Kids & Family

Aug
04
Up Close And Personal – At Smaller Actions BLM Necessity Comes Into Focus

Up Close And Personal – At Smaller Actions BLM Necessity Comes Into Focus

By Jens Jebsen/BklynerBy the time the Black Lives Matter protestors set out for Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick on
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Jul
30
Stop Obsessing About Reopening Schools, And Focus On Teaching Our Kids – OPINION

Stop Obsessing About Reopening Schools, And Focus On Teaching Our Kids – OPINION

Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashI have lost count how many hours this summer I have devoted to zoom calls
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Jul
23
Sunset Park and Kosciuszko Pools Opening Tomorrow, Betsy Head on August 1.

Sunset Park and Kosciuszko Pools Opening Tomorrow, Betsy Head on August 1.

Sunset Park Pool. Courtesy NYC Parks.No, it will not be as crowded as before, but some relief is coming
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Jul
17
Senator Schumer, Support New York’s Immigrants During COVID-19! OPINION

Senator Schumer, Support New York’s Immigrants During COVID-19! OPINION

Brooklyn Immigrant Community Coalition – Distribution at Good Shepherd Church. (Photo: Rathkopf Photography, with permission)The health and prosperity of each
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Jul
16
Brooklyn Diocese Closes Two Catholic Academies, Leaves Parents Outraged And Suspicious

Brooklyn Diocese Closes Two Catholic Academies, Leaves Parents Outraged And Suspicious

PARK SLOPE – On Tuesday morning at the corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street, dozens of families stood outside the
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Jul
16
Seeds in the Middle Brings Fresh Produce Programs to Food Insecure Areas of Brooklyn

Seeds in the Middle Brings Fresh Produce Programs to Food Insecure Areas of Brooklyn

Signs at the Brownsville Market. Photo courtesy of Seeds in the Middle.On Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville, there are five
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Jul
16
Fourth Graders Write Essays To Raise Awareness Of 2020 Census

Fourth Graders Write Essays To Raise Awareness Of 2020 Census

A student from P.S.257 made this poster to encourage people to fill out the census. (Photo via HITN)
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Jul
16
NYC vows to provide child care for 100K families to ease burden of part-time school schedules

NYC vows to provide child care for 100K families to ease burden of part-time school schedules

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Thursday, July 16, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
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Jul
16
Reimagining Public Safety In NYC – OPINION

Reimagining Public Safety In NYC – OPINION

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)I don’t think there have been three words that have caused
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Jul
14
How Mindfulness Helps Students in Brooklyn School Cope With Pandemic And Social Justice Issues

How Mindfulness Helps Students in Brooklyn School Cope With Pandemic And Social Justice Issues

Unite NY Rally on Juneteenth 2020. Adrian Childress/BklynerStudents may be drawn first to the calming impacts of mindfulness, but
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