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Jun
20
Four schools will pilot kosher and halal school lunches next year

Four schools will pilot kosher and halal school lunches next year

CENTRAL BROOKLYN – Parents across Brooklyn have been working for years with local schools to make school lunches available to their
2 min read
Jun
11
Success Academy fights to open a middle school, because P.S. 25 failed to close

Success Academy fights to open a middle school, because P.S. 25 failed to close

P.S. 25 Eubie Blake SchoolBedford Stuyvesant – When the Hon. Judge Levine issued a stay on May 24th to keep
2 min read
Jun
08
Why so many Southern Brooklyn parents worry about Mayor’s plan to reform Specialized High School admissions

Why so many Southern Brooklyn parents worry about Mayor’s plan to reform Specialized High School admissions

Parents gathered on Tuesday in Bensonhurst to talk about SHSAT with Eric Adams, who supports the plan, at a meeting
12 min read
Jun
04
Neighbors Face Off With A New Orthodox School In Kensington As Boro Park Bursts At The Seams

Neighbors Face Off With A New Orthodox School In Kensington As Boro Park Bursts At The Seams

KENSINGTON/BORO PARK – Last Thursday night about 40 residents finally gathered at a meeting with the Clara Street School that
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May
31
Carranza didn’t expect ‘screening’ comments to create such an uproar

Carranza didn’t expect ‘screening’ comments to create such an uproar

Chancellor Richard Carranza visits the Bronx Charter School for Excellence and speaks to Charlene Reid, the network’s Chief Executive
4 min read
May
30
Health Department urges residents to protect themselves from mosquito- and tick-borne illnesses (PSA)

Health Department urges residents to protect themselves from mosquito- and tick-borne illnesses (PSA)

Last year, there were 21 cases of West Nile virus in the city,  and two deaths were attributed to the
6 min read
May
25
P.S. 25 will stay open for another year

P.S. 25 will stay open for another year

Advocates, plaintiffs and their lawyer, Laura D. Barbieri after the hearing. BEDFORD STUYVESANT –  In April of this year, three parents
3 min read
May
24
BPL Launches City’s First Musical Instrument Lending Library

BPL Launches City’s First Musical Instrument Lending Library

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch launched NYC’s first Musical Instrument Lending Library Wednesday afternoon with
4 min read
May
23
New York City lawmakers press Richard Carranza on paid parental leave, counselors, and school accessibility

New York City lawmakers press Richard Carranza on paid parental leave, counselors, and school accessibility

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza (left) at a press conference with Mayor Bill de Blasio. Photo by Christina Veiga.By Alex
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May
21
Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema’s First Graduating Class Produces Films As Varied And Diverse As Its Students

Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema’s First Graduating Class Produces Films As Varied And Diverse As Its Students

BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Works created by the first graduating class of the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema [http://www.brooklyn.
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