Education

Sep
19
New Job Training Targets Brownsville Youths With Troubled Pasts

New Job Training Targets Brownsville Youths With Troubled Pasts

Youth attending a previous Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow training (Photo via OBT)BROWNSVILLE – A new work training program is
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Sep
19
Day # 13: This Is What Traffic Calming Looks Like By Brooklyn’s Newest Elementary School

Day # 13: This Is What Traffic Calming Looks Like By Brooklyn’s Newest Elementary School

DITMAS PARK — The new P.S.889/ M.S. 890 has been open at 510 Coney Island Avenue for two
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Sep
15
Help Park Slope Business-Owner Send Books To Students In Ethiopia

Help Park Slope Business-Owner Send Books To Students In Ethiopia

PARK SLOPE – In BKLYNER’s story last month [/park-slopes-tabeel-aromatherapy-gift-shop-salon-closing-21-years/] regarding Tabeel Aromatherapy Gift Shop [http://www.tabeel.com/default.asp]
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Sep
14
One Week Later – Still No Traffic Safety Measures By PS889 / MS890

One Week Later – Still No Traffic Safety Measures By PS889 / MS890

Lack of crosswalks by PS889/MS890 (Paul Stremple)DITMAS PARK – School started last Thursday at PS889 / MS890 with hairy crossings,
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Sep
14
Citywide High School Fair This Weekend & Other Useful Info

Citywide High School Fair This Weekend & Other Useful Info

Historic Erasmus Hall in Flatbush.Welcome to the school year!  If you have kids looking at starting Middle School and
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Sep
14
When Will Seth Low Park’s Tracks Be Open?

When Will Seth Low Park’s Tracks Be Open?

Unfinished Seth Low Park’s ball fields in August 2017 (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER) GRAVESEND – They look finished, and they look
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Sep
13
New Computer Lab Opens in Brownsville Homeless Shelter

New Computer Lab Opens in Brownsville Homeless Shelter

L to R: Katherine O’Neill, Chairwoman of the CAMBA Board of Directors, Joanne M. Oplustil, President and CEO of
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Sep
12
Learn All About BASIS Independent Brooklyn’s Exceptional Early Learning Program

Learn All About BASIS Independent Brooklyn’s Exceptional Early Learning Program

Photo by: BASIS Independent SchoolLauded for its array of well-rounded course options like Mandarin, arts, and engineering, BASIS Independent Brooklyn
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Sep
11
P.S. 889 Day #3 – Still No Traffic Safety Improvements

P.S. 889 Day #3 – Still No Traffic Safety Improvements

(Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)DITMAS PARK – Day three of classes at the brand new P.S. 889 let out with a
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Sep
08
Paper, Pencils, Pistol? Teen Packs Gun On First Day Of School

Paper, Pencils, Pistol? Teen Packs Gun On First Day Of School

105 Tech Place via Google MapsDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – As more than one million public school students in NYC returned to classes
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