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Education

Apply Now For The ‘NYC Born & Raised’ College Scholarship

Photo by suewaters [https://www.flickr.com/photos/suewaters/7564724934/in/photolist-cwtcaY-oNC8bR-ceSzn7-cD7dj7-ijow9x-dLnfno-RoWke-6VUNug-wNZ9qH-6WmWvH-r8Fs8c-cwteaw-9jWxuM-7cqfD3-XxL15-e3y77r-dLgMSP-vKdFRq-e3y79X-e3DLQd-7cm9BZ-mMrpTq-cvXVRb-e3y79e-e3DLNE-gYG1Qp-e3DLMy-5ToB3M-e3y7ak-7bVfT2-7bVfLe-cvXHRJ-e3y78D-pN3ggn-pMzLuV-fh2DQB-cwtbPf-omFv6L-agFk8h-hW2Z6L-4aEHgy-6W3Gan-f86BqV-2Za6bY-cvXWg9-4DSU5g-7cq2HW-9dDhKo-RL7ak-gVUdA2] /FlickrAre you a native New Yorker who is currently in college? Got

Bensonhurst

Apply Now For The ‘NYC Born & Raised’ College Scholarship

Photo by suewaters [https://www.flickr.com/photos/suewaters/7564724934/in/photolist-cwtcaY-oNC8bR-ceSzn7-cD7dj7-ijow9x-dLnfno-RoWke-6VUNug-wNZ9qH-6WmWvH-r8Fs8c-cwteaw-9jWxuM-7cqfD3-XxL15-e3y77r-dLgMSP-vKdFRq-e3y79X-e3DLQd-7cm9BZ-mMrpTq-cvXVRb-e3y79e-e3DLNE-gYG1Qp-e3DLMy-5ToB3M-e3y7ak-7bVfT2-7bVfLe-cvXHRJ-e3y78D-pN3ggn-pMzLuV-fh2DQB-cwtbPf-omFv6L-agFk8h-hW2Z6L-4aEHgy-6W3Gan-f86BqV-2Za6bY-cvXWg9-4DSU5g-7cq2HW-9dDhKo-RL7ak-gVUdA2] /FlickrAre you a native New Yorker who is currently in college? Got

Bensonhurst

Why I Chose Success Academy Over A Gifted Program For My Son

The author with his 6-year-old son Tyler. (Photo by Jonathan Dant)In 2014, my wife and I went through a grueling process faced by many New York City parents each April: finding the right school for our son in Southern Brooklyn. Like most parents, our first priority was finding a

Central Brooklyn

Brooklyn Kids Rally To Save Summer Programs Cut In Mayor’s Budget

Council Member Mathieu Eugene at a rally to restore summer program funding at Brooklyn Borough Hall last Thursday. (Photo via Council Member Eugene’s office) Is summer camp for thousands of New York City kids in jeopardy? Local Council Member Mathieu Eugene, who chairs the City Council’s Youth Services

Education

Treyger Demands City Purchase Shuttered Property For Community Use

City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with Coney Island residents to demand the city purchase the former F.E.G.S. building. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)They want a community center, not condos! City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with scores of Coney Island residents Saturday to demand the city purchase

Education

Sunset Park Students Plead With Mayor: Don’t Take Away Our Summer Programs

Students at PS503/506’s CFL program made this sign to express their support for restoration of their budget. (Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice)“This Is What Summer Camp Means To Us”: * “Kids can become proactive and learn to be leaders.” — Erika Berneo * “[We] gain new experiences, meet

Bensonhurst

Business Insider Reporter ‘Pleasantly Surprised’ By Visit To Success Academy

Photo courtesy of Success Academy Bensonhurst [https://www.facebook.com/SABensonhurst/photos/a.808354049215458.1073741828.785002684883928/1133043643413162/?type=3&theater] /FacebookThere was a unexpectedly positive profile [http://www.businessinsider.in/I-toured-a-NYC-school-thats-part-of-a-contentious-network-loved-by-Wall-Street-and-I-was-surprised-by-what-I-saw/articleshow/51932201.cms] of our neighborhood’s branch of Success Academy (SA) — the controversial charter school franchise started

Education

School Upgrades, Bus Route Clocks, And Park Repairs Win PB Funds From CM Menchaca

Image via Google Maps.The participatory budgeting (PBNYC) voting results are in and Sunset Park schools “won” three out of the five winning projects. Specifically, Sunset Park High School will be getting a library upgrade, MS 136 will get an auditorium upgrade, and PS 169 will get renovated bathrooms. Park

Education

School PSA: New Grants Of Up To $25K Are Available

Brooklyn Technical High School (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Jim.henderson)New grants of up to $25,000 per school are now available courtesy the Waltentas Family Foundation [https://wff-neighborhood-school-grants.submittable.com/submit]. Applications are available [https://wff-neighborhood-school-grants.submittable.com/submit] to public and charter schools in District 13 [http://schools.nyc.

Education

Love Your Child’s Crossing Guard? Here’s How You Can Let Them Know

Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopDo you have a crossing guard you adore? Do your kids speak glowingly about the crossing guard that keeps them safe? As we near the end of the school year, many individuals get thanked for their hard work. However, crossing guards are the unsung

Education

Parenting Classes Aim To Support Chinese Immigrant Families, Address Mental Health Issues In Sunset Park

Photo courtesy of Winnie Hu.It has been a month since 24-year-old Lin Li was arrested and confessed to inadvertently drowning her two-year-old daughter [/police-fire/sunset-park-toddler-mother-arrested-murder-manslaughter-charges/], Melody Pheng, in a basin of water for soiling her clothes. In the weeks since, Melody was laid to rest, her four-year-old brother was

Arts & Culture

Making Summer Plans? Check Out These Great Arts Camps

Whether your kids have a creative touch with textile arts, an ear for music, or can’t wait to find their spotlight, Brooklyn is home to a number of fine arts camps you won’t want to miss. Courtesy Brooklyn Center StageBrooklyn Center Stage [http://www.brooklyncenterstage.com/] 495 3rd