She’s got allies in the Queens political machine. She should be a shoo-in for powerful black endorsements. But if Helen Marshall wants to be the first black borough president of Queens, she’s going to need all the friends she can get.
Immigrant students need to learn English. But by making them take Regents exams to graduate, the state is shortchanging some of the city’s most motivated students–and setting them up for failure.
Florida is not the only state of confusion–voting can get very weird in New York City, as some new immigrants found out last week.
A new study presents the numbers on the high-cost, high-sleaze tactics of predatory lending–and shows that even wealthy blacks often get saddled with these overpriced loans.
Western Queens faced the unthinkable: a contested primary for Congress. How the borough’s political leaders made sure it didn’t happen.
Democrats are plotting to wrest control of the state Senate away from the GOP. What stands in their way? Other Democrats.
A well-orchestrated attack on upstart City Councilman Walter McCaffrey proves the Queens Democratic machine is alive and well.
The charter school revolution has arrived, with promises of innovation and choice. But community groups say the business has room for only one idea of what kids need from their schools.
In January 1999, a team of independent education experts recommended that Sarah J. Hale high school in Boerum Hill be “phased out,” citing low student academic performance and poor attendance.
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