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The 12 schools follow the heels of seven that piloted diversity-based admissions policies this year.
An investigation found that Sean Nguyen had stolen books bound for Africa and sold them on eBay.
The Girls Prep Middle School and the East Side Community School will move to new locations on Thursday.
A Department of Education spokeswoman said students were relocated to schools nearby.
Open Road Park on East 12th Street was closed last year due to a history of problems at the skatepark.
The Open Road skate park on East 11th Street was closed this week due to instances of drinking and fighting.
Girls Prep Charter School wants to increase its elementary grades at the building it shares with two schools.
The city voted unanimously to allow Girls Prep to relocate its middle school to the East Village.
The East Village Community School says the discovery of oil in the ground beneath them is grounds for relocation.
Girls Prep earned broad approval for its planned move to the East Village at a public hearing.
Girls Prep wants to relocate its middle school grades to a school on East 11th Street, where it plans to expand.
The city singled out Ross Global Academy as one of a dozen poor-performing schools across the city.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.