COVID-19
In today’s briefing with Mayor Bill de Blasio, new information about yellow zones, new mental health programs, and a presidential lawsuit were explained. Here’s everything you need to know: Schools, Businesses And Places Of Worship In Yellow Zones Now Reopen As of today, Oct. 22, Brooklyn’s orange
Business
How is that possible? Will schools that were in orange and yellow zones that were ordered shut now reopen? What about my business? How long will each stage last? So many questions. Not enough answers. But here is what we know from the Governor’s press conference earlier today and
COVID-19
First Lady Chirlane McCray and Chancellor Richard Carranza join school leadership at the Parkside School to highlight the work being done to support students’ social and emotional wellbeing as they start the new school year on Friday, October 2, 2020 Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York
Central Brooklyn
As over 200 people piled into a virtual rally on Oct. 15, emotions rang high. Students, teachers, council members, and more voiced their concerns for the proposed budget cuts of Learning To Work (LTW) [https://camba.org/programs/learning-to-work/], a program that helps support and re-engage students who have dropped
Central Brooklyn
First Lady Chirlane McCray and Chancellor Richard Carranza join school leadership at the Parkside School to highlight the work being done to support students’ social and emotional wellbeing as they start the new school year on Friday, October 2, 2020 Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York
Central Brooklyn
Karina Torres could lose out on a paid internship that has helped her family stay afloat if new funding cuts are approved. Courtesy of Karina Torres (Via Chalkbeat)By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/13/21515137/transfer-school-yabc-cuts] Not long after the coronavirus began tearing
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Gounardes speaking at the rally calling for the reopening of 16 schools. (Photo via Gounardes’ office)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Parents and elected officials are calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYC Department of Education (DOE) to re-open the 16 schools in the ‘yellow zone’ that have been ordered shut
Central Brooklyn
By Christina Veiga, Alex Zimmerman, and Sam Park, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/7/21507093/nyc-schools-closed-thursday] An additional 33 New York City public schools are affected by closures starting Thursday, due to coronavirus upticks in the surrounding neighborhoods, the education department announced Wednesday night. In total,
Business
In an attempt to reign in the spread of COVID19, and in response to the city’s request to restrict gatherings, Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced the following: > We have a clear and effective plan to respond to any clusters that threaten our progress. We will attack each area
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/remote-school?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve heard from my Bangladeshi Kensington neighbors
Announcements
Earlier today Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that public and private schools in COVID-19 hotspot clusters – those exceeding 3% infection rate – will not reopen tomorrow for in-person instruction. He blamed the decision on lack of enforcement of current rules to contain COVID-19 in the city, by the city, and said Mayor
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Abandoned construction site in the schoolyard by PS 9. Carol J. Clouse/Bklyner When parents in Prospect Heights learned in August that work on a capital improvement project to reduce stormwater runoff would begin in the main schoolyard at PS9 Sarah Smith Garnet School, just weeks ahead of the scheduled