The U.S. Department of Labor announced on Tuesday a total of $1,938,182 in grants to help women through the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations program, an initiative designed to recruit, train and retain women in high-skill occupations in advanced manufacturing, […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a package of administrative changes yesterday that make the process easier and less contentious for parents who are entitled to reimbursement of tuition for their child’s special education program. The changes will affect parents whose […]
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Today, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, announced his On-the-Job Training Act of 2014 (H.R. 3971), legislation that will help put New Yorkers back to work and improve skills through on-the-job training programs, has been […]
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Silver Alert issued 6/22/14 at 9:50 PM. NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for the disappearance of Elaine Armstrong, female, black, 65 years of age, from Sedgwick Ave and West 197th St in The Bronx. Ms. Armstrong may suffer from […]
On the final day of the legislative session, Senator Jeffrey Klein and Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein announced that Governor Cuomo signed into law legislation extending vital foreclosure prevention measures and homeowner protections for an additional five years beyond the February 2015 […]
Members of the Society of Jesus, an order of Catholic priests, gathered at Fordham’s Bronx Rose Hill campus from around the Northeast recently to welcome three Jesuits to the priesthood and honor 24 others who have each given the society […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio today visited the site of a newly redesigned intersection in Queens to sign a package of vital legislation that will make streets safer across the five boroughs. Joined by Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, NYPD […]
At the 82nd annual U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) meeting yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio and USCM President and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced the Cities of Opportunity Task Force. Chaired by Mayor de Blasio, the task force will bring […]
New York State’s private sector job count grew by 21,300, or 0.3 percent, in May 2014, according to preliminary figures released last week by the New York State Department of Labor. This latest monthly employment gain raised New York State’s […]
The U.S. Department of Education is working with Corinthian Colleges Inc. on a plan to avoid an immediate closure of the career training program chain and prevent suddenly disrupting the education of 72,000 students and the jobs of 12,000 employees. […]
Yesterday, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the arrest and arraignment of Joyce Opoku, a licensed practical nurse, and Isabelle Todman, a certified nurse aide, on charges they failed to provide proper care to an 84-year-old resident of the New […]
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