community
GOWANUS – The weather on Saturday proved perfect for the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club [http://www.gowanuscanal.org]‘s annual Spring cleanup. Members of the Gowanus Dredgers and volunteers gathered over the weekend to clean the organization’s boathouse, equipment, as well as the shoreline before strapping on life jackets and
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CARROLL GARDENS – On Friday, Council Member Brad Lander’s office sent a release announcing that the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] (LPC) has agreed to consider both 236 and 238 President Street for landmark designation. (L-R) 238 and 236 President Street (Photo: Pamela
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It’s Participatory Budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/] (PB) voting season! PB is a democratic process where the community decides how to spend a part of the public budget allocated to their district. This year ten of Brooklyn’s Councilmembers – Levin, Reynoso, Cumbo, Cornegy, Menchaca, Lander, Eugene, Williams, Treyger,
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Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: BKLYNER)SOUTH BROOKLYN – After months of advocacy from Council Members Mark Treyger and Chaim Deutsch for additional Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods to be included in a flood insurance program, 2,500 low and moderate-income homeowners can now take part and potentially save thousands of dollars. The program will
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SUNSET PARK – It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since Brooklyn Flea [http://brooklynflea.com/] debuted in the schoolyard of Bishop Laughlin Memorial High in Fort Greene. Approximately 20,000 people visited the Flea on April 6, 2008—its opening day—to shop the curated selection of
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS/PARK SLOPE – Residents of the 78th Precinct were introduced to their new Commanding Officer at last Tuesday’s Community Council meeting. Captain Jason Hagestad, a self-proclaimed “Brooklyn boy,” has lived in Bay Ridge his entire life and has served in several precincts across the borough. New Commanding Officer
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Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)DITMAS PARK – Elected officials, organizers, and members of the community stood in solidarity this afternoon against tomorrow’s “Punish a Muslim Day.” A few weeks ago, fliers from an anonymous source were mailed across the United Kingdom headlined “Punish a Muslim Day,” with the
celebrity
PARK SLOPE – Scott Rogowsky, the host of the popular HQ Trivia, has gained quite a bit of fame. This comedian literally shows up on phone screens in the hands of a million (more or less) people almost every day. Before HQ, a live show trivia game where players answer questions
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Survivors of clergy sex abuse in Brooklyn have until this weekend to report their abuser to the Brooklyn Diocese to be eligible for compensation. Here’s what it means and how survivors can get started. In the fall of 2016, Archdiocese of NY [https://archny.org/] set up a voluntary
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UPDATE (2/27/18): This afternoon, in an email statement, Senator Golden announced staff member Anthony Testaverde’s departure from the senator’s employment. “Anthony Testaverde is no longer employed by my office. While freedom of speech is a right, that all citizens enjoy, what occurred in this instance was
Bed Stuy
2017 School Performance DashboardBEDFORD STUYVESANT – It was recognized as a Rewards school [/21-brooklyn-public-schools-named-best-new-york-state/] this winter – named one of the best in New York State. While it may not be the best school in the city, it is the best elementary school in District 16 and it does a great job
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Photo: NY City CouncilFLATBUSH – Jumaane Williams [http://jumaanewilliams.com/], representing the 45th City Council district, is quite hopeful that he’ll become the next lieutenant governor of New York. Williams officially announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor in the last week of February [/williams-lieutenant-governor/], confirming all speculations [/councilmember-jumaane-williams-eyes-position-of-lieutenant-governor/]. Williams was