First Lady Serves Up Health Pitch
Michelle Obama stopped by the U.S. Open to promote her Let’s Move! fitness campaign.
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Teaching 9/11 to a New Generation
Educators face the challenge of explaining the significance of terror attacks to students who weren't born then.
New School Gets IBM Boot-up
Pathways in Technology Early College Learning High School strives to prepare students for jobs with help from the tech giant.
via Voices of NY
Rising Battles Over Mosques
A recent New York Civil Liberties Union report details nine fights over plans for mosques across the state.
Images of Irene
Hurricane Irene arrived ready for her close-up. Our reporters were prepared, capturing images of the storm and its aftermath, around the city and its environs.
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Path-Blazing Pol Gets Street Honor
Part of Jefferson Avenue has been renamed Bertram L. Baker Way in honor of the late assemblyman, who became Brooklyn's first African-American elected official in 1948.
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A New Twist on Yoga in Brooklyn
The Third Root Community Health Center offers yoga classes geared toward the LGBT community.
via The New York Times
Alzheimer’s Robs Poet of His Words
Jack Agüeros, the playwright and poet, has lost the ability to read and write because of Alzheimer's disease.