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Aug
20
Carranza takes issue with admissions to New York City’s gifted programs

Carranza takes issue with admissions to New York City’s gifted programs

New Chancellor Robert Carranza and Mayor Bill de Blasio (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)By Christina Veiga Ever since the
3 min read
Aug
13
Where To Pick Up Or Donate Free School Supplies In Brooklyn

Where To Pick Up Or Donate Free School Supplies In Brooklyn

New York City Public School’s are back in session Wednesday, September 5 [https://www.schools.nyc.gov/Calendar/?mpp=
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Aug
10
A Musical Theater Nerd’s Fight For Progress

A Musical Theater Nerd’s Fight For Progress

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – When Corrinne Greene was in kindergarten, she asked her principal to add “This Land Is Your
6 min read
Jul
31
East 19th Street’s #MeToo Story Gets Shared And Wins

East 19th Street’s #MeToo Story Gets Shared And Wins

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerDITMAS PARK – Wirdah Khan, an 18-year-old soon-to-be freshman at Brooklyn College, won the Joseph E. Mohbat Prize
3 min read
Jul
26
Parents, Politicians Rally After Speed Cameras Go Dark

Parents, Politicians Rally After Speed Cameras Go Dark

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerPARK SLOPE – Last night, elected officials, concerned residents and mothers of children killed by reckless drivers met
5 min read
Jul
13
The Hillel Gate Entrance To Brooklyn College Opens Monday

The Hillel Gate Entrance To Brooklyn College Opens Monday

Photo: Brooklyn CollegeFLATBUSH – The Hillel Gate entrance on Campus Road that opens on Monday will be the easternmost access to
1 min read
Jul
13
Former Secretary Of Education On Growing Up In Canarsie, Diversity, Education & Guns

Former Secretary Of Education On Growing Up In Canarsie, Diversity, Education & Guns

John B. King Jr. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Former Secretary of Education during the Obama administration, John B.
4 min read
Jul
13
Meet these candidates for NY State office tomorrow morning in Flatbush

Meet these candidates for NY State office tomorrow morning in Flatbush

Flatbush – Come hear those hoping to represent central Brooklyn communities at a forum organized by the Flatbush Tenant Coalition tomorrow
1 min read
Jul
06
Treyger Calls On State Senate At Rally As Clock Ticks on Speed Camera Programs

Treyger Calls On State Senate At Rally As Clock Ticks on Speed Camera Programs

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGRAVESEND – With a program for speed cameras outside schools set to expire on July 25, Council Member
4 min read
Jun
21
District 15 middle schools may eliminate academic “screening” in effort to integrate

District 15 middle schools may eliminate academic “screening” in effort to integrate

The education department launched a community engagement effort in District 15 as parents, educators and activists try to devise a
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