Central Brooklyn
St. Andrew’s Playground on the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Kingston Ave. last spring. Curtis Brodner/BklynerAmidst rising frustration from student-athletes and their families, a group of southern Brooklyn elected officials is asking the city to bring back youth sports. In a letter sent earlier this month [https://drive.
Kids & Family
Hillel Lichtenstein for BklynerA yellow school bus was picking up Shimon Fried, 6, and his older brother, 9, on their way to school from South 5th Street near Hooper Street in Williamsburg (90 Precinct). The brother made it onto the bus but the driver allegedly didn’t see the child
canarsie
The Police Athletic League has been sued three separate times this month over sexual abuse allegedly committed by a martial arts instructor in Canarsie in the 1970s. The lawsuit, filed by Minnesota attorney Patrick Noaker and Manhattan attorney Matthew Lombardi, alleges that Police Athletic League (PAL) Tae Kwon Do instructor
COVID-19
East Brooklyn Mutual Aid volunteers./ Photo Provided by Natasha SantosThe East Brooklyn Mutual Aid (EMBA) [https://www.eastbrooklynmutualaid.org/about] is hosting a fundraiser [https://www.instagram.com/p/CLc4NUXrReE/] to keep their volunteer group organizing food distribution in Brownsville, Ocean Hills, East New York, and Cypress Hills for another
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall. Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.When Bay Ridge resident Paullette Ha Healy learned that Paul Forbes, the Department of Education’s (DOE) executive director of Educational Equity, Anti-Bias, and Diversity, was leaving his position [https://nypost.com/2021/
Central Brooklyn
A student at John Dewey High School’s student kitchen. Not every high school has one, and this year picking the right fit for one’s interests is harder than ever. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/12/22279289/nyc-high-school-admissions-diversity] The deadline
Central Brooklyn
The Flatlands Library in June 2018 (Image: Google Maps)Starting today, the Brooklyn Public Library’s Flatlands branch will be closed for one year while the building’s roof is replaced. A short notice [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/flatlands] published on the Brooklyn Public Library’s website says the
COVID-19
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza at CEC21 Town Hall, January 2021. Zoom Screenshot.Wednesday night Southern Brooklyn Community Education Council (CEC) 21 hosted a town hall with Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. Originally, the event was meant for March 2020, but was rescheduled due to the pandemic, and done via a Zoom
Central Brooklyn
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. City Hall. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Amy Zimmer and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/8/22272185/nyc-middle-school-reopen-covid] New York City’s middle school students will return to their campuses on Feb. 25, education department officials told principals
Central Brooklyn
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Arrested: On Saturday, Dashawn Garland, a 28-year-old man from Inglewood, CA,
Announcements
Rendering of future courtroom classrooms. By New York City Council.Yesterday, Council Member Mark Treyger announced that he had secured $1.25 million from the City Council to fund new courtroom classrooms at two Southern Brooklyn High Schools, part of Treyger’s work to expand career-based opportunities for students by
Central Brooklyn
Rebecca Quiñones. Courtesy of ILA.Rebecca Quiñones, a second-grade dual-language Spanish teacher at Ditmas Park’s P.S. 139, has been named an honoree on the International Literacy Association (ILA)’s 30 Under 30 [https://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/communications/literacy-today/ila-2021-30-under-30.pdf?sfvrsn=5279b38e_8] list for 2021.