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NYC schools get $150 million for cafeteria upgrades and $20 million extra to save popular food items
Café-style seating. Deli-like grab-and-go meals. This is what school lunch looks like in nearly half of New York City’s middle and high schools.And soon, the rest will get similar upgrades.With $150 million in capital funding committed through the city’s recently passed budget, thousands more middle and high schools students will see their cafeteria experiences transformed over the next five years. This funding builds on $125 million previously secured for the initiative, and it will allow the Education Department to also begin exploring an expansion to elementary school cafeterias, officials said.The changes are designed to make the school dining experience more...
INTERVIEW: At this new musical, audiences participate in the wine tasting
Photo: Winesday features, from left, Dawn Cantwell, Amanda Lea LaVergne, Debra Thais Evans, Shannen Hofheimer and Jennifer Diamond. Photo courtesy of Russ Rowland / Provided by JT PR with permission. Winesday: The Wine Tasting Musical is a new show that follows five women who meet every Wednesday for some wine...
Harutyunyan Heaps Praise on Stevenson Ahead of Title Bout
Looking like a well-dressed bank manager, challenger Artem Harutyunyan smothered WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson with compliments today during their final press conference for their main event twelve-round fight this Saturday, July 6th on ESPN at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (Mandatory Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) Shakur’s Value...
Delta flight diverts to New York after passengers are served spoiled food
A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York's Kennedy Airport on Wednesday after passengers were served spoiled food, airline officials said.The redeye flight took off from Detroit around 11 p.m. Tuesday and landed in New York at 4 a.m. “after reports that a portion of the Main Cabin in-flight meal service were spoiled,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement. A spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, said 14 of the plane's 277 passengers as well as 10 crew members were treated by medical personnel when...
NY Trio Who Used Zip Ties To Restrain 4 Victims In Teaneck Home Invasion Charged: Prosecutor
Three New York men have been charged in a January Teaneck home invasion, authorities announced.Frank A Salcedo, 43; Francisco Sandoval, 42; and Brian Arias, 40; are facing a litany of charges including armed robbery, kidnapping, weapons possession and related offenses in the Friday, Jan. 12 in…
Tearjerker video shows NYC fifth graders ‘clap out’ 93-year-old neighbor: ‘We love Claire’
This unlikely friendship never gets old. A 93-year-old woman who has spent years waving and blowing kisses to kids at the Staten Island school across from her home was left speechless last week when graduating fifth graders gave her an unforgettable farewell that’s made the rounds in an touching social media clip.
Meet one of NYC’s best-dressed men — on the Rockaway boardwalk
Uncle Sam has nothing on him. A 74-year-old retiree named Owen Loof has garnered local fame for being the “Best Dressed Man in Rockaway” with his array of festive garb. For July 4, he’s going all out with a suit that features red and white stripes on one side and white stars against a blue background on the other.
How will the new-look Knicks divide the playing time after adding Mikal Bridges?
There were valid criticisms over the way Mikal Bridges handled his disappointing last season in Brooklyn. He was asked to be a leader, the No. 1 option, and, quite frankly, failed. The Nets and Sean Marks did Bridges no favors with the supporting cast and the decision in December to...
Details of ‘spoiled food’ on Delta flight that forced emergency NYC landing revealed
The “spoiled food” that sickened passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight and forced an emergency landing in New York City was covered in black mold, sources told The Post Wednesday. At least 24 became ill after eating the mold-laden food aboard Amsterdam-bound Flight 136, which touched down...
Chance of showers forecast for Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks display
The sparks should still fly 一 rain or shine. Scattered showers could hit the Big Apple just as the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration blasts off Thursday night — but it shouldn’t put a damper on festivities. The dazzling light show will start at 9:25...
Could Trump get hush money conviction overturned with SCOTUS immunity ruling?
Donald Trump faces an uphill battle as he attempts to nix his hush money case using the Supreme Court’s recent bombshell ruling granting presidents immunity for “official acts,” legal experts say. The high court’s Monday decision dealt a crushing blow to the federal election-interference case against the...
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