Arts & Culture
Photo: Scott Teplin / teplin.com.The path from Lascivious Biddy to PTA Mom is not immediately apparent, but Deidre Rodman Struck connects the dots with far fewer than six degrees of separation, ending up at the Second Annual Music Festival to benefit PS 130 [https://www.facebook.com/Ps130Pta/photos/
Arts & Culture
Courtesy of Park Slope Performing ArtsSlowly but surely, a theater training program for kids and teens has built on its deep neighborhood roots. Park Slope Performing Arts [https://parkslopeperformingarts.com/] is a family-owned business located in Windsor Terrace (135 Windsor Place just off Prospect Park West). The business is co-owned
Education
Courtesy of LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project)These local high school students are taking on trash problems in Park Slope. As part of a program sponsored by the LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project), which promotes digital literacy and media criticism, ninth and 10th graders at John Jay Secondary School for
Education
Photo Credit: NYC Department of EducationChancellor Fariña will be stopping by District 13 for a CEC-sponsored Town Hall in a few weeks on Tuesday, May 3, and the Community Education Council is soliciting parent input into the questions they will ask her. So if you have any questions or concerns,
Education
Image via cgiraldez [http://mrg.bz/Dg6L1a].A student at Benjamin Banneker Academy (77 Clinton Avenue) is suing the city, city Department of Education (DOE), and a fellow student for allegedly selling her a brownie laced with marijuana that, upon ingestion, left her paralyzed. Student Danieel Buchanan has accused the
Business
[Left-Right] Randy Peers, Chief Executive Officer of OBT, Assembly Assistant Speaker Felix W. Ortiz, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, senior advisor to Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, Andrew Kimball, CEO of Industry City, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, Senator Martin J. Golden, Senator Velmanette Montgomery, and Dr. Russell Hotzler,
Bensonhurst
PS 101 The Verrazano School (Photo: NYC Schools)Thirty-eight new bilingual programs are coming to 36 New York City schools in time for the 2016-2017 school year and including one in our area. Gravesend’s PS 101 The Verrazano School [http://www.ps101k.com/] (2360 Benson Avenue) will incorporate a
Education
The MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center is one of 21 Brooklyn schools receiving federal funds for one or more dual language programs. (Photo via Google Maps.)Thirty-eight new bilingual programs are coming to 36 schools in time for the 2016-2017 school year and the MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning
Education
P.S. 169 is one of 21 Brooklyn schools getting bilingual or dual-language programs beginning in the 2016-2017 school year. (Image via Google Maps.) Thirty-eight new bilingual programs are coming to 36 schools in time for the 2016-2017 school year and several local schools serving Sunset Park students are among
Education
Science, technology, engineering, and math take center stage April 2 through 10, as National Robotics Week [http://www.nationalroboticsweek.org/] hits the spotlight. Established in 2010, the week brings attention to technology-related fields by introducing kids to the world of robotics. In other words, it’s the perfect time to
Central Brooklyn
Science, technology, engineering, and math take center stage April 2 through 10, as National Robotics Week [http://www.nationalroboticsweek.org/] hits the spotlight. Established in 2010, the week brings attention to technology-related fields by introducing kids to the world of robotics. In other words, it’s the perfect time to
Education
Science, technology, engineering, and math take center stage April 2 through 10, as National Robotics Week [http://www.nationalroboticsweek.org/] hits the spotlight. Established in 2010, the week brings attention to technology-related fields by introducing kids to the world of robotics. In other words, it’s the perfect time to