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Mar
19
A Modern School: P.S. 97 in Gravesend Gets New Classrooms And A Greenhouse 

A Modern School: P.S. 97 in Gravesend Gets New Classrooms And A Greenhouse 

Rendering of the new rooftop garden planned for P.S. 97 in Gravesend. (Image: NYC School Construction Authority)A crowded
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Mar
19
Skelly! On Smartphone Or Skelly IRL?

Skelly! On Smartphone Or Skelly IRL?

Skelly [https://eightygames.wordpress.com/2015/06/21/skelly-a-new-york-street-game/comment-page-1/] , a popular children’s street game, is making a comeback
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Mar
19
NYC Schools Chancellor: Why I Dare to Dream Big

NYC Schools Chancellor: Why I Dare to Dream Big

Meisha Porter, New York City Schools Chancellor. Image courtesy of NYC Department of Education.By Meisha Porter, New York City
3 min read
Mar
18
Opinion: Let’s Fully Fund Public Schools Now

Opinion: Let’s Fully Fund Public Schools Now

PS 6 in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Tracy Jordan, a parent, education advocate, and Flatbush resident. The pandemic has exposed
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Mar
17
NYC schools could get $4.5 billion in federal aid. The big question is how to spend it.

NYC schools could get $4.5 billion in federal aid. The big question is how to spend it.

Students at M.S. 51 in Park Slope, Brooklyn streamed into the building, socially distanced and masked. A new federal
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Mar
16
OPINION: Essential Workers Supported Us This Year, Now We Must Support Them

OPINION: Essential Workers Supported Us This Year, Now We Must Support Them

Salimata Zonon works as a home health aide. Every morning she wakes up at 5:30am to go from Brownsville,
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Mar
12
‘White People. DOING Something’ Wants You to Have the Hard Conversations

‘White People. DOING Something’ Wants You to Have the Hard Conversations

Unite NY Rally on Juneteenth 2020. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)When Brooklyn couple Aja Davis and Molly Ola Pinney read
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Mar
08
It’s official: NYC high school buildings will reopen in March. Sports are set to resume in April.

It’s official: NYC high school buildings will reopen in March. Sports are set to resume in April.

NYC high schools will welcome back students on March 22. Brooklyn’s Park Slope Collegiate, which shares a building with
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Mar
05
Oula: Modern Maternity Care Opens in Brooklyn Heights

Oula: Modern Maternity Care Opens in Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Heights recently became home to a new type of maternity care center, Oula [https://oulahealth.com/]. The clinic aims
3 min read
Mar
05
Remembering Eugene Hurkin, 1925-2021

Remembering Eugene Hurkin, 1925-2021

Eugene Hurkin, family photo.If there was one thing Eugene Hurkin lived for, it was to laugh and make others
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