At the Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center on Saturday, it was a prom free-for-all, with dozens of formal attire offered free of charge thanks to Operation Prom, a national nonprofit organization that collects thousands of donations for formal attire and gives them away to students who are going to prom.
As New York City’s budget tightens, its wealthiest universities are bigger and richer than ever. Now, some officials think it’s time for the schools to pay more in taxes.