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Participatory budgeting in action. (Photo: Corner Media)The participatory budgeting process gives New Yorkers the power to decide [http://labs.council.nyc/pb/] how to spend tax dollars in our neighborhoods. Every year, the participatory budgeting (PB) process begins with an idea collection phase, which is facilitated by participating City
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Participatory budgeting in action. (Photo: Corner Media)The participatory budgeting process gives New Yorkers the power to decide [http://labs.council.nyc/pb/] how to spend tax dollars in our neighborhoods. Every year, the participatory budgeting (PB) process begins with an idea collection phase, which is facilitated by participating City
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Calvin Brown with his daughter, Jamaica. (Photo: Corner Media)Yesterday, thousands of children, parents, teachers and school administrators gathered in Prospect Park, calling on the De Blasio administration to allow for the creation of more charter schools in New York City. Students from all five boroughs traveled to Prospect Park
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Calvin Brown with his daughter, Jamaica. (Photo: Corner Media)[This story was updated at 1:25pm, 9/29/16.] Yesterday, thousands of children, parents, teachers and school administrators gathered in Prospect Park calling on the De Blasio administration to allow for the creation of more charter schools in New York
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The Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. (Photo by Jason Bisnoff)The incredible story of the Underground Railroad, and the decades-long effort of ordinary Americans to assist nearly 100,000 African-Americans fleeing slavery, is attracting new attention. The just opened Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture [https://nmaahc.si.
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Photo: Sunset Park VoiceA study released earlier this month by the State Comptroller’s Office has found that Sunset Park is a growing, youthful and economically vibrant community as compared to the rest of New York City. But the report also states that the area has an affordable housing crisis,
Arts & Culture
Mexican folkloric dance group performs at National Night Out. (Photo: Elizabeth Elizalde / Sunset Park Voice)Fearless Juan, or Juan Sin Miedo, is a story full of chills, ghosts, monsters, spells, and a friendly character that is always afraid. That’s how the Sunset Park Library describes a book that will
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Solar array at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. (Photo: Mayor’s Office)Yesterday the de Blasio administration helped to dedicate a new 3,152-panel rooftop solar installation at the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard. The project, which will generate 1.1 million kilowatt hours of energy annually, will bring New York City
Central Brooklyn
NYPD Officers Bryan Cipolla (l) and Dilek Kahveci (r) of the 70th Precinct. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)This spring, the NYPD launched a neighborhood-based form of policing with the goal of strengthening the relationship between community members and police. The Neighborhood Coordination Officer (NCO) program, which is being implemented across
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The Brooklyn Army Terminal. (Courtesy NYC Economic Development Corporation)A food manufacturing hub is coming to the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Last month, the City’s Economic Development Corporation [http://www.nycedc.com] announced that it has designated the 55,000 square foot Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT) [http://www.nycedc.com/
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1917 photo of employees at the Defrancisci & Son Macaroni Machines factory at 219 Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg. Standing right to left: Joseph DeFrancisci, Ignazio DeFrancisci and Cosimo Alati, and five others. Sitting right to left: unknown, Dominic LoPardo and Joseph Bontempi (with hand under chin). (Image courtesy Brooklyn
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis week in Ditmas Park, three local public high schools made it to the NY Post’s citywide Top 40 list [/blog/news/three-local-public-high-schools-make-ny-posts-top-40-list/], a loaded gun was found in front of a Prospect Park South home [/blog/crime/loaded-gun-found-front-prospect-park-south-home-monday-morning/], and several area zip codes were sprayed