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By Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/12/22227990/covid-teachers-school-reopening] In New York, Texas, and a slice of the rest of the country where data is available, teachers and other staff where school buildings are open have higher COVID-19 infection rates than their surrounding communities. Critically, the
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Red Hook Houses resident Sherron Paige and her son, Kyan. Courtesy of Sherron PaigeBy Greg B. Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/11/22221322/nycha-falsely-certified-brooklyn-child-apartment-lead-free] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] “When people make mistakes and then cover those mistakes up
Announcements
New York’s Board of Regents elected Regent Lester Young Jr. as its first Black chancellor. New York State Education DepartmentBy Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/11/22225008/lester-young-jr-makes-history-as-states-first-black-chancellor-for-board-of-regents] . The state Board of Regents made history Monday, electing Lester Young Jr. as its first
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Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Yoav Gonen and Eileen Grench, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/3/22211709/nypd-cops-brooklyn-brownsville-experiment-defund-police] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A Brooklyn community’s experiment to deal with a longstanding crime hotspot in a busy commercial corridor took
Neighbors
Roommates Nikko Lester, right, and Stephan Nylon Bartholomew, with their Alaskan husky Onyx, Dec. 18, 2020. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/3/22211797/racial-profiling-allegations-emerge-at-luxury-brooklyn-rental-building] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] For more than a
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via NYC DOHDear NYC, The best thing about 2020 is that it’s finally over. It’s been a long year and however you mark its end, we won’t judge. But we do want you to be safe. So here are some tips from the NYC Health Department for
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This is a common sight near Graham and Metropolitan Ave intersection. By Paul Kelterborn.Paul Kelterborn is a resident of Brooklyn Community Board One and a regular bicycle commuter. The death of Adrian Coyotl De Los Santos, a bicyclist killed on December 23 [/cyclist-fatally-struck-by-mta-bus-driver/] when an MTA bus driver mowed
Arts & Culture
Anna CampanelliBy Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2020/12/21/22194598/nutcracker-performance-sweetens-brooklyn-students-pandemic-year] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] It was looking like the annual student performance of “The Nutcracker” at the PS9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School [https://www.
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Erasmus High School in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerChristina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York The coronavirus pandemic will force major changes in the ways students are admitted to New York City’s competitive middle and high schools this year, the education department announced on Friday. Middle schools will not use test scores
Education
Snow in Bensonhurst. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/12/16/22179223/snow-day-nyc-remote-learning] New York City school buildings will be closed for in-person learning on Thursday due to a storm that’s expected to dump up to a foot of snow [https://www.
Business
By Jose Martinez, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/transportation/2020/12/15/22175385/nyc-dollar-van-drivers-suffering-during-pandemic] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] The intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Avenue U in Brooklyn is a hub for New York’s shadow transit network. Steps from the
News
Pooch Purrfect owner Charwyn David in Clinton Hill sought help to secure a PPP loan. Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITYBy Ann Choi, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/economy/2020/12/13/22173260/how-nyc-small-businesses-restaurants-ppp-loans] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] In May, Eusebio Jerez