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A collection of 31 issues

How many times can NYC residents be expected to show up to vote in a year?

Between the City elections last November, special elections this February, March, and May in some Brooklyn Assembly districts, now June and August primaries followed by a November general election, some of us will be heading to the polls four times!

Editorial: Be Creative, But Build The Housing

Communities across Brooklyn have been organizing, from Bushwick to Industry City to Gowanus, to oppose development projects that will change their neighborhoods. The neighbors complaining are good people, with legitimate concerns, ranging from equity to impact of shadows. Others are worried about “neighborhood character,” which sometimes means just keeping newcomers

No More G&T Screening After This Spring, Plan Calls For Changing Teachers Perceptions?

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability with Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. City Hall. Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Following yesterday’s breaking news that NYC DOE will no longer administer the Gifted & Talented test [https://nypost.com/2021/01/12/nyc-doe-to-scrap-gifted-and-talented-test-after-this-year/] to

Mayor’s Misleading ZIP Code Talk Means Zip

There has been so much talk of ZIP codes recently. COVID-19 hot spot areas, watch areas, areas where schools are or are to be closed [/hundreds-of-brooklyn-schools-ordered-to-close-tomorrow-in-covid19-hot-spots/], and where other restrictions on businesses and gatherings may be imposed come Wednesday. Ever since the talk of the Ocean Parkway Cluster, Mayor Bill

EDITORIAL: Stop Blaming Orthodox Jews. Blame Trump For Brooklyn COVID Spikes

Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island to pack food packages for senior citizens ahead of Rosh Hashanah, on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeThis summer, much of Southern Brooklyn defied COVID-19 related rules, and a lot of life went on

Instead of Leading, De Blasio & Carranza Are Telling Parents To Make Selfish Choices

Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashI spent the hours from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. yesterday, like so many New York public school parents, on Zoom calls for two of my kids’ schools, growing increasingly frustrated at being forced to make a choice with little information

Stop Obsessing About Reopening Schools, And Focus On Teaching Our Kids – OPINION

Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashI have lost count how many hours this summer I have devoted to zoom calls and group chat conversations with fellow parents about how each of my three kids’ schools is planning for reopening. It approaches full-time employment. The list of questions unanswered stretches down

“Social services, not policing” – These Brooklyn Women Move Toward a New City Council

Watching the city council debate the budget at Occupy City Hall. Photo by Sandy Nurse, with permission.As New Yorkers, we know what it means to be bold. As women, we know what it means to be defiant in the face of systems that weren’t designed for us. And

Last Night In Brooklyn, Tonight In Brooklyn – People Are Rising Up Against Injustice

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress [https://unfucktheworldnow.org/]/BklynerLast night neighbors joined neighbors to protest. To stand in solidarity. To say enough is enough. It was not enough. > You do know there are answers to these questions, right? https://t.co/gaopr7fypu — Jumaane Williams

The City Opens An Already Shared Street As Part Of Open Streets To Promote Distancing

Pearl Street between Willoughby & Fulton in 2019 (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning that “two more miles of streets will be opened to pedestrians and cyclists, adding to the seven miles of car-free streets opened ahead of schedule last weekend.” That’s across