends a lot on whether the Disney film is one of your favorites.

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is joining in a lawsuit against the MTA over one subway station in the Bronx. 

In Bruce Norris's satire of human frailty and American finance, there are no redeeming figures.

Yale's internal investigation process uses a lower standard of evidence than criminal trials, and is largely influenced by its campus culture of affirmative consent.

An event publicized as being about renewable energy sounded more like a campaign rally.

Mayor de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray got an earful from more than 150 teenagers worried about school safety.

Drag Queen Story Hour is exactly what it sounds like. And it's coming to a library near you.

Ex-pats from the Dominican Republic marched the streets of Washington Heights Thursday evening, denouncing a rash of gender-based killings in their home country.

Police officials say it could mean more survivors are speaking up.

Richard Carranza will take over for Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina when she retires.

How #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #OscarsSoWhite factor into the contentious film competition. 

Mayor de Blasio has announced that Alberto Carvalho, the Miami-Dade school superintendent, will be next to lead New York City schools.

This week's culture roundup is lit. 

A Columbia University astronomer says the stars may have been evicted during galactic collisions.

In a play directed by "Hamilton's" Thomas Kail, a new legislator doesn't want money from special interests if she has to do favors in return. But that's not how the system works.

Closing arguments have concluded in the trial of Hugh Barry, who shot and killed Deborah Danner in her Bronx apartment in October 2016.

Sgt. Hugh Barry described his version of what happened on an October evening in 2016 when Deborah Danner ended up dead in the bedroom of her Bronx apartment. 

Hundreds of families could lose hotel room shelters this week, including those based in New York.