Results tagged “cherryst”

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a death investigation on Dekalb Ave. in Brooklyn, an unstable building on Cherry St. and Robinson Ave. in Queens, and a homicide on East 29th St. and 5th Ave. in Manhattan.
• Rudy Giuliani and John McCain have different views over torture.
• Texting and talking on the phone are about to be banned in the Garden State.
• It's possible that news of a sniper on the Saw Mill River Parkway was fake.
• Pakistani militants allegedly targeted NYC bridges in 2004.
• The shotgun wound victim from the illegal poker game hold-up died from his injuries.
• A wind advisory blows into the region thanks to Noel.
• Don't forget to set your clocks back tonight.

Few things get NYC parents more antsy than making sure their children get into the "right" school. And whether it means camping out for days to get into a public school or forcing the mightiest Wall Street tycoon to corrupt himself in addition to forking over millions to reserve a spot in a private sandbox, getting into the school of one's choice can make applying to Harvard look like child's play. The dream of acceptance, however, can prove to be a chimera, at least to some parents of pre-kindergardeners who might not make it all the way to the show, prime time, the big leagues: Kindergarten.

PARTY: Neighborhoodies is having a dance party at Rififi this Saturday. Wear that clever t-shirt you made and get ready to dance, dance, dance. Click on the flyer to the right for more info.