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Apr
21
OPINION: We Should Have Paused the Gowanus Rezoning Until After COVID

OPINION: We Should Have Paused the Gowanus Rezoning Until After COVID

By Briget Rein, Candidate for Council in D39. [https://www.brigetrein.com/] It has finally happened: Judge Katherine Levine lifted
3 min read
Apr
19
NYC Schools Get Full Funding Under City’s Formula For The First Time

NYC Schools Get Full Funding Under City’s Formula For The First Time

Mayor Bill de Blasio at Phyl’s Academy in Brooklyn. Officials announced Monday that all schools will receive the entire
3 min read
Apr
19
Brooklyn Group Battles for Bushwick Building — and the Future of Affordable Housing

Brooklyn Group Battles for Bushwick Building — and the Future of Affordable Housing

A pedestrian crosses the street near 420 Stockholm St. in Bushwick. | Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITYBy Gabriel Sandoval and Hiram
4 min read
Apr
16
NYPD ‘Accidental’ Killer Cop’s Rise to Brooklyn Chief Questioned

NYPD ‘Accidental’ Killer Cop’s Rise to Brooklyn Chief Questioned

NYPD Chief John Chell in a picture celebrating a previous promotion, dated May 3, 2019. | @NYPD84Pct / TwitterBy Eileen Grench, THE
5 min read
Apr
15
COVID hit this Brooklyn high school hard. Paying students to tutor their peers is helping them get through it.

COVID hit this Brooklyn high school hard. Paying students to tutor their peers is helping them get through it.

By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/14/22384266/brooklyn-high-school-paid-tutoring-covid] Brooklyn high school freshman Alandinio
9 min read
Apr
09
Opinion: Brooklyn has a Housing Crisis. Here is the Plan the Next Mayor Needs to Follow.

Opinion: Brooklyn has a Housing Crisis. Here is the Plan the Next Mayor Needs to Follow.

Central Brooklyn. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Michelle Neugebauer To create a fairer, more equitable New York, our next mayor needs to
3 min read
Apr
09
How New Yorkers Cut Out of Unemployment and Stimulus Checks Can Tap $2.1B Fund

How New Yorkers Cut Out of Unemployment and Stimulus Checks Can Tap $2.1B Fund

Photo by Jorge Salvador [https://unsplash.com/@jsshotz?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
6 min read
Apr
08
Two Unrelated COVID Cases Will Not Trigger School Building Closures, New Rules Rolled Out

Two Unrelated COVID Cases Will Not Trigger School Building Closures, New Rules Rolled Out

Meisha Ross Porter at City Hall. By Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Reema Amin and Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat New York
3 min read
Apr
08
Opinion: Brooklyn Needs Public Power

Opinion: Brooklyn Needs Public Power

Blackout in Mill Basin, 2019. Todd Maisel/BklynerBy Nicholas Boni It’s time for Brooklyn to take its power back.
4 min read
Apr
08
Ranked Choice Voting Opponent Running No-Choice Council Race in Brooklyn

Ranked Choice Voting Opponent Running No-Choice Council Race in Brooklyn

Council Member Kalman-Yeger at Digilio Playground. John McCarten/NYC CouncilBy Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https:
4 min read