groundhog day
Groundhogs Sit on a Throne of Lies
Remember how Staten Island Chuck and Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring? Yeah. Alternate side parking has been suspended for today, but meters are still in effect.
New York City
Barlow
Free Pre-K and Kindergarten Admissions Workshop Tonight
Starting to get antsy about the pre/kindergarten admissions process? Consider stopping by this free workshop on navigating the NYC school system tonight from 7pm to 8:30pm at The Brooklyn Free Space [http://www.brooklynfreespace.org/home.html] (298 6th Avenue). The workshop, featuring Insideschools managing editor, Pamela Wheaton
bedford ave
NYC Districting Commission Re-Convenes To Hear Public Testimony
Medgar Evers College. Source: Google MapsBeginning today, the New York City Districting Commission [/tag/new-york-city-districting-commission/] will hold five public hearings — one in each of the city’s five boroughs — from October 2 to 11, 2012. The Brooklyn hearing will be held October 11 from 5:30 to 9:00 p.
andres kwon
Should New York State Raise The Minimum Wage?
While the phrase, “a rising tide lifts all boats” has often been used in defense of tax cuts for those with higher incomes, a newly released report concludes that a slight increase in income for New York’s lowest earners could add a significant boost to the state’s economy.
Car Service
Hail Yeah! Cuomo, Lawmakers Reach Deal On Livery Cab Bill
Source: WarmSleepy via FlickrGovernor Cuomo reached a last minute deal with lawmakers yesterday over a bill that would allow livery cabs – colloquially known as car service – to pick up street hails in the outer boroughs and upper Manhattan. The 6,000 new street hail licenses, as well as 2,000
New York City
Poly Prep Students Stock Croton Reservoir With Brooklyn Trout
from polyprep.orgHumans commute into New York City from our northern suburbs every single day. But a Brookyn-raised fish traveling to Westchester? Fuggedaboutit! Leave it to the students at Poly Prep in Dyker Heights who breathed new life, in the form of trout, into Westchester’s Croton Reservoir. “Poly’s