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Opinion: Running For Office Should Not Be This Hard
Simmons, center, petitioning earlier this year. Campaign Photo.Running for New
York City Council District 39 is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I’m an
educational leader, a mom, a pandemic learning wrangler of a third-grader; I
started a school, parented a colicky baby, and even survived sudden
How New Yorkers Cut Out of Unemployment and Stimulus Checks Can Tap $2.1B Fund
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By Allison Dikanovic and Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY. This article was
originally
Two Unrelated COVID Cases Will Not Trigger School Building Closures, New Rules Rolled Out
Meisha Ross Porter at City Hall. By Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Reema
Amin and Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat New York
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Two unrelated cases of coronavirus among staff and students will no longer
trigger building closures for New York City schools, Mayor
Park Slope Record Store Changes Owners, Bets On Vinyl
Chris Lentz at his store. Lucas Miller/BklynerIn an era where any song is just a
few taps away on your preferred streaming app, independent record stores feel
like a relic. So when Jason Figel decided to retire after running Music Matters
in Park Slope for 22 years, he was
OPINION: Keeping Our Graduates Connected Is Critical For Their Success
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By Arthur Samuels & Pagee Cheung
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Side Hustle To Big Business: Low-Income Entrepreneurs Could Help Brooklyn’s Economy Recover—How Can the City Support Them?
A two-part panel on low-income entrepreneurship in Brooklyn organized by the
Center for an Urban Future included LaToya Meaders from Collective Fare, Camille
Newman from the Brooklyn Women’s Business Center, Chymeka Olfonse from BUILD
NYC, La-Shawn Allen-Muhammad from the Central Brooklyn EDC and Ras Omeil Morgan
from iaRas iTal.
West Elm Opens Outlet Store At Industry City
West Elm Outlet Store at Industry City. Image courtesy of Industry City
Brooklyn’s West Elm [https://www.westelm.com/] opened the company’s first outlet
store today, naturally, in Brooklyn.
The store joins retailers like Porcelanosa, Design Within Reach, and Restoration
Hardware, as well as retail stores by Flavor
3-K Expanded To All School Districts!
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Porter announced this morning that, starting
this fall, the City will expand the free 3-K For All to as many families as
possible in the remaining sixteen school districts.
Mayor Bill de Blasio Chancellor Porter at Phyl’s Academy in Brooklyn to announce
3K
Across Brooklyn, Providing Emergency Food Remains a Challenge
The Brooklyn Nets Food Pantry at PS/IS 308 on January 15, 2021 in Brooklyn, New
York (Image: Michelle Farsi)Even as service providers and food pantries across
the city have stepped up to meet the surge in demand for free food prompted by
the pandemic, several parts of Brooklyn