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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT/SUNSET PARK – Shortly after ringing in the New Year early Monday, Brooklyn welcomed two of its newest residents. The borough’s first baby of 2018 was delivered at 12:25am on January 1st at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull in Bed-Stuy. Weighing in at 6 pounds 14 ounces and measuring
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“Much of the silly violence that I see committed by high school or gang members starts by online taunting,” Brooklyn DA EricGonzalez said. “There’s so much bullying and taunting that happens online that then plays itself out in violence on the street; like fist fights in the schoolyard.” According
Central Brooklyn
Shutterstock via ForbesIn a diary entry from January 1927, Anais Nin [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/apr/07/anais-nin-author-social-media] wrote, “I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.
Education
PS 67 on the right serves students mostly from Ingersoll and Walt Whitman Houses.By Kyesha Jackson, Principal of PS 67 It takes a lot of work to turn a school around, but with a dedicated staff who understands the needs of our students — both academic and social-motional — and an
Central Brooklyn
Procrastinators rejoice. With only a few days left, shopping online is not even an option anymore, not that you would even consider that when you have a wealth of local Brooklyn businesses to choose from. Here are some of our favorite shops that will delight, family, friends and hosts alike.
Central Brooklyn
via ReachNowThe New York City public school system serves 1.1 million children [http://schools.nyc.gov/AboutUs/default.htm] and all of them will be on break between December 25 and January 2. It’s cold. Maybe snowy. Gets dark earlier. What’s a parent to do? If all
brownsville
Salimata Zonon works as a home health aide for Partners in Care. Every morning she wakes up at 5:30am to go from Brownsville, Brooklyn to Manhattan to take care of Rita Asen, 94 her only client. Photo by Claire Molloy/BKLYNER BROWNSVILLE/UPPER WEST SIDE – Salimata “Sali” Zonon, 55,
Central Brooklyn
Impress friends and family with curated gifts from local Brooklyn businesses. They have scoured the globe and have found interesting gifts that meet all budgets. From stocking stuffers to lavish gifts, Brooklyn is the place to shop. BEAM [https://beambk.com/] Williamsburg 240 Kent Ave., Ste 18 Brooklyn, NY 11249
DUMBO
GOWANUS/DUMBO – New York City’s first axe throwing venue opens today in Gowanus—yes, you read that right, an axe throwing venue. Courtesy of Kick AxeAxe throwing is a game of skill where players aim, then throw a dulled hatchet at a wooden bullseye. Kick Axe [https://www.kickaxe.
Central Brooklyn
Photo Credit: Slobo/E+/ Getty Images“Please don’t tell anyone you saw me here.” That is what people say when someone they know discovers they are homeless and in a shelter. What is your first thought when someone says homeless person? Do you imagine someone who is living on
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced today plans for two New Year’s Eve celebrations [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/event/new-years-eve-countdown-to-2018/] taking place concurrently at Coney Island and Prospect Park. Prospect Park AllianceThis is the fourth year for the joint celebrations, giving Brooklyn residents greater access to free family-friendly festivities.
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Join Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Prospect Park Alliance Ring in the New Year with Brooklyn’s Most Spectacular Fireworks Display. Prospect Park AllianceOn December 31, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams and Prospect Park Alliance will present Brooklyn’s most spectacular New Year’s Eve Fireworks Celebration at