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Apr
15
New Schools Data Shows Large Attendance Disparities for Students in Shelter and English Language Learners

New Schools Data Shows Large Attendance Disparities for Students in Shelter and English Language Learners

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter at Phyl’s Academy in Brooklyn on March 23, 2021. (Image:
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Mar
26
NYPD Promises More Plain Clothes Cops To Combat Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

NYPD Promises More Plain Clothes Cops To Combat Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

Photo via NYPDYesterday, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea met with Brooklyn’s Asian community in Sunset Park to talk about the
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Mar
19
Opinion: Will I Be the Next Anti-Asian Hate Crime Victim?

Opinion: Will I Be the Next Anti-Asian Hate Crime Victim?

April Somboun with her children. Courtesy of April Somboun.By April Somboun [https://www.aprilsomboun.com/], candidate for City Council
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Mar
05
March to #FundExcludedWorkers Shut Down Brooklyn, Manhattan Bridges

March to #FundExcludedWorkers Shut Down Brooklyn, Manhattan Bridges

This morning local politicians, community leaders, and what appeared to be hundreds of supporters marched over and blocked the Manhattan
3 min read
Nov
09
Let’s Talk About African Food: A New Book ‘In Bibi’s Kitchen’ Brings Together Flavors & Stories

Let’s Talk About African Food: A New Book ‘In Bibi’s Kitchen’ Brings Together Flavors & Stories

Author of ‘In Bibi’s Kitchen,’ Hawa Hassan lives in Fort Greene. Credit: Liz Clayman.‘In Bibi’s Kitchen,’ [https:
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Oct
15
Human Library in Coney Island – Talking About Trauma

Human Library in Coney Island – Talking About Trauma

Maria Navarro (left) talks to neighbors. Natalie Peart/BklynerOn Tuesday evening, a small group of Coney Island and Gravesend residents
3 min read
Oct
06
OPINION: I Wish Our City And Schools Stepped Up For Immigrant Mothers.

OPINION: I Wish Our City And Schools Stepped Up For Immigrant Mothers.

Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
4 min read
Oct
02
Working to Make Brooklyn’s Indigenous Communities Count

Working to Make Brooklyn’s Indigenous Communities Count

A Mixteca member looks at census fliers in Nahuatl, an Indigenous language. Sophia Lebowitz/BklynerMixteca Organization [http://www.mixteca.org/
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Sep
18
Report: With or without Industry City rezoning, Sunset Park has a housing crisis

Report: With or without Industry City rezoning, Sunset Park has a housing crisis

As City Councilmember Carlos Menchaca faces off with developers and his own colleagues [/is-the-industry-city-rezoning-doa/] over the plan to rezone Industry
3 min read
Sep
18
Schools Need To Re-Open & Government Needs To Provide Rapid Testing, SOMOS Doctor Says

Schools Need To Re-Open & Government Needs To Provide Rapid Testing, SOMOS Doctor Says

Here is Dr. Chen in action meeting with a patient, with safety measures in place. (Photo via SOMOS Community Care)
2 min read