affordable housing
Kristina CousarBy Kristina Cousar This Mother’s Day there are too many moms in Brooklyn struggling to make ends meet, especially because so many of us are the sole breadwinners. So it’s really no surprise that so many of us have been forced to move our families into shelters.
community
Rohan Burke memorial. Todd Maisel/BklynerMARINE PARK – Scores of teens from Marine Park gathered around a carefully arranged memorial – votive candles flickered, photos in frames and a plaque emblazoned with the name of Rohan Burke, 17, who was stabbed to death in broad daylight on a busy Midwood Street in
East New York
Brielle HobanEAST NEW YORK – When the eleventh graders at Achievement First East Brooklyn High School [https://www.achievementfirst.org/school/achievement-first-east-brooklyn-high-school/] came to their biology class last November, their teacher had an announcement to make – something very important and personal. “I dedicated the class to announcing I am trans,” Brielle
Arts & Culture
Artist and sculptor Emin Guliyev helps student with the body of a horse. Photo courtesy of My Way CenterKENSINGTON – When a mom from Moscow suggested our sons try an art class together, I thought: Why not? Maybe he— unlike the rest of us Newsoms—can actually draw more than a
Education
By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat NYC City council members on Wednesday grilled education department officials on school segregation at a joint hearing of the Education Committee and Civil and Human Rights Committee. The sharp questions and answer session took place just weeks before the 65th anniversary of the landmark Brown v.
Central Brooklyn
Detectives from the 70th Precinct escort David Lopez to a waiting car for arraignment after he was charged with murder. Todd Maisel/BklynerFLATBUSH / MIDWOOD – A 17-year-old Flatbush teen dressed in a blue tuxedo, surrendered to police yesterday and was charged today with the murder of a Flatlands teen of the
Announcements
Pre-k for all banner hanging to the side. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York The union representing thousands of pre-K teachers has called off a planned strike [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/04/26/some-new-york-city-pre-k-teachers-set-to-walk-off-the-job-in-scaled-back-strike/] after the city agreed to begin meeting next week with District
Arts & Culture
Discover the bold work of emerging fine arts talent at Pratt Shows [http://bit.ly/2W1yYKq]. New exhibits open every Monday from 5-8 PM on the Brooklyn campus through mid-May. Photos courtesy of Fiona VeroniqueEvery Monday night Pratt opens its doors and invites you into its gallery spaces to explore
Education
Pre-k for all. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat Thousands of pre-K teachers in New York City are set to strike on Thursday, but the union representing educators who work in community-run centers stopped short of calling for all of its 7,500 members to walk off the job. Teachers
Arts & Culture
PARK SLOPE – Thursday, April 18, was National Poem in Your Pocket Day [https://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/poem-your-pocket-day], but one group of seventh graders took their poems out of their pockets and onto the streets. Class 705 at M.S. 51 filled a block with colorful chalk illustrations of verse
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order eliminating plastic from city agencies, mostly utensils and other plastics from school cafeterias and city commissaries at a recycling plant in Sunset Park. Todd Maisel/BklynerSUNSET PARK – Mayor de Blasio signed an executive order at the Sims Municipal Recycling Center in Sunset
Education
By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat NY A program meant to improve diversity at the city’s specialized high schools is poised to slightly increase black and Hispanic enrollment, according to data [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5816281-Discovery-Offers.html] released Wednesday, though the program continues to be dominated by Asian students. The