Job Fair Attracts More Than 300 Union Workers
More than 300 hopeful carpenters, masons, electricians, and other construction workers turned out for a Columbia University job fair Tuesday, aimed at hiring qualified minority, women and local union...
View ArticleManhattanville Expansion Transforming Housing in West Harlem
By Mohammad Yaghi Sporadic whines from circular saws occasionally break the silence at the Manhattanville expansion project on 125th Street and Broadway. The construction site is almost barren, with...
View ArticleUptown AmeriCorps Programs Face Big Budget Cuts
By Karina Maharani City Year New York‘s recent Opening Day ceremony began with five AmeriCorps members taking to the stage at Hunter College, clapping and chanting “Spirit! Discipline! Purpose! And...
View ArticleCity Sends Peace Officers to Washington Heights Shelter Amid Concerns About...
By Krutika Pathi Peter Walsh smiles every time a customer walks into his 168th Street restaurant, Coogan’s, and delivers his standard greeting in a booming voice, “Hey! How’re you doing, brother?”...
View ArticleA Tale of Two High Schools: City Survey Shows Big Gaps in College Readiness...
by Ellen Francis Colorful banners line the walls of the college advising office at Central Park East High School on Madison Avenue, touting schools like Columbia University and Penn State. At 5 p.m. on...
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