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Oct
23
Papergirl-Brooklyn’s Location Specific Interactive Exhibits Contemplate Art And Community Across Eight Neighborhoods

Papergirl-Brooklyn’s Location Specific Interactive Exhibits Contemplate Art And Community Across Eight Neighborhoods

Papergirl-Brooklyn installing the Bushwick exhibit at Mayday Space. Courtesy of Lanna Apisukh.The team behind Papergirl-Brooklyn [https://www.papergirlbk.com/
4 min read
Oct
23
NYCHA’S Lead Paint Crisis Explodes as Known Number of Apartments Where Kids Risk Exposure Triples

NYCHA’S Lead Paint Crisis Explodes as Known Number of Apartments Where Kids Risk Exposure Triples

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability at City Hall on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography
5 min read
Oct
22
Residents In East New York Tackle Litter, Wonder Where Is DSNY

Residents In East New York Tackle Litter, Wonder Where Is DSNY

This is the sidewalk on Loring Avenue Avenue between Drew and Emerald Street before volunteers began their clean-up efforts. Anthony
4 min read
Oct
22
The Fountains Opens To Provide Hundreds Of Truly Affordable And Supportive Homes

The Fountains Opens To Provide Hundreds Of Truly Affordable And Supportive Homes

The Fountains in East NY. Credit: Gerri HernandezEast New York, NY –  The Fountains was envisioned to provide good quality, affordable
3 min read
Oct
20
Brooklyn’s Unemployment At 14.1% As Residents Drop Out Of Labor Force

Brooklyn’s Unemployment At 14.1% As Residents Drop Out Of Labor Force

New York State Department of Labor released September employment data today showing that unemployment in Brooklyn fell to 14.1%
2 min read
Oct
19
Sunday Shooting In Brownsville Kills One Young Man

Sunday Shooting In Brownsville Kills One Young Man

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Oct
16
DOE Proposes To Cut A Lifeline For At-Risk Youth, Slashing Learn To Work Program by 72%

DOE Proposes To Cut A Lifeline For At-Risk Youth, Slashing Learn To Work Program by 72%

As over 200 people piled into a virtual rally on Oct. 15, emotions rang high. Students, teachers, council members, and
4 min read
Oct
16
19-Year-Old Shot & Killed While Driving In Canarsie

19-Year-Old Shot & Killed While Driving In Canarsie

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
2 min read
Oct
15
More than half of NYC’s public school families have opted for online-only learning

More than half of NYC’s public school families have opted for online-only learning

First Lady Chirlane McCray and Chancellor Richard Carranza join school leadership at the Parkside School to highlight the work being
3 min read
Oct
15
NYC Mulls Cuts To High School Programs For Students At Risk Of Dropping Out

NYC Mulls Cuts To High School Programs For Students At Risk Of Dropping Out

Karina Torres could lose out on a paid internship that has helped her family stay afloat if new funding cuts
4 min read