Lower East Side-Chinatown Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

See how college aid applications changed for Lower East Side-Chinatown area high schools.

Salute Your 2021 Graduate On Lower East Side-Chinatown Patch

Tell us why your grad is special and send a message of congratulations on Lower East Side-Chinatown Patch.

Lower East Side-Chinatown Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

See how college aid applications changed for Lower East Side-Chinatown area high schools.

In Lower East Side-Chinatown Area, Share Of College Grads Increasing

The portion of U.S. residents holding four-year or higher degrees has been on the rise. Here's how it’s changed in Manhattan.

At Vaunted Program On Lower East Side, Parents Sound Off On Proposed Cuts To Gifted Programs

Days after a mayoral task force recommended eliminating gifted and talented programs on the basis that they fuel segregation.

These 15 Schools Are Near Polluting Highways In Lower Manhattan

A new study shows 15 schools are near polluting highways in Lower Manhattan — including nine on the Lower East Side alone.

These Manhattan Schools Have Deteriorating Lead-Based Paint

More than 50 Manhattan classrooms have deteriorating lead-based paint, data shows.

After-School Program Brings LES Students To Essex Crossing Sites

The City Seekers after-school program showed kids the history of the Lower East Side and the Essex Crossing development.

Anti-Abortion Video Shown At LES School Angers Parents: Report

An anti-abortion video shown to elementary school students on the Lower East Side continues to spark controversy, according to a report.

NYC Schools To Add More Bilingual Programs For Students

The expansion includes the city's first-ever Albanian dual language program, which will open in the Bronx.

Watch: Lower East Side Students Join #NeverAgain Walkout

Students from Bard High School Early College will walk out of class Wednesday to protest gun violence.

Two LES Schools Show Improvement, City Says

Both schools are now designated as "Rise" schools, a step up from the city's "Renewal" school program.

NYC Releases Lower East Side School Diversity Plan

This is the first plan the city has released in its promise to tackle persistent segregation in city schools.

Chinatown Schools To Receive Chinese Language Programs

Two Chinatown schools will add Chinese language programs as part of a citywide rollout of classes for students learning English.

Lower East Side School Closings: Get Instant Notifications

New York City public schools will be closed on Thursday in advance of a storm that could dump up to 12 inches of snow on Manhattan.

NEST+m School Found to Have Elevated Lead Levels

Routine testing by the city found that seven of NEST+m's 144 water sources had elevated lead levels.

Lower East Side School May Get Brand New Soccer Field, City Says

The NYC Soccer Initiative aims to build, maintain and program 50 mini soccer fields in underserved neighborhoods.

Lower East Side, East Village See Rise in English Scores, Decline in Math

Overall, English scores for District 1 were up 4 percent from last year, and almost 10 percent from 2013. But math scores have flat-lined.