Yasmeen Khan

Now in her 49th year at the helm of a Brooklyn middle school, Principal Madeleine Brennan is well-versed in the peculiarities of young teenagers. In order to lead them, she says, yo...

The Hudson Yards development project on Manhattan's west side now has the anchor tenant it needs to start construction. The leather-goods maker Coach Inc. will occupy a third of the...

When the Mayor's Awards for Art and Culture are given out, the principal of a special education school will be recognized alongside luminaries including Mikhail Baryshnikov, the music...

Under the proposed plan, a single board would oversee the management of all funds.

Parents and students held a rally on Tuesday outside a Manhattan elementary school in protest of budget cuts and a recent 'F' grade on the school’s annual progress report. Public Scho...

There are about 8,000 people waiting for an organ transplant in the New York metropolitan area. Yet there were less than 250 organ donors last year — a drop of 18 percent from 2009....

Students who are the victims of harassment and intimidation by their peers can now call an after school hotline staffed by professional counselors. It's a new initiative launched by t...

At a City Council hearing, the Department of Homeless Services acknowledged that only about 35 percent of families that came through the shelter system were being placed in the distri...

Demonstrators were arrested in Washington Square Park for remaining in the park past the closing time.

New York City is failing to take advantage of all of the money allocated by the state for prekindergarten programs, according to an audit by City Comptroller John C. Liu.

Kathleen Peratis is co-chairing a one-day conference this weekend at Hunter College called "Sex, Power and Speaking the Truth: Anita Hill 20 Years Later."

Twitter's new offices will house 40 employees, including sales associates and engineers.

On "The Brian Lehrer Show," Jean Arrington, a researcher, talked about the legacy of Charles B.J. Snyder. At the turn of the century, Snyder designed hundreds of buildings that came t...

President Obama signed legislation to end the policy back in December, and the repeal took effect 60 days later.

Seventy percent of state residents said they were at least somewhat prepared for the storm. 

Who's been giving money to Rick Perry?

After warm introductions from fellow New York Representatives Peter King and Charles Rangel, Turner, 70, spoke briefly on the House floor.

In a statement on its website, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said, "This was one in a series of battles, not the end of the war."

In interviews, many teachers said they'd spent the summer prepping their resumes and practicing their sales pitches.

Last year, teachers received up to $110 for supplies. Now teachers will have to reach further into their pockets to provide for their classrooms.