budget cuts

May
03
Brooklyn Kids Rally To Save Summer Programs Cut In Mayor’s Budget

Brooklyn Kids Rally To Save Summer Programs Cut In Mayor’s Budget

Council Member Mathieu Eugene at a rally to restore summer program funding at Brooklyn Borough Hall last Thursday. (Photo via
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May
02
Sunset Park Students Plead With Mayor: Don’t Take Away Our Summer Programs

Sunset Park Students Plead With Mayor: Don’t Take Away Our Summer Programs

Students at PS503/506’s CFL program made this sign to express their support for restoration of their budget. (Photo
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Jul
25

Mil’s Trills Entertains Kids and Caregivers in Fort Greene Park

Drummer Justin Hofmann, Sousaphonist Lorenzo Wolff and singer and ukulele player Amelia Robinson of Mil’s Trills entertained a crowd
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May
18
Help The Cortelyou Library Friends Fight BPL Budget Cuts

Help The Cortelyou Library Friends Fight BPL Budget Cuts

The Cortelyou Library Friends [https://www.facebook.com/cortelyoulibraryfriends] group reminds you to fight the proposed 36% budget cuts to
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Jun
07

Councilman David Greenfield Launches “I’m A Yeshiva Parent And I Vote!” Campaign To Combat Education Cuts

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed education cuts [/new-york-council-budget-hearings-heat-up-with-issues-of-childcare-cuts/] have become a major issue for parents of public schoolchildren. Councilman David
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Feb
28

In-School Teen Counseling Program To Be Axed In July

Source: saveteenrapp.orgA program that helps 11,800 teens each year might be terminated by July of this year if
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Jun
03

Goldstein HS Students Stage Walkout To Fight Cuts

News12 ScreenshotAbout 600 students from the Leon M. Goldstein High School, located at 1830 Shore Boulevard on the Kingsborough Community
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Dec
14

Gay Rights Battle Lands On Kruger's Doorstep

(courtesy of NBC New York)Over the weekend, gay rights activists marched in front of State Senator Carl Kruger’s
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