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Sep
02
Vote In Or Out: A Homegrown Platform For Well Informed Voters

Vote In Or Out: A Homegrown Platform For Well Informed Voters

Some of the Vote In or Out members with former Senator Hillary Clinton in 2019. (Photo via Vote In Or
4 min read
Sep
02
Data Check: Recent COVID-19 Infection Rates Vary Widely By Neighborhood

Data Check: Recent COVID-19 Infection Rates Vary Widely By Neighborhood

UPDATED WITH CURRENT DATA Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor of Education Richard Carranza recently remarked how the city is
5 min read
Aug
31
Another Deadly Weekend – Three Young Men Killed

Another Deadly Weekend – Three Young Men Killed

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
2 min read
Aug
31
NYC Teachers Union Prepares For Strike Authorization Votes This Week

NYC Teachers Union Prepares For Strike Authorization Votes This Week

Photo by David Ballew [https://unsplash.com/@daveballew?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
6 min read
Aug
24
Schools To Use Parks & Streets For Outdoor Learning

Schools To Use Parks & Streets For Outdoor Learning

BROOKLYN –  Schools are now able to use parks and streets as part of a new ‘Outdoor Learning’ initiative unveiled this
4 min read
Aug
24
Weekend Brings Three Fatal Shootings, Two In Coney Island

Weekend Brings Three Fatal Shootings, Two In Coney Island

On Saturday, August 22 at around 2:00 p.m., 20-year-old Fabian Abney, who lived on Mermaid Avenue, was shot
3 min read
Aug
19
Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy

Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks as Rep Yvette Clarke looks on. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner.CADMAN PLAZA – Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said
2 min read
Aug
18
Bus Fare Collection And Front Door Boarding To Resume August 31

Bus Fare Collection And Front Door Boarding To Resume August 31

MTA officials announced front-door boarding and fare collection on all local and SBS buses will resume Monday, August 31. Photo:
3 min read
Aug
18
I’m Desperate For Schools To Open, But Maybe Not Just YET – OPINION

I’m Desperate For Schools To Open, But Maybe Not Just YET – OPINION

By Jill Marshall, single parent of two elementary school kids in Greenwood Heights Like most parents these days, I’ve
4 min read
Aug
17
Nearly Half of NYC’s Asian Families Opt For Fully-virtual Learning, New Figures Show

Nearly Half of NYC’s Asian Families Opt For Fully-virtual Learning, New Figures Show

Photo by David Ballew [https://unsplash.com/@daveballew?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
3 min read