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No loitering on the loo. New NYC bathrooms come with a time limit
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (627+ words) New York City is getting 17 new public bathrooms, but there's one important rule visitors will need to remember: Don't take too long. The bathrooms, being installed across all five boroughs as part of a $4 million pilot program, will give users…...
A $1.5 Billion Opportunity for New York Students
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (193+ words) My son discovered how much he loves robotics at an after-school STEM program. I watched him light up in a way I hadn’t seen before. But we can’t always afford to keep him enrolled. To us, this program isn’t an…...
What is NY Inspires? How New York plans to reshape high school graduation
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (1137+ words) New York’s decision to phase out the requirement that students pass a prescribed set of Regents exams to graduate is only one piece of a much larger transformation of public education now underway across the state. The transition will take…...
25 horses saved from Quebec slaughterhouse in New York bust
2+ week, 2+ day ago (492+ words) GREENVILLE, N.Y. (WNYT) – A New York traffic stop blocked a shipment of 25 horses bound for slaughter and renewed calls for a nationwide ban. Earlier this week, law enforcement stopped a truck in northern New York carrying 25 horses that had been loaded…...
NYC queer bars see drop in alcohol sales as Americans cut back on drinking
2+ week, 4+ day ago (930+ words) New York City’s queer bars are feeling the effects of a broader nationwide reduction in alcohol consumption, with several establishments seeing fewer drinkers and, in turn, earlier closing times. “The younger generation doesn’t like to drink, it seems,” Kurt Kelly,…...
NYC queer bar see drop in alcohol sales as Americans cut back on drinking
2+ week, 4+ day ago (934+ words) Several New York City queer bars are feeling the effects of a broader nationwide reduction in alcohol consumption, with several establishments seeing fewer drinkers and, in turn, earlier closing times. “The younger generation doesn’t like to drink, it seems,” Kurt…...
The case against legalizing gay bathhouses in New York – Gay City News
2+ week, 4+ day ago (831+ words) It’s only a matter of time until the next immunosuppressive infection spreads throughout our community and go without notice for 10 years, as was the case with AIDS. By the time AIDS was detected in the early ’80s, it was too late....
New York ranks among nation's 10 best states for budgeting, study finds
2+ week, 6+ day ago (483+ words) New Yorkers rank among the nation’s better budgeters, with relatively low debt compared with income and the lowest credit utilization rate in the country helping push the state into the top 10 of a new nationwide analysis. New York ranked ninth…...
New York???s aging population is putting more families in growing caregiving squeeze
3+ week, 1+ day ago (773+ words) More Americans in their 40s are finding themselves responsible for two generations at once — raising or financially supporting their children while their parents grow older — a demographic squeeze that could become particularly consequential in New York as the state rapidly ages....
New York removes dancing questions from liquor license applications
3+ week, 2+ day ago (177+ words) Bars and restaurants seeking New York liquor licenses no longer have to disclose whether patrons will be allowed to dance under a statewide policy change announced Friday. The State Liquor Authority has stopped considering patron dancing when it reviews applications…...