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Everyone was all smiles when Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, New York City Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan, and members of the City Council announce an agreement for an early and balanced city budget for fiscal year 2023 on June 10.

Judge helps city schools catch a break on education budget

The city council and Mayor Eric Adams will have to revisit the 2023 academic year budget after a New York state supreme court judge Friday returned the education portion of the city’s budget for reconsideration. To prolong matters more, the mayor is set to appeal the decision. more

By Stacy Driks | 8/12/22

Anny Chen is a rising senior at Bronx High School of Science and is now a Freedom and Citizenship student at Columbia University. For the past few weeks during summer break she has focused heavily on its rigorous program to prepare her for college and open the doors for civic life.

Summer program pushes Anny Chen for civic life

Anny Chen, a rising high school senior, got a taste of college and a life lesson in a three-week session last month at Columbia University. more

By Stacy Driks | 8/12/22

City schools may have caught a break

The city council and Mayor Eric Adams will have to revisit the 2023 school year budget after a New York state supreme court judge Friday returned the education portion of the city’s budget for reconsideration. more

By Stacy Driks and Gary Larkin | 8/6/22

Parents and teachers took a stand in front of city hall in June to protest the decision to cut $215 million from the school budget. They believe it could result in larger classes, fewer programs, and a teacher excess. Among them were Emma Hoff, far left, a student at P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil.

School board appeals judge’s budget cut restraining order

With the first day of school only weeks away, the status of class sizes, how many teachers will be working, and which extracurricular activities will be kept are still up in the air in the city’s public schools. more

By Stacy Driks | 8/5/22

News challenge at Spectrum News

If you’re a high school student and feel you are up to date on world news — prove it. more

By Stacy Driks | 7/22/22

Emma Hoff, middle, a fourth-grader, at P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil, joins her friends in a show of support for her teachers at a June 24 rally in front of city hall.

Students demand teachers back after budget cuts

All Emma Hoff wanted to do was play the saxophone next year. But that won’t happen for the 10-year-old. more

By Stacy Driks | 7/1/22

Fatoumata Sanyang at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art with her three-dimensional self portrait.

Two art students showcase work at The Met

Art expertise isn’t needed to win an art contest for Kingsbridge International High School students, but it takes plenty of imagination. more

BY Stacy Driks | 6/24/22

Students listen as City Councilwomen Rita Joseph and Diana Ayala Visit the Laboratory School of Finance and Technology.

High schoolers given a little bit of relief from Regents

Sometimes real life creeps into the classroom. Just like the rest of school districts throughout New York state, students taking Regents exams this month in the Bronx and the rest of the city are feeling the impact of the pandemic and the trauma from a mass shooting in Buffalo. more

By Stacy Driks | 6/24/22

Amanda Selwyn founded Selwyn Dance Theatre/Notes in Motion in 2000 and since then she has directed over 85 productions. Her curriculum for an education outreach program helps students who are in underprivileged Pre-K- 12 New York City Public schools to help them learn styles of dance they don’t have knowledge in.

Longtime theatre program saves performing arts

A handful of Bronx Theatre High School students have taken a step into a dance that they never thought they would do before. Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre Notes in Motion continues to … more

By Stacy Driks | 6/19/22

Pierre Orbe became the principal at DeWitt Clinton High School in 2017 — the third person to hold that position that year. Since his arrival, however, graduation rates have grown from less than half in 2015, to 9-in-10 last year.

125 years, and still going strong

The stock market infamously crashed in 1929 — a year still remembered as the start of the Great Depression. Investors lost billions. The center of the universe seemed to be Wall Street for all the wrong reasons. more

By Stacy Driks | 6/10/22

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50 Years on the Job

Building relationships simply by repairing one kitchen at a time

Felix Lam has been the superintendent at 2465 Palisade Ave., in Spuyten Duyvil for 50 years. The 81-year-old has made his home — and career — at the eight-story co-op since he was a young man. And how does that make him feel? “I’m very happy about it,” Lam said.

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