community
PARK SLOPE – The Park Slope Civic Council [https://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/] is hosting the 7th Annual Food for Thought Tasting Gala [https://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/food-for-thought/] this Wednesday, October 17 to raise scholarship funds for civc-minded students graduating from the John Jay Educational Complex [https://insideschools.org/school/00Z007] at 237 7th
Announcements
Borough President Adams, Chancellor Carranza, students and educators celebrated the borough’s $25 million investment in STEAM education (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – This morning, Borough President Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza joined up at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to reveal plans for an ambitious new education
community
PARK SLOPE – On Saturday, schools across Brooklyn’s District 15 [https://insideschools.org/districts/15] opened up their gardens to the public for a celebration of experiential learning, food justice and creativity for the first annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl [https://gardentrain.wixsite.com/gardentrain/programs]. Kickoff event for the
Education
By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/24/carranza-fired-a-top-official-can-he-fix-new-york-citys-yellow-bus-system-crisis/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] Just days after responding to the city’s school bus crisis by firing a top official and reassigning another, schools Chancellor Richard Carranza put his
Carroll Gardens
PARK SLOPE – Garden Train [https://www.facebook.com/GardenTrainD15/] and Grow to Learn [https://www.grownyc.org/grow-to-learn] are hosting the first Annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl this Saturday, September 29, opening the gates to participating school gardens for a day of free, family-friendly activities. Participating schools are located throughout
Announcements
Brad Lander speaks at the event at MS51 in Park Slope.By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/20/brooklyn-middle-schools-eliminate-screening-as-new-york-city-expands-integration-efforts/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] New York New York’s Department of Education on Thursday approved sweeping changes to
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – After an hour and a half delay Thursday morning, the New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises [https://council.nyc.gov/committees/land-use/subcommittee-on-zoning-and-franchises/] unanimously approved Alloy Development’s reduced design for 80 Flatbush. 80 Flatbush rendering, Courtesy of Alloy Development and LuxigonToday’s meeting had
Bay Ridge
By: Steve Saperstein, Candidate for the 46th Assembly Seat As a New York City public school teacher, I’m excited to start another year of school teaching bright minds and young adults. However, as a candidate for the 46th Assembly District, I’m nothing but pessimistic as our children are
Announcements
CONEY ISLAND – Life can be complicated, getting your High School Equivalency Diploma (HSE/GED) should not be. However, there are more than 2.2 million adults in NYC today who lack a high school diploma, English language proficiency, or both, according to Ira Yankwitt, Executive Director of the Literacy Assistance
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Mark your calendars – this Saturday, September 8th from Noon to 4PM on Mermaid Avenue from West 15th Street to West 20th Street, in partnership with Councilman Mark Treyger and the NYC Department of Transportation Weekend Walks program, the Alliance for Coney Island will host the Annual Coney Island
Arts & Culture
via ALDEN MOVES Dance TheaterThe animated film LEAP! nailed it—we dance because it’s a part of us; it allows us to live, to be free, to be ourselves. At ALDEN MOVES Dance Theater [https://www.aldenmovesbk.com/], you’ll find all the charm and personalized attention you look
Central Brooklyn
Photo via the Brooklyn School of Inquiry, one of the schools in District 20By Christina Veiga and Sam Park, Chalkbeat New York [https://www.chalkbeat.org/ny/] The New York City education department on Friday released a report detailing per-student funding at every public school across the district, data that