PS 295 Receives $141,000 Grant To Fund Music Programs
Three cheers are in order for our neighbors at PS 295 [http://www.ps295.org/]
(330 18th Street, between 6th
On Sandy Aid, City Wants Long Term Solutions While State Pushes Help To Homeowners
Residents help with long-term planning at a NY Rising meeting.The Wall Street
Journal published an interesting article last week,
The Ever-Shrinking Funding Of Prospect Park
Earlier this week, neighbor and NY Times Gotham columnist Michael Powell
[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/newyorkandregion/columns/gotham/
Neighborhood Improvements Go Beyond Participatory Budgeting
As we get ready to vote on the projects that are in the running for funding
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through
City Renews Attempt To Shutter Sheepshead Bay H.S.
Sheepshead Bay High School students protesting the city’s closure attempts in
the last school year. (Photo: Robert Fernandez)The
What Would You Do With One Million Dollars?
Photo via Eric Michael Johnson/NY Times
[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/nyregion/for-some-new-yorkers-a-grand-experiment-in-participatory-budgeting.html?ref=nyregion]
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Goodbye “Sheepshead Bay High School,” Hello “Academy of Career Exploration of Sheepshead Bay”
After deciding last month to shutter Sheepshead Bay High School
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Turner Pushes Bill Providing $5,000 Tax Credit To Private School Parents
[polldaddy poll=5999319]Congressman Bob Turner will appear on the steps of a
Queens Catholic school today to announce his
56,000 Petitions Collected To Save Aquarium Funds
Courtesy of Allie_Caulfield via FlickrFrom the Brooklyn Eagle
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Schools Face More Cuts, Take Action Now!
It’s been a terrible year for New York City schools. It kicked off when the city
announced $405 million