Bklyner - Bklyner (Page 14)

Central Brooklyn

January Regents Exams Are Canceled

Lights on late at Erasmus High School in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Reema Amin, originally published by Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/11/5/21551220/january-regents-exams-canceled-ny] Officials said the January exams cannot be offered safely or fairly this year. The state education department has canceled New York’

Central Brooklyn

Brooklyn Landlords Hit With Class Actions for Tricky Rent Math After Taking Tax Breaks

By Rachel Holliday Smith. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2020/10/29/21540279/brooklyn-landlords-hit-with-class-action-for-tricky-tax-break-rent-math] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] To many tenants, a month or two taken off the yearly rent sounds like a good deal. But a slate of class-action lawsuits filed

Central Brooklyn

Driven Crazy: Alternate Side Parking Rules Stay In Effect in Brooklyn Red Zone

Yossi Eliav, 22, moved his car because alternate side parking remains in effect inside the red zone in Kensington, Brooklyn, Oct. 28, 2020. Reuven Blau/THE CITY By Reuven Blau. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/10/28/21539490/alternate-side-parking-rules-nyc-brooklyn-red-zone] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.

News

There’s No Eviction Moratorium on NYC Storage Units. Now the Contents of Hundreds are Being Auctioned Off

Self Storage on McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Rosa Goldensohn, this article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/10/26/21535328/self-storage-auctions-evictions-rent-pandemic-new-york] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] You can’t be booted from your home yet during the pandemic. But you can still lose

Central Brooklyn

NYCHA’S Lead Paint Crisis Explodes as Known Number of Apartments Where Kids Risk Exposure Triples

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability at City Hall on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Greg B. Smith, This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2020/10/22/21528781/nycha-lead-paint-more-apartments-identified] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Thousands more young children

COVID-19

No Public Attendance Data, Schools Say Many Kids Aren’t Showing Upp

First Lady Chirlane McCray and Chancellor Richard Carranza join school leadership at the Parkside School to highlight the work being done to support students’ social and emotional wellbeing as they start the new school year on Friday, October 2, 2020 Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York

Central Brooklyn

More than half of NYC’s public school families have opted for online-only learning

First Lady Chirlane McCray and Chancellor Richard Carranza join school leadership at the Parkside School to highlight the work being done to support students’ social and emotional wellbeing as they start the new school year on Friday, October 2, 2020 Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York

Central Brooklyn

NYC Mulls Cuts To High School Programs For Students At Risk Of Dropping Out

Karina Torres could lose out on a paid internship that has helped her family stay afloat if new funding cuts are approved. Courtesy of Karina Torres (Via Chalkbeat)By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/13/21515137/transfer-school-yabc-cuts] Not long after the coronavirus began tearing

Central Brooklyn

Elected Officials Demand Refund from the Brooklyn Absentee Ballot Bungle Firm

An ad on a LinkNYC kiosk in Crown Heights warns Brooklyn voters about faulty absentee ballots. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg B. Smith, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/10/11/21511828/brooklyn-absentee-ballot-election-trump-refund] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Calls are growing for the city to take action

Central Brooklyn

These 169 NYC School Sites Closed Today For At Least 2 Weeks

By Christina Veiga, Alex Zimmerman, and Sam Park, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/7/21507093/nyc-schools-closed-thursday] An additional 33 New York City public schools are affected by closures starting Thursday, due to coronavirus upticks in the surrounding neighborhoods, the education department announced Wednesday night. In total,

Business

‘It’s Really Unfair:’ Sunset Park Salons React to Cuomo COVID Cluster Closures

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2020/10/7/21507105/sunset-park-salons-cuomo-covid-cluster-closures] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] They don’t know if they made the cut. Brooklyn barber shop and hair salon owners still reeling from prolonged closures during the spring were left confused

Borough Park

Beating in Borough Park Backlash Against New COVID Restrictions Sends Hasidic Man to Hospital

The family of Berish Getz says he was beaten unconscious by a crowd in Borough Park protesting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order to shut down schools and limit synagogue capacity after a coronavirus spike, Oct. 6, 2020. Courtesy of Mordy GetzBy Reuven Blau, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/