PS 85 Parents Push for Action on STEM G&T Program Expansion
ASTORIA — Parents from the citywide gifted program at Astoria’s P.S. 85 are anxious about the future. Though the Department of Education said the school’s prestigious STEM Academy will be expanded from a K-5 to a K-8, parents of students in the program’s oldest class — now in fourth grade — say a lack of […]
Queens hotel boom brings NYC tourists across river
CONTRIBUTE Story Ideas Send Corrections NEW YORK — A hotel boom is luring tourists out of Manhattan and across the East River to the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City, where 15 hotels have opened since 2006, from boutiques to chains. Many of them boast not just lower rates than hotels in Manhattan but also […]
Long Island City is the new boomtown in NYC’s hotel sector
A hotel boom is luring tourists out of Manhattan and across the East River to the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City, where 15 hotels have opened since 2006, from boutiques to chains. Many of them boast not just lower rates than hotels in Manhattan but also great views of the city skyline and easy […]