Central Brooklyn
Sixth grade students at the Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School last spring with a greenhouse they constructed using plastic bottles. (Photo courtesy: BUGS) A new generation is helping to make Brooklyn more environmentally sustainable. We’re featuring just a few of the interesting projects created recently by students at the
Central Brooklyn
From left: Dr. Jean Eddy, Saint Paul; Brooklyn Assembiy Member Nick Perry; Brooklyn College President Michelle J. Anderson and Brooklyn Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte. (Photo Courtesy Brooklyn College)Now, the city that boasts the second highest Haitian-American population north of Miami, is set to become the global epicenter for Caribbean
Arts & Culture
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(Courtesy: friendsofemily / Emily Rawlings [http://www.friendsofemily.com/]) Emily Gallagher, 32, calls North Brooklyn her home. The Brooklyn-based community activist moved to the borough from Rochester 10 years ago and is running for New York State Assembly 50th District Leader, which covers Williamsburg, Greenpoint, the Navy Yard, Clinton Hill, and
Education
Photo by Timothy Caldwell [https://www.flickr.com/photos/shitebot/3316691870/] This is the second in a series of articles by Park Slope Stoop documenting the Bridging Gowanus open houses which are taking place in August and September 2016. Read our previous series article here [/blog/development/getting-gowanus-right-bridging-gowanus-kicks-off-series-of-public-conversations/] . On Friday,
Arts & Culture
Left to Right: High school students, Shane Smith, Wanda Cano, and Maria Hashmi present their Zika project at Pratt Institute. (Photo: Elizabeth Elizalde / Fort Greene Focus)Students in a youth development program gathered at Pratt Institute in Fort Greene on Friday to showcase their solutions on issues such as police
Education
September is coming up. Do you know what that means? It’s back to school! (Courtesy: Alan Dow / Flickr) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/76449899n047009515623/15107710396/]For some students, going back to school means reconnecting with friends you haven’t seen all summer, or setting academic goals for the fall/
Education
Brooklyn Technical High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. (Courtesy: Flickr / Kelly Millea [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr9xphotography/14761777320/in/photolist-ourY75-aCRsmy-oJUXpw-8hok6W-8hk5K6-4RgqWr-4WGBqv-b8fd2B-aqjN6B-GRV4T-66mNMR-bxAAjZ-4RkDph-5UZsqy-9iSU7S-bxAuNZ-DM8WhT-4RkCts-844vMb-hEsfGx-g5BTzz-6w7ma-pPHAAJ-58h29Z-eXyJ2u-4RgqKk-eaYZBn-pPFyna-pajquG-pPJPkZ-q7eSH1-9z7chn-pp9XzE-pPLvzY-pPFxXT-q76UcH-q76UcT-h25BKw-pDsVgN-pFCHhb-8c4x2a-qxkrSJ-9A3aRX-pPHATN-66mPSn-7Q74dN-ncQ5qw-4nmLKZ-9zan
Announcements
With the new school year about to begin, are you uncertain of which daycare is right for you and your toddler? Tired of those small, outdated home-based daycares and fed up with larger centers having year long wait lists? The perfect solution is right here in your neighborhood! Royal Star
Education
Pam Harris at a press conference in Kaiser Park last week. (Photo by Alex Ellefson/Sheepshead Bite)New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) pledged last month to wage a vigorous defense of its endorsed candidates who have come under attack from a group pushing for a controversial private school education
Bensonhurst
Source: council.nyc.govFollowing the enactment of Councilman David Greenfield’s school security guard legislation earlier this year, which allowed non public schools to qualify for reimbursement for hiring a security guard, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services has released the official rules and procedures [http://www.nyc.gov/html/
Education
Photo via Link576/FlickrCity Councilman Mark Treyger recently penned a letter asking Comptroller Scott Stringer to consider amending city fiscal guidelines for the purpose of allowing city council members to use capital funding allocations to pay for air conditioner units in the city’s public schools. Citing the numerous requests