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Feb
08
OPINION: P.S. 90’s Future Belongs To The People Of District 40

OPINION: P.S. 90’s Future Belongs To The People Of District 40

PS 90 in 2007. By Nicholas Strini/PropertySharkThe 2020 murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd thrust the Movement For
3 min read
Feb
05
Renovations to Landmarked Crown Heights Church Draw Frustration From Locals

Renovations to Landmarked Crown Heights Church Draw Frustration From Locals

A rendering of the proposed redevelopment at 991 St. John’s Place in Crown Heights. (Image: PKSB Architects)A developer’
4 min read
Feb
05
Myrtle Ave Black ArtStory Returns: Love, This Time

Myrtle Ave Black ArtStory Returns: Love, This Time

Ashley Crawford art for Black ArtStory / Photo courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn PartnershipThe Myrtle Avenue Black ArtStory [https://myrtleavenue.org/
3 min read
Feb
05
Developer Promises New Supermarket & Affordable Housing at Crown Heights Associated Site

Developer Promises New Supermarket & Affordable Housing at Crown Heights Associated Site

The Associated Supermarket at 975 Nostrand Avenue (Image: Google Maps)After news of the imminent closure of a long-standing Crown
3 min read
Feb
04
Brooklyn Teacher Receives Award for Literacy Education

Brooklyn Teacher Receives Award for Literacy Education

Rebecca Quiñones. Courtesy of ILA.Rebecca Quiñones, a second-grade dual-language Spanish teacher at Ditmas Park’s P.S. 139, has
3 min read
Feb
04
Fiefdoms or Gatherings – What Are The Precinct Community Councils The Mayor Is Giving A Say in NYPD Leadership Decisions?

Fiefdoms or Gatherings – What Are The Precinct Community Councils The Mayor Is Giving A Say in NYPD Leadership Decisions?

A 2016 meeting of the 68th Precinct Community Council in Dyker Heights. (Photo by Benjamin Cohn)Among the bevy of
7 min read
Feb
04
As NYC School Buildings Re-Open, COVID Cases Keep Closing Them Down.

As NYC School Buildings Re-Open, COVID Cases Keep Closing Them Down.

Since winter break, NYC schools have had to shutter for at least 10 days more than 700 times. Laura Faith
7 min read
Feb
03
Suspect Found in Sept Murder, One Murdered in Crown Heights Shooting

Suspect Found in Sept Murder, One Murdered in Crown Heights Shooting

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Feb
02
Why You Should Run For A Seat On Community Education Council – Fellow Parents Tell All

Why You Should Run For A Seat On Community Education Council – Fellow Parents Tell All

Tevina Willis, lead community organizer for the nonprofit Red Hook Initiative, listened to officials explain rezoning plans for District 15
7 min read
Feb
01
A Healthcare Career Hub Coming To Crown Heights

A Healthcare Career Hub Coming To Crown Heights

Medgar Evers College will host a Healthcare Career Hub, Mayor de Blasio announced last week. “In the years ahead, we
2 min read