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Standardized exam scores are out for the state's second year testing students based on the more difficult Common Core standards, and while scores are still very low overall, city students made notable progress.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and five other Democrats have written a letter to the Justice Department asking officials to investigate the death of Eric Garner and the "broken windows" method.

The NYPD's two-week crackdown on illegal bicycling behavior is underway. But as Manhattan reporter Jon Weinstein found out, just because the police are cracking down, doesn't mean everyone is all of a sudden following the rules.

Bronx shoppers have a new place to browse with the opening Thursday of The Mall at Bay Plaza, a 780,000 square-foot indoor retail shopping destination in Co-Op City.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders have finished their whirlwind trip through Israel aimed at showing support for the country during its conflict with Hamas.

NY1 parenting correspondent Shelley Goldberg recommends some places to go with parenting news you can use.

The 2014 Tony-Award winning hit "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" has a new star, a face known both on Broadway and on screen.

A new symbol meant to unify the 16-acre World Trade Center site will now appear on signs and marketing materials.

Dr. Pamela Gallin offers tips for parents to identify, and hopefully correct, vision problems in children.

In the latest installment of "How New York City Works," NY1's Roger Clark takes a look at the city's paper recycling program to find out what happens to all that paper after you toss it in the bin.

John Schiumo hosts the August 13, 2014 episode of The Call.

Bob Hardt's daily look "Inside City Hall."

NY1 previews the day on Wall Street from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

NY1 takes a look at what's in today's New York City newspapers.

Racial tensions in Missouri will take center stage in the city today as vigils are held in Harlem, Union Square, and Bedford-Stuyvesant over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed teenager.

The family of a young boy who was stabbed to death in an elevator in a NYCHA building back in June plans to file a lawsuit against the agency who they say failed to replace defective locks and install security cameras.

While the governor's trip abroad is getting plenty of attention, his top Republican rival is still struggling to get noticed here in New York.

Journalist Daniel Massey joined Inside City Hall to discuss the remarkable story of exiled South African writer Nat Nakasa.

City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley of Queens; Norman Seabrook, the president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association; and JoAnne Page, the president and CEO of the Fortune Society, joined Inside City Hall to discuss a scathing report about violence against teenagers on Rikers Island.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday announced the expansion of a program to combat gun violence in the city and says the effort will soon be rolling out to East Harlem, Morris Heights, Coney Island, Brownsville and Far Rockaway. | Mother Whose Son Was Shot and Killed Welcomes Mayor's New Initiative