From NY1 News this afternoon: U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Friday that the government is setting up a program that will allow victims to put off their mortgage payments for up to a year while doing repairs.
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Teaching science with hip-hop
Watch Songs for Biology: Students Write Hip-Hop to Learn Science on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.
Teachers in New York are using rap to teach complex science. PBS NewsHour senior correspondent Ray Suarez reports on the effectiveness of this strategy and interviews hip-hop legend GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.
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Scouting beachfront homes in the Rockaways
Homes ripped apart by Sandy are proving to be magnets for bargain hunters—but not everyone is getting a good deal. (via Climate Desk)
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Jamaica HS still on the ‘D’ list
Read the full report: School Progress Reports 2012
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After Sandy, a hunt for sewage in NYC harbors
For most people affected by Superstorm Sandy, the damage was plain to see: Devastated homes, impossible traffic, even lost lives. But for Bruce Brownawell, the storm’s biggest consequences are buried under several meters of seawater. Read more from the Climate Desk.
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