BAM’s DanceAfrica — the largest African dance festival in the country — returned on May 4th [https://www.bam.org/programs/2021/danceafrica] with programming devoted to the dance traditions of Haiti and its resonance as a symbol of Black Liberation. This Memorial Day weekend features a virtual lineup of dance
Greenpoint
Mayor Bill de Blasio attends a vigil organized by Families for Safe Streets at McGolrick Park in Greenpoint on May 27, 2021. (Image: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)Mayor Bill de Blasio said he would dedicate funding to redesign a dangerous Greenpoint roadway after a beloved local school teacher was
COVID-19
Students and faculty marching to Michelle Anderson’s house. Photo/ Dave Sanders. Brooklyn College students and staff joined together yesterday to demand President Michelle Anderson release a plan for the $58 million COVID relief fund for the institution. Faculty and students gathered in front of Brooklyn College on Bedford Ave
Central Brooklyn
The Flatbush Savings Bank building in March 2021. (Image: Dann Lawrence)A construction worker has fallen to his death at the site of a half-demolished historic bank building, according to police. The 49-year-old man was part of a crew working inside the former Flatbush Savings Bank building at 1045 Flatbush
Education
Brooklyn College. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)By Council Member Inez Barron, Chair of Committee on Higher Education and Council Member I. Daneek Miller, Chair of Committee on Civil Service and Labor Last Friday, hundreds of Professional Staff Congress (PSC) members from the City University of New York (CUNY) and their
Education
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly challenging for parents with school-aged children, who have navigated the perils of remote learning, shifting case-count regulations and changes to admissions processes. So it’s perhaps no surprise that candidates seeking to replace term-limited Council Member Brad Lander in Council District 39 [https://council.
Election 2021
Khari Edwards has snagged the backing of some of Brooklyn’s most notable elected officials in his bid to become Brooklyn Borough President. Edwards [https://khariedwards.com/], a former Brookdale Hospital executive, has been endorsed by Congresswoman Yvette Clake and two Assemblywomen, Diana Richardson and Latrice Walker, in his bid
environment
Just like in years past, Marine Park and Fresh Creek are among the first areas to get treated by the city. Marsh areas bounded by Flatbush Avenue to the east; Avenue U to the north; Gerritsen Avenue to the west; and Belt Parkway to the south in Marine Park and
affordable housing
Does landmarking make neighborhoods more affordable or more expensive? Some Park Slope council candidates can’t seem to decide. At a debate on Sunday, seven candidates seeking to replace term-limited Brad Lander in the Council District 39 seat were asked if they would support expanding the Park Slope Historic District
News
Protesters held up a portrait of George Floyd as they marched across Brooklyn Bridge, Tuesday, May. 25, 2021. Mukta Ahmad/Bklyner.Tuesday, May 25, was the one-year anniversary of the death of a man who, as his daughter said, “changed the world.” Last year the death of George Floyd, 46,
Education
Students gather at the schoolyard of Mafalda DiMango Complex of the Arts. Megan McGibney/BklynerTuesday afternoon saw nearly 35 students at M.S. 936 in Sunset Park [https://www.ms936artsoff3rd.org/] gather in its schoolyard for an afterschool rally to denounce anti-Asian hate. The event was created by the school’
Election 2021
(Image: Prospect Park Alliance)By Rita Joseph, a teacher running to represent District 40 There are over 1,700 [https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/faq] public parks and green spaces in New York City, and they have never been more important than during the COVID pandemic. With much of the