Kathleen Horan

New York University is re-releasing plans for its proposed expansion in Greenwich Village and will begin the official review process in May. WITH PHOTOS.

A Hebrew language charter school is looking to open in Harlem, but it's kicked up the usual concerns that charters take up resources and don't serve every student.

If Governor Andrew Cuomo's budget cuts are approved by the state legislature, about 40 percent of the city's 256 senior centers would close at the end of the fiscal year in June.

The attorney for Maksim Gelman, the suspect in last month's stabbing spree, said he's considering legal actions to reinstate an order a Brooklyn Judge made baring the press from interviewing his client.

The city's Respect For All anti-bullying campaign in schools isn't comprehensive enough, according to a new survey by anti-discrimination advocacy groups.

The Taxi and Limousine Commission said the age-old problem of drivers rejecting rides to various destinations is getting worse. The city is seeking to seriously stiffen fines for cabbies who refuse outer borough destinations after passenger complaints about trip refusals skyrocketed 38 percent.

Gay rights advocates and civil libertarians are applauding the announcement by the Obama administration Wednesday that they will no longer defend the 15-year-old Defense of Marriage Act, the law that bans federal recognition of same-sex marriages.

A viral campaign that's motivating people from all over the world to donate pizza to hungry Wisconsin protestors has hit New York. Manhattan DJ Todd Wilkinson said an online post inspired him to collect donations during happy hour at his local haunts.

The proposed Native American casino that was to be built upstate has been rejected by the Department of the Interior. Former Governor Paterson had agreed to the casino as a way to revitalize the Catskills.

A history project that seeks to chronicle the stories of New York Army National Guard soldiers and veterans who've served in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is getting underway.

The group of boardwalk businesses known as The Coney Island Eight that have been fighting the eviction notices they received last fall in court and may live to see another sun-soaked season.

Drivers dealing with the one-two punch of alternate side parking rules and incessant tickets have Council Speaker Christine Quinn's ear.

If you Google the term 'dating events' in New York City, 20 million results pop up in 22 seconds. There are gatherings called meet-up's, scavenger dates and erotic mixers. But there'...

Smokers who light up at city parks, beaches or pedestrian plazas could be slapped with a $50 nuisance fine as soon as May.

Many New Yorkers are eating out during this Restaurant Week. And that means a busy time for a lot of people — one in every 15 workers employed in the city's private sector are in the food and beverage industry. But getting a job as a waiter is not easy.

WNYC reporter Kathleen Horan talks about an upcoming event in The Greene Space, “Out from Behind the Apron,” which calls together servers and bartenders from across the city to share insights about the dining public, industry trends, reveal pet peeves, and trade behind-the-scenes stories. “Out from Behind the Apron” takes place February 1, in WNYC’s The Greene Space--and it's free!

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders: Share some of your pet peeves about customers with us! Leave a comment below!

The restaurant industry is a sizzling topic these days. But what often goes unnoticed amid the self-proclaimed dining-out denizens and hotshot celebrity chefs are the servers behind ...

The city is hungry to bring a cornicopia of concessions to area parks.

The quick secession of snowstorms has put a strain on emergency food reserves at the non-profit Citymeals on Wheels program.