Central Brooklyn
Parents attend a public meeting in Brooklyn’s District 15. PHOTO CREDIT: Christina Veiga/ChalkbeatBy Reema Amin, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/11/14/city-council-says-all-nyc-school-districts-must-develop-integration-plans/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] Every New York City school district that doesn’t already have
Central Brooklyn
CAMBA volunteersEvery November we have been asking you, our readers, to open your hearts and your wallets and to give as much as you can to help those less fortunate in Brooklyn. This year, as for the last 6 years, we are raising money for CAMBA’s Beyond Hunger Emergency
Business
Giorgi Koguashvili at FIAO in Bensonhurst. Photo by Eli Smith/BklynerWhen Giorgi Koguashvili was a six-year-old in post-Soviet Georgia, his uncle bought him a copy of Space Jam, now best-remembered by everyone else as the cringeworthy crossover of Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. For Koguashvili, the movie was life-changing: “I
Arts & Culture
CANARSIE — From school uniforms to her favorite musicians, 15-year-old Saheedah Majolagbe, has always been opinionated. “I’m not afraid to speak my mind.” she said. The problem was that she didn’t always know how or in what way to voice these opinions. That is, until she discovered podcasts. In
Arts & Culture
Welcome to our new business column, where we’ll share all news on expansions, new businesses, pop-ups turned storefronts, and more. Prema Yoga [https://www.premayogabrooklyn.com/] Prema Yoga Brooklyn announced its second location in Clinton Hill on October 10, with the original studio in Carroll Gardens. The new, reimagined
Arts & Culture
Courtesy of the Brooklyn Public Library.This Saturday the Brooklyn Public Library will mark the 400th anniversary of slavery in America with an “extended teach-in” aimed at providing participants with a fuller understanding of both its history and its legacy on the country up to the present. The teach-in, called
Carroll Gardens
By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/10/23/two-progressive-nyc-schools-at-the-forefront-of-refusing-to-take-state-tests-are-now-facing-more-exams/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] Two progressive schools where a majority of students opted out of state tests are now being required to give six additional tests this year. More
Announcements
Community members gathered in Gowanus to learn about a proposed elementary school rezoning that could help relieve overcrowding and integrate District 15 schools. The education department is delaying a decision on the rezoning to get more feedback from families. Christina Veiga/ChalkbeatBy Christina Veiga Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/
Events
Argyle Street, Ditmas Park (Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Saturday, October 26 3RD ANNUAL KIDS HALLOWEEN PARADE + SCAVENGER HUNT [https://industrycity.com/event/ic-beyond-kids-halloween-parade/] Industry City, 274 36th Street, Sunset Park, 10am-4pm The third annual Kids’ Halloween Parade + Trick-or-Treat Scavenger Hunt will include mural painting, a pumpkin patch, and other family-friendly activities.
Animals
BUSHWICK — Join the second annual Vegan Food Fest Fundraiser this Saturday, October 19, at Bushwick’s social hub Mayday Space. Photo by Rustic Vegan [https://unsplash.com/@rusticvegan?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash. [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/vegan?utm_source=unsplash&
Dyker Heights
Photo by Mary Bakija/BklynerUPDATE: The bill passed City Council today. It designates a vendor-free zone from Thanksgiving to December 31 in the area surrounded by 81st Street & 86th Street and 10th Avenue and 13th Avenue. No food vendor be allowed to park a truck or set up for
Central Brooklyn
SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Whether you are out shopping, waiting for a bus, riding your bicycle – these days on the streets of Southern Brooklyn, you are more likely to be killed by a speeding and inattentive driver than a bullet – or anything else. So far this year, Brooklyn South has logged the