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Sep
20
Students Strike For Climate In Coffey Park

Students Strike For Climate In Coffey Park

RED HOOK – It’s an unseasonably warm September day, and things are heating up in Red Hook. In Coffey Park,
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Sep
16
Looking For Respect: Crown Heights Celebrates Diversity, Talks About Hate

Looking For Respect: Crown Heights Celebrates Diversity, Talks About Hate

Hundreds of Crown Heights residents gathered at Brower Park throughout the afternoon. Nigel Roberts/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – Crown Heights is racially
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Aug
29
As District 15’s middle school integration efforts take off, Charles O. Dewey gets a new principal

As District 15’s middle school integration efforts take off, Charles O. Dewey gets a new principal

By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat NY [https://chalkbeat.org/ny/] The new school year will begin with high stakes for Charles
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Aug
28
Ask A Neighbor: What do you think of eliminating G&T programs?

Ask A Neighbor: What do you think of eliminating G&T programs?

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Earlier this week School Diversity Group issued a recommendation to do away with gifted and talented programs and
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Aug
26
Battle of Brooklyn Raged at Greenwood Cemetery This Weekend

Battle of Brooklyn Raged at Greenwood Cemetery This Weekend

Greenwood Cemetery Commemorates the Battle of Brooklyn. Patriot soldiers fire on the British forces approaching. (Photo by Todd Maisel/Bklyner)
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Aug
16
Middle school near Brownsville playground shooting counsels students with ‘grief-sensitive’ approach

Middle school near Brownsville playground shooting counsels students with ‘grief-sensitive’ approach

The Mott Hall Bridges Academy guidance counselor, Wesley McLeod, center, with two former students, whom he helped counsel after the
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Aug
14
Brooklyn Diocese Defrocks Two Priests Credibly Accused of Sex Abuse

Brooklyn Diocese Defrocks Two Priests Credibly Accused of Sex Abuse

The Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens announced on Tuesday that decades-old accusations of sexual abuse against two priests had
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Aug
06
Local Heroes: They Saw, They Stopped, They Helped

Local Heroes: They Saw, They Stopped, They Helped

GRAVESEND – Yesterday afternoon neighbors across the borough were sharing messages hoping to help identify a 4-year-old girl that was found
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Aug
05
Measles Cases Down by 67%, the Health Department is “Cautiously Optimistic”

Measles Cases Down by 67%, the Health Department is “Cautiously Optimistic”

Bill de Blasio announcing the public health emergency in April. (Ed Reed/ Mayoral Photography Office)WILLIAMSBURG – The measles was declared
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Aug
02
Brooklyn Beach Sports Festival Saturday At Coney Island Beach

Brooklyn Beach Sports Festival Saturday At Coney Island Beach

via Parks DepartmentCONEY ISLAND – Enjoy the Coney Island beach this weekend with fun-filled activities thanks to the Parks Department.  There
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