Announcements
Princess Francois surprised withthe Milken Educator Award at MESA ceremony. Courtesy of Milken Family Foundation.On November 20, Princess Francois, the assistant principal of the Math, Engineering, and Science Academy (MESA) Charter School in Bushwick was surprised at a school assembly with the prestigious Milken Educator Award. [https://brooklynreporter.com/
community
Lori Bodner in a classroom. Megan McGibney/Bklyner.When you enter Lori Bodner’s AP Calculus-BC class at Brooklyn Technical High School – a top New York City public high school that specializes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)- there is immediately a sense of excitement and intense collaboration.
Central Brooklyn
Protesters at EMJC. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMIDWOOD — The installation of Rabbi Sam Levine at the East Midwood Jewish Center (EMJC) was protested by over 100 opponents of the Urban Dove School’s move to one of EMJC’s properties. Urban Dove is a charter school that serves students who failed the
affordable housing
Credit: Alloy DevelopmentForget gas, they’re going electric! Alloy Development announced yesterday that 100 Flatbush, the first tower of its planned massive [/save-our-sunlight-protesters-rally-against-alloys-shadow-casting-towers/] 80 Flatbush project [/demolition-permits-80-flatbush/] in Downtown Brooklyn, will be 100% electric – the first of its kind in the city. And it’s developer says it’s time
Education
Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/12/02/find-out-how-much-your-schools-pta-raises-or-doesnt/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] by Reema Amin, Amy Zimmer on December 2, 2019 A tiny portion of New York City parent-teacher associations reported raising more than $1,000 per
Education
In response to our reporting from last week on how local high school students have been wreaking havoc in the neighborhood [/lincoln-high-school-students-brighton-beach/], Councilmember Mark Treyger shared today that he met with the leadership at the schools, as well as the 60th Precinct this morning and that there is both, an
Big Story
Entrance to a building, where Lincoln High School students gathered. Courtesy of a resident.BRIGHTON BEACH – For residents and storekeepers on one Neptune Avenue block between Ocean Parkway and Brighton 3rd Street, being close to Lincoln High School has been an unrelenting disaster. Massive groups of students, often high on
Announcements
Pussy Plate painting gathering hosted by @metgodshesblack [https://www.instagram.com/metgodshesblack] at New Women Space. Courtesy of @NewWomenSpace.WILLIAMSBURG — A community-based organization for women, femme, and queer folx has transformed from a pop-up into a permanent home for events and workshops in North Brooklyn. New Women Space [https://www.
Central Brooklyn
MIDWOOD – An informational meeting about East Midwood Jewish Center’s (EMJC) plan to rent a former Jewish day school building to a charter-school devoted to educating at-risk kids devolved into a chaotic shouting match last night, pitting the Orthodox and Conservative Jewish communities in Flatbush against each other. The room
Central Brooklyn
Parents attend a public meeting in Brooklyn’s District 15. PHOTO CREDIT: Christina Veiga/ChalkbeatBy Reema Amin, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/11/14/city-council-says-all-nyc-school-districts-must-develop-integration-plans/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] Every New York City school district that doesn’t already have
Announcements
Truck driving on the road. Photo byMatthew T Rader [https://unsplash.com/@matthew_t_rader?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash. [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/trucker?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Aleksey Uvarov sits in the back
Carroll Gardens
By Christina Veiga, Amy Zimmer,Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/11/14/a-push-to-integrate-brooklyn-middle-schools-is-starting-to-show-results-according-to-new-data/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] A pioneering diversity plan [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/20/brooklyn-middle-schools-eliminate-screening-as-new-york-city-expands-integration-efforts/] is starting to shift racial demographics of schools in one
Business
Giorgi Koguashvili at FIAO in Bensonhurst. Photo by Eli Smith/BklynerWhen Giorgi Koguashvili was a six-year-old in post-Soviet Georgia, his uncle bought him a copy of Space Jam, now best-remembered by everyone else as the cringeworthy crossover of Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. For Koguashvili, the movie was life-changing: “I
Arts & Culture
CANARSIE — From school uniforms to her favorite musicians, 15-year-old Saheedah Majolagbe, has always been opinionated. “I’m not afraid to speak my mind.” she said. The problem was that she didn’t always know how or in what way to voice these opinions. That is, until she discovered podcasts. In
Arts & Culture
“Nature Celebration” mural by SARF, PS 257, and other community members. Courtesy of SARF.SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG – A mural painted by the Brooklyn community and PS 257 was completed at 46 Graham Avenue over an October weekend [/community-mural-williamsburg/], all curated by the non-profit Sacred Arts Research Foundation (SARF) [http://www.sacredartsresearch.
Central Brooklyn
Courtesy of QSAC (Quality Services for the Autism Community)The start of a new school year is an exciting time for New York children—a time when they get to meet new teachers and make new friends. But for many students, this hopeful excitement is replaced by anxiety. This is