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May
27
DOE Eyes Historic Angel Guardian Home For District 20 As Sale Looms

DOE Eyes Historic Angel Guardian Home For District 20 As Sale Looms

Angel Guardian Home, built in 1899. Courtesy of Angel Guardian Home’s Facebook. [https://www.facebook.com/AngelGuardianHomeBrooklyn/timeline]Tenants
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May
26
Stuyvesant High Schooler From B’hurst Wins $16K College Scholarship

Stuyvesant High Schooler From B’hurst Wins $16K College Scholarship

Photo courtesy of RMHCRonald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) presented Stuyvesant High School senior Winton Yee, 18, with a $16,000
2 min read
May
26
Local Yeshiva Planning Move To Gravesend Building

Local Yeshiva Planning Move To Gravesend Building

YDE School is planning to move one of their location into a new building at 325 Avenue Y. (Photo: Alex
3 min read
May
26
Have A Fun Evening & Support Your Neighborhood School!

Have A Fun Evening & Support Your Neighborhood School!

A crowd of students, parents, school officials, and elected officials gathered at PS 217 last year. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)
2 min read
May
24
500 Elementary Students Visit Coney Island Hospital To Learn About Healthcare Professions

500 Elementary Students Visit Coney Island Hospital To Learn About Healthcare Professions

NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island [http://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/coneyisland/html/home/home.shtml], also known as Coney Island Hospital,
2 min read
May
24
Say Hola To A New Spanish Learning Center On 5th Avenue

Say Hola To A New Spanish Learning Center On 5th Avenue

Photo via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/JuguemosACantar1/photos/a.147691521927924.25514.147690681928008/147691525261257/?type=3&theater] A new
4 min read
May
24
500 Elementary Students Visit Coney Island Hospital To Learn About Healthcare Professions

500 Elementary Students Visit Coney Island Hospital To Learn About Healthcare Professions

NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island [http://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/coneyisland/html/home/home.shtml], also known as Coney Island Hospital,
2 min read
May
23
Shorefront Y’s Annual Walk For Autism Raises Funds And Awareness For Children With Special Needs

Shorefront Y’s Annual Walk For Autism Raises Funds And Awareness For Children With Special Needs

At least 200 people turned out for the Shorefront Y’s Sixth Annual Walk for Autism. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead
2 min read
May
19
Pratt President Schutte Announces He Will Step Down Following The 2016-17 Academic Year

Pratt President Schutte Announces He Will Step Down Following The 2016-17 Academic Year

Photo by Sigrid Estrada (Courtesy Pratt Institute)Thomas F. Schutte, Ph.D — the seemingly ageless leader of Pratt Institute — will
2 min read
May
19
This Is Not Your Grandmother’s Sex Toy Design Workshop [NSFW]

This Is Not Your Grandmother’s Sex Toy Design Workshop [NSFW]

Sid Azmi, owner of Please, shows samples of dildos made of borosilicate glass. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)
4 min read