editorial

Apr
24
The Mayor Won’t Open Walking And Biking Lanes. But Can He Stop Us?

The Mayor Won’t Open Walking And Biking Lanes. But Can He Stop Us?

Today’s City Council hearing on Open Streets legislation sponsored by Speaker Corey Johnson and Council Member Carlina Rivera introduced
5 min read
Feb
10
Should Kids Who Lose MetroCards Not Be Allowed To Go Home?

Should Kids Who Lose MetroCards Not Be Allowed To Go Home?

A recent video circulating on twitter shows an NYPD officer shoving a high school student on her way home from
4 min read
Oct
24
Can There Be Forgiveness for Racially Insensitive Halloween Display?

Can There Be Forgiveness for Racially Insensitive Halloween Display?

Clinton Hill Halloween by Love Jones via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10217472774509544&set=a.2103909035585&
2 min read
Oct
16
Stop Killing Us Now

Stop Killing Us Now

SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Whether you are out shopping, waiting for a bus, riding your bicycle – these days on the streets of
6 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
Mar
31
No, we didn’t “organize the protest” in Borough Park.

No, we didn’t “organize the protest” in Borough Park.

Dov Hikind at the protest last week. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)In the aftermath of last week’s protest and
1 min read
Oct
26
Editorial: Anti-gentrification activists should stop trying to silence a local blogger. Enough is enough.

Editorial: Anti-gentrification activists should stop trying to silence a local blogger. Enough is enough.

PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS — The heated gentrification fights of this neighborhood have begun to turn inward, and much of the drama
5 min read
Sep
21
What Kashif Hussain’s Run Meant To The Pakistani Community

What Kashif Hussain’s Run Meant To The Pakistani Community

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerDITMAS PARK –  A few months ago, my dad told me there was a guy at Makki Masjid
4 min read
Sep
20
Stop Politicizing Our Schools – OPINION

Stop Politicizing Our Schools – OPINION

By: Steve Saperstein, Candidate for the 46th Assembly Seat As a New York City public school teacher, I’m excited
3 min read
Jul
23
The Daily News Cut Half Its Reporters. We all Lose.

The Daily News Cut Half Its Reporters. We all Lose.

When I first heard that the Daily News had indeed cut 50% of their editorial staff to focus on breaking
2 min read