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Parents And Educators Brace For Exodus From The Department of Education

Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall. Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.When Bay Ridge resident Paullette Ha Healy learned that Paul Forbes, the Department of Education’s (DOE) executive director of Educational Equity, Anti-Bias, and Diversity, was leaving his position [https://nypost.com/2021/

Announcements

Brad Lander Endorses Antonio Reynoso for Brooklyn Boro President. Reynoso Endorses Lander for NYC Comptroller.

Brooklyn councilmembers Brad Lander and Antonio Reynoso have partnered before, advocating for reforms across the city over the last eight years in the city council. Now, term-limited, they seek to become the city’s next Comptroller and Brooklyn Borough President, respectively, and are endorsing each other, the two progressive legislators

brownsville

After Over a Decade in the Job, Executive Director of Pitkin Avenue BID Moves On

Daniel Murphy, executive director of the Pitkin Avenue BID, at the Pitkin Avenue Halloween Parade in 2017. (Image provided by Murphy)After more than ten years in the job, Daniel Murphy has left his role as the executive director of the Pitkin Avenue Business Improvement District [https://www.pitkinavenue.nyc/

Central Brooklyn

City Releases Vaccine Data By Zip, Shows Least Hit Neighborhoods Getting Vaccinated Faster

This morning NYC DOH released current vaccination data by zip code, and – no surprise – the neighborhoods that were least hit by the pandemic are getting vaccinated faster or at the same rate as those that were hit hardest. #var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1613489347017'); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('

Central Brooklyn

Eric Adams Reveals Fellow Cop May Have Shot at Him. Now the NYC Mayoral Candidate’s Record as an NYPD Critic and Target Takes Center Stage

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a mayoral candidate, served 22 years with the NYPD. | Screengrab/Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams/YouTubeBy Greg Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/15/22284716/eric-adams-nyc-mayoral-candidate-shooting-nypd] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] The Brooklyn borough

Central Brooklyn

A Snowy Winter Highlights New York’s Trash Problems

As storm after storm piled several inches of snow over Brooklyn’s streets this month, a familiar complaint emerged on social media: the garbage was getting out of control. > Ahhh nothing more New York than freshly fallen snow on days old garbage .#snow [https://twitter.com/hashtag/snow?src=

Central Brooklyn

NYC high school applications are due soon. Will pandemic changes help or hurt school diversity efforts?

A student at John Dewey High School’s student kitchen. Not every high school has one, and this year picking the right fit for one’s interests is harder than ever. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/12/22279289/nyc-high-school-admissions-diversity] The deadline

Central Brooklyn

As Tax Season Begins, People on Unemployment Face Owing Thousands to the IRS

Tax season has officially begun and some Brooklyn residents who received unemployment during 2020 are facing unexpectedly high tax bills for their government aid. Photo by Jon Tyson [https://unsplash.com/@jontyson?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/

Central Brooklyn

NYC’s Small Landlords of Color Among Those Battling for Survival Amid Rent Moratorium

Clarence Hamer Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg David, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/7/22271280/nyc-small-landlords-tenants-rent-moratorium-black-hispanic] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] In 2019, Clarence Hamer bought a house and moved to upstate Harriman, turning the two-family home he had owned

Cypress Hills

Man Dead After Assault in Cypress Hills

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Andrew Garris, the 26-year-old man who lived in an apartment in

Central Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Greenpoint Saw Borough’s Largest Housing Growth Last Decade

New construction in Downtown Brooklyn, 2019. Liena Zagare/BklynerSections of Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg-Greenpoint, where high-rise apartment buildings spurted up after city rezonings, had the most housing growth in the borough in the last decade. They trailed only Long Island City in Queens and Manhattan’s west side, home to

Announcements

Bringing Back Arts: Open Culture Coming To An Establishment Near You

Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the opening of the Open Culture Program to allow live performances on designated streets. Dock Street between Front Street and Water Street, Brooklyn. Monday, February 08, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of Open Culture, a