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Carroll Gardens

My Family Saw a Police Car Hit a Kid on Halloween. Then I Learned How NYPD Impunity Works.

Photo by Bill Oxford on UnsplashBy Eric Umansky, originally published in ProPublica [https://www.propublica.org/article/my-family-saw-a-police-car-hit-a-kid-on-halloween-then-i-learned-how-nypd-impunity-works?token=mtRqVqWf3m79M17eu5HGekP4E211ceqH&fbclid=IwAR0R67inNGLQjjtviop1_Pu4_YCLprt6BcmwO6Rj7FToJNbn0Ldjvkt9CqU] . Last Halloween, my wife and then-6-year-old daughter were making their way home after trick-or-treating in Brooklyn. Suddenly, an unmarked NYPD car with sirens wailing began

Business

A Slow Climb Back Begins as NYC Hits Likely Bottom on Job Losses

By Greg David, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/22/21299263/nyc-phase-two-hits-likely-bottom-on-job-loss] The city lost 20% of its jobs in three months, with low-wage workers hardest hit. As Phase 2 of return begins, a full rebound is four years away, economists predict. After three months

Central Brooklyn

NYC Education Panel Calls For Ending NYPD School Safety Oversight

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/18/21296509/nyc-education-panel-calls-for-ending-nypd-school-safety-oversight] . New York City’s education oversight board is the latest to call for public schools, not the police, to manage the officers stationed on city campuses. During a virtual

Central Brooklyn

A Black teacher questioned Eva Moskowitz’s response to George Floyd’s death. Now, Success Academy is facing bigger questions about race.

Success Academy students at the “Slam the Exam” pep rally held at the Barclays Center in 2018 (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)By Alex Zimmerman, originally published on Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/16/21293619/sucess-academy-eva-moskowitz-george-floyd-charter-schools-race] Four days after the killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis

Announcements

National Park Service Reopens Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field After Buses Leave

Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, April 27, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Gabriel Sandoval, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/12/21289811/national-park-service-reopens-brooklyns-floyd-bennett-field-after-mta-buses-leave] Parts of Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field will reopen Saturday after closing nearly seven weeks ago to store inactive MTA

Announcements

Public Notice: Public Hearing Via Video Conference on Police/Public Interactions During Recent Protests

Public Notice New York State Attorney General Letitia James Public Hearing Via Video Conference on Police/Public Interactions During Recent Protests Wednesday, June 17th @ 11:00 AM The Office of the Attorney General has been designated by the Governor to investigate interactions between police officers and the public during recent

Election 2020

NYC Voters Wait — and Wait — for Absentee Ballots From Backlogged Board of Elections

A protester wears a “vote” mask in Foley Square, June 2, 2020. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYChristine Chung, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/coronavirus/2020/6/11/21288841/nyc-voters-wait-for-absentee-ballots-from-backlogged-board-of-elections] As the end of May neared, nearly a quarter million New York City voters had requested absentee ballots

Education

NYC educators demand reforms, and reevaluate their own classrooms, after George Floyd’s killing

At the Muslims Against Police Brutality Protest. (Photo via Omar Ali, with permission)By Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/11/21288628/nyc-educators-demand-reforms-george-floyd] With so much ground to cover in a typical year, U.S. history teacher Tracy Garrison-Feinberg doesn’t spend

Central Brooklyn

Here’s what reopening NYC schools could look like this fall, according to a memo from Carranza

NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Christina Veiga, Alex Zimmerman, and Reema Amin, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/9/21286091/nyc-schools-fall-carranza-reopen] New York City schools Chancellor Richard Carranza on Tuesday hinted at what restarting schools could look

News

Sea Gate Homeowners in Uproar Over Payouts Tied to Private Police Force Misconduct

A guarded entrance to the private Sea Gate community in Coney Island, March 4, 2020. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Clifford Michel, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/10/21287367/sea-gate-homeowners-in-uproar-over-payouts-tied-to-private-police-force-misconduct] Brooklyn residents sue enclave’s association to see records, including those related to alleged civil

Central Brooklyn

A Brooklyn principal retires after battling COVID-19 for months: How his school community united to support their “Superman”

Via PS 235 PTA Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/ps235pta/photos/pcb.1693715120767939/1693712927434825/?type=3&theater] .By Ashleigh Garrison, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/9/21285623/brooklyn-principal-hospitalized-covid-19-coronavirus-months-remote-learning-newyork-schools] During his 22-year tenure at a Brooklyn elementary and middle school, principal Larry

Central Brooklyn

Chaim Deutsch Scorches Earth in Stealth Campaign to Topple Rep. Yvette Clarke

Councilmember Chaim Deutsch (D-Brooklyn) chairs a hearing on veterans, Sept. 17, 2019. William Alatriste/New York City CouncilBy Clifford Michel, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2020/6/9/21285995/chaim-deutsch-scorches-earth-in-stealth-campaign-to-topple-rep-yvette-clarke] The Brooklyn City Council member circulates apocalyptic video blaming current leaders for New York’s