saebaryo, Flickr
Thousands of parents and students rallied in support of charter schools yesterday, while Mayor Bill de Blasio pushed for his pre-kindergarten plan in Albany. [CBS Local]
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Today, partly cloudy with a high of 37, and tomorrow, partly cloudy with a low of 23. [Full Forecast]
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Talk Radio News Service, flickr
President Obama's visiting New Britain, Connecticut tomorrow to continue his push to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10.
j-No, Flickr
Bill de Blasio's journey to Albany marks a key date in his young mayoralty, as he heads to the capital to make a late push for his signature pre-kindergarten plan amid a backdrop of a protest organized by well-financed charter school advocates.
bmielec, Flickr
Temperatures continue to be low even in March as winter looms in New York City, but spring is just a few weeks away. Here's a list of events and activities to look forward to. [Timeout NY]
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Today, partly cloudy with a high of 30, and tonight, partly cloudy with a low of 22. [Full Forecast]
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DeepCwind, Flickr
Mayor Bill de Blasio is proposing putting after-school programs for middle school students in every district school that doesn't have them.
Whiskeygonebad, Flickr
Between two and four inches are expected to fall in New York City by this afternoon. [Wall Street Journal]
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Google internet service could make its way to New York City. [Fox Business]
johntcosta, flickr
State conservation officials are calling for New Yorkers to clean their bird feeders, noting that about this time last year they confirmed bacterial infections in common redpolls that frequented feeders across 13 counties.
Queens Surface 295, Flickr
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is overseeing a hearing in Washington, D.C. on ways to improve rail safety in light of recent incidents in Connecticut and elsewhere.
Caleb Long, Wikipedia
The Kingsbridge Armory has sat silently at the corner of Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue for more than a decade.
jainaj, Flickr
The New York City Council has passed expanded paid sick days legislation.
The new bill has the support of Mayor Bill de Blasio. It will give the right to have paid sick days to 355,000 workers.
The bill will be the first that de Blasio, a Democrat, signs into law. He said Wednesday that the council "made history" with the legislation.
Combined with previous legislation, more than a half-million New Yorkers will now be entitled to take up to five sick days without fear of losing their job.
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