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Eastern Brooklyn

Oct
15
Intentional Integration: This School Has Lessons to Share in Navigating the Race Inequity Issues

Intentional Integration: This School Has Lessons to Share in Navigating the Race Inequity Issues

School District 13 is a classic example of gentrification in Brooklyn, representative of the last decade and a half in
10 min read
Oct
10
Why the American Dream is Dead for Millennial New Yorkers

Why the American Dream is Dead for Millennial New Yorkers

One of the cornerstones of our great nation since the end of World War II has been the unified dream
4 min read
Oct
08
Fall Open Enrollment is just around the corner – Watch out for scams (PSA)

Fall Open Enrollment is just around the corner – Watch out for scams (PSA)

Click for larger imageMedicare Annual Enrollment Period is coming up! Running from October 15 through December 7, Medicare Annual Enrollment
3 min read
Oct
03
Weekend Art Events: October 4-6 (S.T.E.A.M. Punk, Resonator Festival, The Last Night Of Ballyhoo & More)

Weekend Art Events: October 4-6 (S.T.E.A.M. Punk, Resonator Festival, The Last Night Of Ballyhoo & More)

There’s lots happening this weekend starting with the First Thursday Gallery Walk in DUMBO (6pm to 8pm) featuring openings
6 min read
Oct
02
What Brooklyn’s Small Businesses Can Learn From WeWork’s Troubles

What Brooklyn’s Small Businesses Can Learn From WeWork’s Troubles

Brooklyn Creative League office by Jenni Walkowiak/with permissionI should probably start with the disclaimer that WeWork is a competitor
4 min read
Oct
02
Art-Centered Diversion Program for Low-Level Offenders Expands At Brooklyn Museum

Art-Centered Diversion Program for Low-Level Offenders Expands At Brooklyn Museum

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner.BROOKLYN MUSEUM – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Wednesday, October 2, announced
3 min read
Oct
01
New Study By Comptroller Stringer Shows Spike In Retail Vacancies

New Study By Comptroller Stringer Shows Spike In Retail Vacancies

Vacant storefronts on 86th Street in Bay Ridge, February 28, 2019. (Photo: Justin Mitchell/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – A new study by
4 min read
Sep
27
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities Are Only Partial Solution to Anxiety Of Growing Old In Brooklyn

Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities Are Only Partial Solution to Anxiety Of Growing Old In Brooklyn

A woman looks at the ocean in Brighton Beach. Liena Zagare/BklynerWill Brooklyn’s growing senior population age with the
4 min read
Sep
26
Community Land Trusts: Why Are Republicans Not Talking About It? (Opinion)

Community Land Trusts: Why Are Republicans Not Talking About It? (Opinion)

Homeless in Downtown Brooklyn. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Joel Acevedo, President of the Brooklyn Young Republican Club The city that never
3 min read
Sep
26
Weekend Art Events: September 27-29 (DUMBO Drop, Ladies Of Sorrow, Bare Men & More)

Weekend Art Events: September 27-29 (DUMBO Drop, Ladies Of Sorrow, Bare Men & More)

Enjoy the first weekend of fall with exhibits, movies, opera, and more. Morbid Anatomy returns for another pop-up exhibit at
6 min read