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Oct
15
More than half of NYC’s public school families have opted for online-only learning

More than half of NYC’s public school families have opted for online-only learning

First Lady Chirlane McCray and Chancellor Richard Carranza join school leadership at the Parkside School to highlight the work being
3 min read
Oct
15
NYC Mulls Cuts To High School Programs For Students At Risk Of Dropping Out

NYC Mulls Cuts To High School Programs For Students At Risk Of Dropping Out

Karina Torres could lose out on a paid internship that has helped her family stay afloat if new funding cuts
4 min read
Oct
09
Here For The Community: Caitlin Baucom Is “Creating joy, acceptance, and material support for humans”

Here For The Community: Caitlin Baucom Is “Creating joy, acceptance, and material support for humans”

On a narrow sidewalk on the edge of Bushwick, Brooklyn, last Friday evening, a DJ was blasting techno music, his
5 min read
Oct
08
These 169 NYC School Sites Closed Today For At Least 2 Weeks

These 169 NYC School Sites Closed Today For At Least 2 Weeks

By Christina Veiga, Alex Zimmerman, and Sam Park, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/7/21507093/nyc-schools-closed-thursday]
9 min read
Oct
07
Giving Birth During Pandemic: East Flatbush Moms Dream Of Homebirth, Try To Make The Best Of It

Giving Birth During Pandemic: East Flatbush Moms Dream Of Homebirth, Try To Make The Best Of It

On a table set up outside on Rogers Avenue in East Flatbush for a community baby shower, gift bags filled
4 min read
Oct
06
Latest On Southern Brooklyn’s COVID Cluster – Return To Lockdown

Latest On Southern Brooklyn’s COVID Cluster – Return To Lockdown

In an attempt to reign in the spread of COVID19, and in response to the city’s request to restrict
2 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
Stalled Stormwater Reduction Project Leaves Gaping Hole in PS9 Schoolyard

Stalled Stormwater Reduction Project Leaves Gaping Hole in PS9 Schoolyard

Abandoned construction site in the schoolyard by PS 9. Carol J. Clouse/Bklyner When parents in Prospect Heights learned in
4 min read
Sep
28
NYC Principals Union: Mayor de Blasio, Chancellor Should Cede Control of Schools

NYC Principals Union: Mayor de Blasio, Chancellor Should Cede Control of Schools

Sidewalk marked at 6 feet outside PS249 in Brooklyn in September 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christina Veiga and Reema Amin,
5 min read
Sep
23
Fall Gardening: The Ryder Street Rockets are Brightening The Neighborhood, Will Stuart Street Slimers Be Next?

Fall Gardening: The Ryder Street Rockets are Brightening The Neighborhood, Will Stuart Street Slimers Be Next?

MARINE PARK – The Ryder Street Rockets, part of the Marine Park Community Association’s [https://www.marineparkcommunityassociation.com/] Gardening Club,
4 min read