Department of Education

Despite crowded classrooms, some Corona and Elmhurst schools are thriving.

Families can apply to any of the 17 elementary schools in the Lower East Side and East Village.

DNAinfo.com New York has compiled the NYC Public Schools Guide to help elementary school parents.

Public schools stayed on their normal schedule ahead of the storm.

Tommy Hilfiger came to the High School of Fashion Industries to give students advice and see their work.

A 12-year-old boy was overheard talking at school about his toy Nerf gun that he left at home, cops said.

Schools in Corona and Flushing are "on edge" after the two incidents, which both occurred on Friday.

The bus crashed into a pole on Lee Avenue, but none of the children were injured, officials said.

"It’s not for me to intervene," Borough President Marty Markowitz said of the failures.

Parents said PCB light fixtures ruptured in two classrooms at P.S. 50 in January.

Deborah Farley, 53, was arrested after her son brought a handgun and flare gun to his Wavecrest school.

The school had to move to the Upper East Side because of construction.

Community Board 8 members are pressing the DOE to lock in the vacant space for a new middle school.

P.S. 85's STEM Academy is currently K-5 and the only citywide gifted program without a middle school.

The expected mayoral candidate wants to swap pricey textbooks for tablets.