Education
By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/24/carranza-fired-a-top-official-can-he-fix-new-york-citys-yellow-bus-system-crisis/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] Just days after responding to the city’s school bus crisis by firing a top official and reassigning another, schools Chancellor Richard Carranza put his
Announcements
Brad Lander speaks at the event at MS51 in Park Slope.By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/20/brooklyn-middle-schools-eliminate-screening-as-new-york-city-expands-integration-efforts/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] New York New York’s Department of Education on Thursday approved sweeping changes to
Bay Ridge
By: Steve Saperstein, Candidate for the 46th Assembly Seat As a New York City public school teacher, I’m excited to start another year of school teaching bright minds and young adults. However, as a candidate for the 46th Assembly District, I’m nothing but pessimistic as our children are
Opinion
Photo Credit: dlandstudioBy Borough President Eric L. Adams and Rick Russo, the Acting President of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. In a borough with so much activity and congestion — the most populous of New York City — we must ask ourselves how Brooklyn can create more green recreational spaces in order
Events
Visible from space, a smoke plume rises from the Manhattan area after two planes crashed into the towers of the World Trade Center. This photo was taken of metropolitan New York City (and other parts of New York as well as New Jersey) the morning of September 11, 2001. “Our
Letter To The Editor
Park Slope blockBy Jane Willis, Park Slope resident who spent the summer canvassing for Kashif Hussain in her neighborhood. In the heat of the first day of the Judge Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings on September 4th, the heat index in Park Slope was way high, too. A number of my friends
Central Brooklyn
Photo via the Brooklyn School of Inquiry, one of the schools in District 20By Christina Veiga and Sam Park, Chalkbeat New York [https://www.chalkbeat.org/ny/] The New York City education department on Friday released a report detailing per-student funding at every public school across the district, data that
North Western Brooklyn
Jason (aka Jay) Melvin Santiago Laracuente – family photo.Below obituary was submitted by the family: PARK SLOPE – Jason (aka Jay) Melvin Santiago Laracuente, passed away in Brooklyn on Sunday, August 26th 2018, aged 36. We will celebrate his life on Saturday, September 1st, 2018 at Las Rosas Funeral Home [https:
Central Brooklyn
Richard Carranza. By Christina Veiga/ChalkbeatBy Christina Veiga, in partnership with Chalkbeat Richard Carranza jokes that his colleagues must be tired of hearing him ask the same questions. Four months into his role as New York City’s schools chief, Carranza has had a chance to get under the hood
Central Brooklyn
Battle of Brooklyn: Commemoration, Photo via Green-Wood Cemetery [https://www.green-wood.com/event/battle-of-brooklyn-commemoration-2018/]On August 27, 1776, British troops advanced towards the American solider camp in Brooklyn Heights. For those familiar with the history of The Battle of Brooklyn [http://theoldstonehouse.org/history/battle-of-brooklyn/] (also known as The Battle
Central Brooklyn
New Chancellor Robert Carranza and Mayor Bill de Blasio (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)By Christina Veiga Ever since the city launched a push to scrap the entrance exam for its vaunted specialized high schools, Chancellor Richard Carranza has made it clear that he doesn’t believe a single test
Central Brooklyn
The deadline to register to vote [http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingDeadlines.html] in the New York State and Local Primary Election is Sunday, August 19. Applications must be postmarked by August 19 and received by the Board of Elections no later than Friday, August 24. The primaries are scheduled
Announcements
The NYC Department of Health [https://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/categories/health.page] has announced [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/west-nile-virus-spray.page] that several neighborhoods in Brooklyn will be sprayed with mosquito-killing pesticides on Wednesday, August 8 to prevent West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne diseases. Trucks
Central Brooklyn
Prospect Avenue, Windsor Terrace (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story ideas,
Central Brooklyn
Via Coney Island (Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/coneyislandfun/photos/gm.176872999695508/10155856357314514/?type=3&theater] )Happy Independence Day! If you’re staying in NYC today, here’s everything you need to know for the July 4th holiday. The 4th of July means fireworks, and Brooklyn has some great
Central Brooklyn
With temperatures skyrocketing and July 4th coming up, it’s time to hit the beach! All NYC beaches officially opened to the public on Memorial Day weekend and will remain open until September 9 (the Sunday after Labor Day). Lifeguards will be on duty throughout beach season from 10am to