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Brooklyn Community Board Considers Suspending Its 2020 Election Over Pandemic Disruptions, Sparking Backlash

Greenpoint

Brooklyn Community Board Considers Suspending Its 2020 Election Over Pandemic Disruptions, Sparking Backlash

One South towers over Williamsburg. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, Originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/8/21284795/brooklyn-community-board-1-considers-suspending-its-2020-election] Community Board 1, which came under fire last year for using public funds to purchase an SUV for its leadership, weighs allowing executives

Cuomo OKs In-person Special Education This Summer, Unclear if NYC Will Opt In

Central Brooklyn

Cuomo OKs In-person Special Education This Summer, Unclear if NYC Will Opt In

Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashAlex Zimmerman and Reema Amin, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/5/21282156/cuomo-oks-in-person-special-education-this-summer-but-unclear-if-nyc-will-opt-in] It’s not clear if the order will nudge New York City education officials to offer these services face-to-face this summer. School districts throughout New

NYC Catholic School Students and Alumni Share Stories of Discrimination — and Demand Change

Central Brooklyn

NYC Catholic School Students and Alumni Share Stories of Discrimination — and Demand Change

St Edmund Prep. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christine Chung, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/education/2020/6/7/21283371/new-york-catholic-school-students-and-alumni-share-stories-of-racism-discrimination-protests] Some New York City Catholic schools have responded to the police killing in Minneapolis of George Floyd [https://www.thecity.nyc/george-floyd] with YouTube videos of prayers,