Announcements
At BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange [http://youth.bax.org/], we foster creativity, encourage exploration, and provide a positive and nurturing environment. Our Virtual Summer Arts Program (VSAP) draws from BAX’s year-round education programs to provide young artists with opportunities to explore different forms of visual art and performance as
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Photo by Mark Zamora on UnsplashBy Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/1/21277334/how-to-help-readers-tv-show-lets-learn-nyc] As a leader of the education department’s efforts to get New York City’s children reading by the end of second grade, Andrew Fletcher had to
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Chancellor Carranza speaks at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s press conference on COVID-19. City Hall. Monday, March 23, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Deborah Alexander and Yiatin Chu, NYC public school parents Last week the NYC Department of Education (DOE) came to Queens to “listen” to what
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Daycare in Brooklyn, Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, Originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/5/21/21266712/childcare-nyc-coronavirus-reopen] Whenever New York City is ready to begin reopening its economy after months of sheltering in place, child care will be essential for families returning to work.
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NYC Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza is helping out right now to ensure our students stay healthy and full during the COVID-19 outbreak by announcing students can pick up food from any @NYCSchools location this week from 7:30 am — 1:30 pm. PS 130, Manhattan. Monday, March 16, 2020.
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Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashNew York State on Pause (Executive Order 202.6, the provisions of which have been extended through mid-June) has never given explicit guidance about whether parents who have “non-essential” jobs are allowed to continue to have nannies come into their home. The result of this
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Chancellor Carranza speaks at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s press conference on COVID-19. City Hall. Monday, March 23, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Alex Zimmerman, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/5/19/21264071/nyc-summer-school-doe-coronavirus] More than one in six New York
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Amber Adler and her children. (Photo via Rathkopf Photography, with permission) HOMECREST – Amber Adler, 36, has always given back to the community. The more you scroll down her Facebook feed, the various photos and posts you will see of her distributing meals, volunteering and talking to neighbors about what they
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Jamie Betesh Carter with her daughter. Family photo.Every night when I cozy up to my 11-month-old daughter, I bring out her bin of books and let her pick two for me to read to her at bedtime. Recently, without fail, she grabs “Good Night New York City” and “Good
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Photo byBill Oxford [https://unsplash.com/@bill_oxford?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/handcuffs?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] By Alexandra H. Smith, Sarah Young, and Michael Pate of the Brooklyn Criminal
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Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza speaks at a news conference at the Office of Emergency Management about the Coronavirus, March 2, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg B. Smith, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/05/how-nyc-schools-officials-played-down-the-covid-19-threat.html] . After Mayor Bill de Blasio shut down the city’
Announcements
This week Council Member Mark Treyger will host two free mask giveaways for residents in Southern Brooklyn. Council Member Treyger has partnered with the Sea Gate Police Department and Women on the Rise to distribute the free masks this week for residents in need. WHO: Council Member Mark Treyger, Sea