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Nov
19
Brooklyn’s COVID-19 Numbers: Mayor Admits Lack Of Plans

Brooklyn’s COVID-19 Numbers: Mayor Admits Lack Of Plans

Statewide Positivity Rate is 2.72%, NYC is 2.53%, and Brooklyn is at 2.4%, second-lowest in the city
2 min read
Nov
18
Schools Will Close Today, Unclear When They Will Reopen

Schools Will Close Today, Unclear When They Will Reopen

Lights on late at Erasmus High in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerMayor Bill de Blasio announced the closure of the city’
3 min read
Nov
11
Students At NYC’s Only Public Culinary High School Keep Cooking In The Pandemic

Students At NYC’s Only Public Culinary High School Keep Cooking In The Pandemic

Chayil Hyland, a senior at Food and Finance High School, is learning remotely this year from her Queens Village kitchen.
5 min read
Nov
09
City Finally Releases A More Useful ZIP-code Map For COVID Infections, As Infections Rise

City Finally Releases A More Useful ZIP-code Map For COVID Infections, As Infections Rise

Infection rates citywide have doubled in October, and they keep rising at an alarming rate. “Unfortunately, we’re seeing a
3 min read
Nov
09
Success Academy, NYC’s Largest Charter Network, To Stay Remote Through March 2021

Success Academy, NYC’s Largest Charter Network, To Stay Remote Through March 2021

Success Academy students at the “Slam the Exam” pep rally held at the Barclays Center in 2018. (Photo: Pamela Wong/
3 min read
Nov
06
Brooklyn Red And Yellow Zones Reduced by 50%, Citywide Numbers Up, Schools Still Closed

Brooklyn Red And Yellow Zones Reduced by 50%, Citywide Numbers Up, Schools Still Closed

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced earlier today in a call with reporters that the red and yellow zones in Brooklyn will
2 min read
Nov
06
A Brooklyn student tested positive for COVID. Teachers didn’t find out until 10 days later.

A Brooklyn student tested positive for COVID. Teachers didn’t find out until 10 days later.

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5 min read
Nov
05

January Regents Exams Are Canceled

Lights on late at Erasmus High School in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Reema Amin, originally published by Chalkbeat New York
2 min read
Nov
04
Eric Adams To De Blasio: Restore Quarterly Opt-In For Blended Learning

Eric Adams To De Blasio: Restore Quarterly Opt-In For Blended Learning

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Oct
30
Schools Can Reopen, Everyone Has To get Tested, Kids Have To Opt In – Will They?

Schools Can Reopen, Everyone Has To get Tested, Kids Have To Opt In – Will They?

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today in a call with the press that all schools in the red and orange zones
2 min read