Before the Lunar New Year became a statewide holiday, it was recognized as a public school holiday in New York City. U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, who is the first Asian American elected to Congress from ...

NEW YORK -- New York City Public Schools are staying open today, Feb. 6. Some other schools around New York are closed or have a delayed opening because of a winter storm. Alternate side parking ...

The mother and sister of a schoolboy stabbed to death in a playground have posted heartbreaking ... to Chris Rock's 60th birthday party in New York City Guess who! World famous pop star goes ...

For 18 years, up to and including Governor Kathy Hochul’s most recent proposal, the budget messages of New York’s last three governors have proudly noted that the state leads all others in ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation in 2023 designating the Lunar New Year as a public school holiday in New York. The bill was sponsored by Assemblyman William Colton and state Sen.

"By designating Lunar New Year as an official school holiday, we are taking an important step in recognizing the importance of New York's AAPI community and the rich diversity that makes New York ...

Wednesday, Jan. 29 may not be a federal holiday, but the day — Asian Lunar New Year — is a New York public school holiday. The one-day observance — which varies each year and typically comes ...

Catholic Schools of Broome County's decision to close All Saints Catholic School in Endicott stems from a steady decline in enrollment. The Board of Directors and the Diocese of Syracuse ...

Students in New York City and the rest of the state will welcome the year of the snake for the first time outside the classroom. Public schools will close on Wednesday in observance of the Lunar ...

Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau were fatally injured when a Land Rover crashed into their school playground in 2023 The driver of a car that crashed into a school tea party, killing two eight-year-old ...

A former New York state trooper has been arrested and charged after prosecutors say he shot himself in the leg and then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway ...

New playground equipment has been installed at ... The intervention is part of a broader project to enhance school spaces launched by the Bosco administration, with the aim of making schools ...