Business
Chayil Hyland, a senior at Food and Finance High School, is learning remotely this year from her Queens Village kitchen. Courtesy of Chayil HylandBy Colleen Connolly, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/11/10/21558856/nyc-culinary-high-school-remote-learning-cooking-pandemic] Standing in her Brooklyn kitchen, knife in hand, 16-year-old
Business
Founder and owner Ricardo Rodriguez Pacheco outside La Merced. Danielle Sinay/BklynerGreenpoint’s La Merced Juice Bar [https://www.instagram.com/lamercedbk/?hl=en], named after a marketplace in Mexico City, opened to the public in September— just weeks after dozens of neighborhood businesses had shut down for good. Founder
Business
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced earlier today in a call with reporters that the red and yellow zones in Brooklyn will be reduced in size by 50 %. The red cluster is now concentrated along the length of Ocean Parkway and in Midwood. The yellow zone now is between New Utrecht and
Business
How is that possible? Will schools that were in orange and yellow zones that were ordered shut now reopen? What about my business? How long will each stage last? So many questions. Not enough answers. But here is what we know from the Governor’s press conference earlier today and
Business
New York State Department of Labor released September employment data today showing that unemployment in Brooklyn fell to 14.1% from 16.5% in August. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.
Central Brooklyn
As over 200 people piled into a virtual rally on Oct. 15, emotions rang high. Students, teachers, council members, and more voiced their concerns for the proposed budget cuts of Learning To Work (LTW) [https://camba.org/programs/learning-to-work/], a program that helps support and re-engage students who have dropped
Central Brooklyn
First Lady Chirlane McCray and Chancellor Richard Carranza join school leadership at the Parkside School to highlight the work being done to support students’ social and emotional wellbeing as they start the new school year on Friday, October 2, 2020 Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York
Central Brooklyn
Karina Torres could lose out on a paid internship that has helped her family stay afloat if new funding cuts are approved. Courtesy of Karina Torres (Via Chalkbeat)By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/13/21515137/transfer-school-yabc-cuts] Not long after the coronavirus began tearing
Business
In an attempt to reign in the spread of COVID19, and in response to the city’s request to restrict gatherings, Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced the following: > We have a clear and effective plan to respond to any clusters that threaten our progress. We will attack each area
Animals
Via Park Slope Pet Supplies.BROOKLYN – It’s the last day of September! Where has the time gone? A lot has been happening in our borough this week— more proof that NYC is not in fact, a “ghost town” as our president put it last night at the debate. Lot’
Central Brooklyn
Sidewalk marked at 6 feet outside PS249 in Brooklyn in September 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christina Veiga and Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/9/27/21458520/nyc-principals-union-cede-school-reopening-plans] In a stunning statement, leaders of the union representing New York City principals called Sunday for Mayor Bill
Announcements
De Blasio at the press conference this morning when he announced the furloughs. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Over 9,000 managerial and unrepresented city employees will be furloughed for five days between October and March in an effort to save the city $21 million, Mayor Bill de Blasio