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Jun
10
Industry City Spotlight: Brooklyn Oyster Dory

Industry City Spotlight: Brooklyn Oyster Dory

On a recent Saturday afternoon in mid-May, the corridor in Industry City’s Building 6 connecting 34th and 35th Streets
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Jun
10
‘It is not in their DNA, it’s in their dinner’: BP Wants Healthier Food at Public Schools

‘It is not in their DNA, it’s in their dinner’: BP Wants Healthier Food at Public Schools

Borough President Eric Adams at a weekend march for healthy food at public schools (Image via Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)DOWNTOWN
3 min read
Jun
07
Student Fires Back at de Blasio Over School Segregation

Student Fires Back at de Blasio Over School Segregation

BROWNSVILLE — Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday for the second time on the radio dismissed a high school student from
3 min read
Jun
07
‘Guns Crush and Shatter Dreams’: Students Stage Walkout to Protest Gun Violence

‘Guns Crush and Shatter Dreams’: Students Stage Walkout to Protest Gun Violence

Middle school students march and chant during walkout (Image via Sam Raskin/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS— Students and teachers walked out
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Jun
06
Chess Team at M.S. 890 Has Big Plans!

Chess Team at M.S. 890 Has Big Plans!

Asmit and Sonam.By M.S. 890 Chess Team KENSINGTON/DITMAS PARK – On Saturday, May 18,  the M.S. 890
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Jun
05
Where do NYC’s top-scoring middle schoolers go to high school? Hint — it’s not just the specialized high schools.

Where do NYC’s top-scoring middle schoolers go to high school? Hint — it’s not just the specialized high schools.

2839 Bedford Ave. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)By Reema Amin and Sam Park, Chalkbeat When considering where some of New
4 min read
May
30
D15 May Rezone Elementary Schools To Boost Diversity And Enrollment

D15 May Rezone Elementary Schools To Boost Diversity And Enrollment

P.S. 29 in Cobble HillBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat PARK SLOPE – On the heels of sweeping admissions changes [https://chalkbeat.
3 min read
May
24
P.S. 139 Community Rallies For Playground Repairs

P.S. 139 Community Rallies For Playground Repairs

A group of fifth graders hold a sign they made. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) DITMAS PARK – P.S. 139’s
4 min read
May
21
‘Unacceptable’: NYC Council presses Carranza on budget priorities in hearing

‘Unacceptable’: NYC Council presses Carranza on budget priorities in hearing

By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat [http://www.chalkbeat.com/posts/ny/2019/05/20/unacceptable-nyc-council-presses-carranza-on-budget-priorities-in-hearing/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=
3 min read
May
21
Vocational Training Gets $175M Boost

Vocational Training Gets $175M Boost

BEDFORD STUYVESANT — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul came to Bedford Stuyvesant Monday to highlight a $175 million initiative that will boost
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