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Brooklyn Tech Student Missing Since Thursday Was Found

Update: A 14-year-old Brooklyn girl, Jenna Hospendales, that went missing after school on Thursday, has been found in “good condition,” last night, cops said. The police did not say where she was found, but confirmed she was not abducted. Jenna is safe at home. FORT GREENE – Police are still looking

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For the Love of Calculus: Brooklyn Tech Teacher Raises the Bar

Lori Bodner in a classroom. Megan McGibney/Bklyner.When you enter Lori Bodner’s AP Calculus-BC class at Brooklyn Technical High School – a top New York City public high school that specializes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)- there is immediately a sense of excitement and intense collaboration.

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Brooklyn Tech Evacuated for Bomb Threat

Brooklyn Tech High School. Photo by Ajay Suresh/Flickr Creative Commons.FORT GREENE — Brooklyn Technical High School was evacuated this morning for several hours after a bomb threat was emailed. All is clear now. At around 8:15 a.m. this morning, administrators at the specialized high school received an

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RetroFret: Go West For New Home Of Vintage Guitars

CARROLL GARDENS – After 35 years at the historic ASPCA building at 233 Butler Street in Gowanus, the vintage guitar repair shop and showroom RetroFret [http://retrofret.com/] has moved west to Carroll Gardens. Vintage guitar with inlay design on neck, RetroFret, 87 Luquer Street (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The business’s

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Seven Brooklyn Tech Seniors Awarded UFT Shanker Scholarships

Brooklyn Tech’s UFT Shanker College Scholarship winners (left to right): Krishna Roy, Bing Chen, Emily Cheng, Mirna Nashed, Tamanna Hussein, Sandy Jean-Charles, Jimmy XieSeven students from Brooklyn Tech’s Class of 2017 were awarded UFT Albert Shanker College Scholarships [http://www.uft.org/parents/scholarship-fund], the school announced yesterday.

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Brooklyn Tech Receives National Gold Council Of Excellence Award

Members of the Executive Committee of Brooklyn Tech’s Student Government Organization Top row (L to R): Joseph Kaelin (Coordinator of Student Activities), Marly Banatte, Joseph Glanzberg, Jasmin Wang, Husna Ellis, Alexander Badiu, Rene Clever, Kecia O’Neal (Coordinator of Student Activities); Bottom row (L to R): Nour Haredy, Laura

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The Down Low: Dynamiting The Kosciuszko Bridge, Selling Evil Eyes & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

John Travolta filming “The Life and Death of John Gotti” in Bath Beach (Photo via Gina Miraculous)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Portions of the Kosciuszko Bridge to be dynamited [Curbed [http://ny.curbed.

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Brooklyn Tech Teacher Receives Empire State Excellence In Teaching Award

Mr. Honner receives his award from Lt. Gov. Hochul. (Courtesy Flickr/LtGovHochulNY [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ltgovhochulny/27665847940/in/album-72157669743254401/] )A Brooklyn Tech [/?s=brooklyn+tech] teacher has received the Empire State Excellence in Teaching [https://www.ny.gov/programs/nominate-teacher-empire-state-excellence-teaching-award] award. The award was presented by New York

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Brooklyn News Roundup

After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of our favorite recent stories from our sister sites, as well as some other fascinating pieces that are worth a read this weekend: A

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Brooklyn Tech Teacher Arrested This Morning For Allegedly Sending Student Explicit Photo

A Brooklyn Tech math and science teacher was arrested this morning and is being charged after allegedly sending a photo of his genitals to a 16-year-old female student, says the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Sean Shaynak is charged with harassment, obscenity, disseminating indecent material to a minor, and endangering

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Our Buildings: 99 Ryerson Street

This Clinton Hill apartment building is the last standing home of Walt Whitman. (Illustration by Daniel Lewis)The building at 99 Ryerson Street in Clinton Hill is one of the least remarkable looking buildings in Brooklyn. It’s a simple building: three stories, not including the basement, pale yellow vinyl

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Our Buildings: Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School

Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School was the first Catholic school in Brooklyn. (Illustration by Daniel Lewis)What makes a neighborhood? People, pets and the stories that make up our days. But we also have our buildings, the places where we work, play, eat, sleep, learn and live. Throughout Fort Greene

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Pet Spotlight: Zola the Wheaton Terrier

Zola the Wheaton Terrier looks on as Dominique Townsend’s son Sage mugs for the camera. (Photo by Daniel Lewis)You’d never guess that Zola was 7 years old. The Wheaton Terrier may have the calm demeanor of an older dog, but the way he bounded around the hills

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The Day: Lots of Dancing This Halloween

A house on Clermont Avenue has some spooky locals hanging out in its courtyard, ready for trick or treating. (Photo by Mitchell Trinka)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Halloween may not officially be until Thursday, but many people spent this weekend dressed up for early celebrations? If you

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Artist Profile: Fort Greene Artist and Illustrator Richard Lebenson

Fort Greene artist Richard Lebenson stands in front of his home on Clermont Avenue. His recent paintings convey his interest in light, shadows, and reflections on the buildings and streets of the nabe. (Photo by Philippe Theise) To see what animates Richard Lebenson, you need to see him get ready

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The Day: Meet the Candidates and Dining Alfresco

It was a cloudy weekend in the nabe. You’ll most likely see gray skies like these all week, locals. (Photo by Chris Dell)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. It was a rainy end to the weekend and showers are expected to continue for the whole week, according

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Councilman Dominic Recchia On The Future Of John Dewey High School

Source: Wordbuilder via Wikimedia Commons. Will this be Dewey's fate too? Councilman Dominic Recchia, a graduate of John Dewey High School, is pleading with the Department of Education to keep his Alma mater open. On his Facebook page [http://www.facebook.com/CouncilmanDMR], Recchia posted this status on Wednesday: “Proud

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Photo: The Clean Streets of Bensonhurst

A reader sent us this photo over the weekend. It shows local high school students, neighbors and even small children preparing to take the cleanliness of our streets into their own hands on Saturday. The massive cleanup, organized by Assemblyman William Colton with hardware provided by the NYC Department of