#New York

#New York

According to federal data, 24 percent of New York adults are at the lowest levels of literacy, defined by the advocacy organization Literacy New York as being either functionally illiterate (reading below a fifth grade level), lacking a high school diploma, or being unable to speak English. That same data shows Brooklyn and Queens rates are roughly ten percent higher than the state average, and in the Bronx, a whopping 50 percent of adults do not have basic literacy skills.

The new law, if passed, would loosen the state's restrictions on self-driving car companies by forming a pilot program that would allow for "the limited deployment of commercial for-hire autonomous passenger vehicles outside New York City." Applicants to the pilot program would need to demonstrate that they have "local support for [autonomous vehicle] deployment" and prove their "adherence to the highest possible safety standards" to be considered.

For the first time ever, the New York City area will play host to the best world rugby sevens has to offer. AmNewYork has learned that World Rugby and TEG Rugby Live are bringing the HSBC SVNS Series to Sports Illustrated Stadium, home of Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls, from March 14-15. The top-flight rugby sevens league will serve as the final stop of the regular season before the world championships in Hong Kong, Spain, and France.

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which mainly helps households cover their winter heating bills, is one of many federal assistance programs that were put on hold during the 43-day shutdown. New York typically starts enrollment in early November, but delayed it indefinitely as the government shutdown dragged on and federal funds didn't come through.

Both men are among a wave of young, progressive, charismatic candidates calling for change, amid a backlash to not only Donald Trump's second-term agenda, but also a historically unpopular Democratic Party that many feel are doing too little, too late. That list of progressives also includes Arizona representative-elect Adelita Grijalva; Robert Peters, who is running in Illinois' 2nd district; and Graham Platner, a democrat running for senate in Maine in a bid to unseat Republican Senator Susan Collins.

While trying to find a way to realize his dream of becoming a nightclub singer, he worked as a waiter, writer, retoucher, actor, SAT tutor and as a personal assistant to the truly psychotic wife of an aging writer whom I revered, but still wasn't earning enough. Then, he was offered a deal that seemed too good to refuse: $20,000 to write a book about the edgy scene that he had immersed himself in.

Beyond work, I'm passionate about architecture, climate resilience, and plants - interests that also influence the way I shape and live in my space,

When I first moved to New York in 2017, I drank the Kool-Aid: work hard, play hard. I had just finished university and another journalism internship in Vienna, and flew across the Atlantic with one suitcase and my résumé in hand. It felt like a scene from a movie. For eight years, I lived a Sex and the City lifestyle on a budget: strutting down the streets in high heels, heading to my first corporate job with fire and hope in my heart.

Urban living can make pet ownership more challenging,

If you know anything about recent history, you're aware that 2016 was a politically polarizing year, to say the least. However, amidst the turmoil, in September New York's then-governor Andrew Cuomo made one move with the potential to please Americans across political aisles: he signed a law nixing New York's longstanding restrictions on serving alcohol before 12 p.m. on Sundays.

Bad news for your autumn Instagram feed: This year's fall foliage might be more "meh" than "majestic." After months of dry weather, trees across New York are browning and dropping their leaves before they can turn those fiery reds and golds the Northeast is famous for. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, more than 40-PERCENT of the country is currently experiencing drought-more than twice the usual amount for this time of year-and it's hitting the Northeast particularly hard.

the landlord requested that we submit a deck as well as an operator, which is something I've never had since I handled most of the operational duties myself alongside a general manager at Baohaus. That said, Baohaus was a 400-square-foot box, and most sit-down restaurants have an operator who handles the business of opening the restaurant, including finding the location; negotiating the lease; collaborating on the concept, the brand, and front of the house;

Before they become historical documents, diaries start out as ordinary ledgers, a frame-by-frame accounting of the moments and events of a person's days. With the help of time, scholarship, and critical interest, they become history in miniature, an up-close look at how a life was formed and shaped by the times the diarist lived in. One could read Randy Shilts's monumental 1987 history And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic to learn about the infuriating and chaotic early history of the crisis:

Where do you live in NYC? I live in Hell's Kitchen. When we moved over from the UK, we wanted to be right in the heart of Midtown. From our apartment I can walk to the theatre, which is incredible. And everything that makes New York so exciting is right on the doorstep. It's fantastic being surrounded by that energy every day.

Video posted by New York Daily News and taken by freelance photojournalist Stephanie Keith shows Dean Moses, a photojournalist for amNewYork, following ICE agents into an elevator in a Manhattan building. While other journalists look on, Moses is forcefully removed from the elevator after being told to get off. Get the f**k out of the elevator! an agent is heard saying as Moses is removed.