News (Page 87)
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No Dream Act in NY budget
The bill’s failure stemmed from a discrepancy between the state’s two legislative bodies, the assembly and the senate.
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Rockaway residents in fight for disappearing shoreline
Hurricane Sandy washed away 1.5 million cubic yards of sand.
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Undocumented youth use the Internet and social media for info and support
The benefits of an online community goes beyond the practical, there's a huge emotional component as well.
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Olympics give wrestling the boot, but wrestlers not giving up
In 2020, for the first time since the modern Olympic Games began in 1896, wrestling will not be included as one of the 25 core sports,
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Some immigrant cab drivers left professional careers in their native land
There are 42,000 taxi cab drivers in New York City. Eighty-two percent of them were born in foreign countries. Some of the have higher education degrees in their native countries.
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With fracking decision looming, New Yorkers worry about water
The indecision on fracking is up for review.
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Low income Sandy victims still displaced
“Every day is a struggle..." one victim said.
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City school bus strike causes hardship for parents
At 5:30 a.m. every morning, Zsuzsa Schuster wakes up her six-year-old son for school. She lives in Jackson Heights, but […]
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Hoboken PATH station restores service after Sandy flooding
During the storm, over five feet of water burst through the elevator shaft and into the Hoboken PATH station, destroying underground electrical grids.
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Cooper Union occupation ends
They left because they said they had accomplished what they had set out to do: spark a larger conversation around the value of higher education.