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New York
March 14, 2018

17 minutes across 5 boroughs: How New York City students protested gun violence during #NationalWalkoutDay

The conditions were ripe for widespread participation by New York City students in the national school walkout to protest gun violence: the biggest enrollment…
New York
October 2, 2013

Bill Clinton cites four city schools for preventing obesity

Four city schools won recognition this year from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a project of the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation, for their efforts to curb childhood obesity. The schools — Edward A Reynolds West Side High School and the High School for Law and Public Service in Manhattan; Edward R Murrow High School in Brooklyn; and PS 76 William Hallet in Queens — are among 267 schools nationally to win the award this year. Four city schools won the same award in 2011, including The Active Learning Elementary School in Queens, which this year became the first public school in the country to serve only vegetarian fare in its cafeteria. Childhood obesity has fallen in New York City faster than in other cities, and officials say school efforts deserve a share of the credit. Here’s what the Alliance for a Healthier Generation had to say about this year’s winners, via its press release:
New York
March 3, 2009

Brooklyn team wins 10th straight state chess championship

The state chess champions. Photo courtesy of Eliot Weiss. The high school chess team dubbed the Kings of New York in a 2007 book won…