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Free Backpacks & School Supplies Giveaway On Sept. 12 & 13

The BacktoSchool Giveaway last year when there was no pandemic, and social distancing wasn’t required. (Photo via YM Brooklyn, with permission) KENSINGTON/CONEY ISLAND – NYC public schools are getting ready to open on September 21, [/nyc-school-re-opening-pushed-back-ten-days/] and like every year, community organizations are getting together to give away free

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10 Free Back To School Events In Brooklyn

It’s almost time to go back to school! Have you gotten your school supplies yet? There are several organizations giving out free (yes, free) school supplies in the next few weeks. We made a list! 1. Boost Mobile Back to School Event Saturday, August 17 from 12 p.m.

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Where To Pick Up Or Donate Free School Supplies In Brooklyn

New York City Public School’s are back in session Wednesday, September 5 [https://www.schools.nyc.gov/Calendar/?mpp=12&pg=2]! With the first day of school just around the corner, check out the list below of places in Brooklyn where you can pick up free school supplies

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10 Tips for Back-to-School Health From NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island

With a new school year fast approaching, NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island, part of the nation’s largest public healthcare system, is encouraging parents to ensure their children’s readiness for classroom success by following ten back-to-school health tips. Parents are encouraged not to delay scheduling appointments for a physical

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Free School Supplies in Brooklyn

With the school year fast approaching, check out some of these events to score free back-to-school supplies in Brooklyn! Save Our Streets Back to School Playstreet When: Saturday, August 19, 2017, 12 PM – 5 PM Where: Kingston Ave (Eastern Pkwy to St. Johns) Free backpacks, school supply giveaways, games, music

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Check Out Bay Ridge Comedy Duo’s Back to School PSA, Shot in Coney

Photo via Bobo Touch’s Back to School videoThe makers of last November’s viral Subway Creeps video are back with a new comedic PSA, and this time it’s about heading back to school. We got a chance to chat with duo and Bay Ridge Native’s Mike Rizzo

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Sunset Park’s Back To School Checklist: Supplies, Technology, Tutoring & More

September is coming up. Do you know what that means? It’s back to school! (Courtesy: Alan Dow / Flickr) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/76449899n047009515623/15107710396/]For some students, going back to school means reconnecting with friends you haven’t seen all summer, or setting academic goals for the fall/

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Local Dads — And Moms — Walked Their Kids To School In Solidarity (PHOTOS)

Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus.“My Dad Is My MVP; School Is The Place To Be!” This was the chant that echoed up and down Myrtle Avenue between Flatbush and Clermont Avenues this morning (Tuesday, September 22) as dozens of grade schoolers and middle schoolers marched together with

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Kindergarten Countdown: Transitioning To Elementary School

Photo by Christine Bush/Park Slope StoopIt’s been said that children grow up in the blink of an eye, but I really didn’t connect with that sentiment until registering my son for kindergarten. How can my baby be old enough to navigate this gigantic school? With so many

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NYPD Launches Citywide Crackdown On Drivers Illegally Passing School Buses

The New York Police Department is cracking down on motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses with flashing lights, police sources told this outlet. The initiative is part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero [http://www.nyc.gov/html/visionzero/pages/home/home.html] plan to eliminate pedestrian

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Reaching-Out Community Services Hosts “Big Backpack Giveaway” For Underprivileged Kids Returning To School

Source: shaletann / FlickrFor the fourth year in a row [/backpacks-needed-for-needy-kids-returning-to-school/], Reaching-Out Community Services will be distributing more than 500 backpacks with school supplies for children in need during its Big Backpack Giveaway event, tomorrow, August 28 at 1:00 p.m. According to an email from the group: “This is

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The First Day

“Thank you,” brianduprey [http://instagram.com/p/eCikizh1Qm/] says to the Flatbush Food Co-op [http://flatbushfood.coop], “for handing out free organic apples on the first day of school!” If you’re a parent, teacher, or student, how was your first day back? Snapped an act of kindness lately? Share

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Backpacks Needed For Needy Kids Returning To School

Source: KooKoo Bear Kids/FlickrBack to school time isn’t only stressful for kids who are devastated that summer is ending, but also stressful for parents forced to buy their children new supplies and clothes. For some parents, that obligation is more trying and they can use all the help

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A Back to School Apple for Kids

The 2012 Back to School Apple Giveaway [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.477427608948179.111651.291830250841250&type=1] took place on Monday, continuing the Flatbush Food Co-op’s “yearly tradition of sending neighborhood kids off to a healthy first day of school.” Which annual traditions have you continued

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Save Money For Back To School Expenses

Tuesday Tips is a series of articles from local experts to help you save money, make better decisions and plan for a better future. “I have to pay some school expenses. What do you suggest?” As an accountant, I hear this question all the time. Luckily, there are a number