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Jan
29
Over 4,000 Neighbors at Ingersoll Houses Have Been without Heat All Day

Over 4,000 Neighbors at Ingersoll Houses Have Been without Heat All Day

Aerial Photo of Ingersoll Houses via NYCHAFORT GREENE — The 4,046 neighbors who live at the 21-building Ingersoll Houses [https:
2 min read
Jan
29

Beloved 1960s Children’s Television Host And Flatbush Native Sonny Fox, Dead at 95

Photo via Sonny FoxSonny Fox, the television host of the beloved 1960s New York-based Sunday children’s program, Wonderama, has
4 min read
Jan
29
Enrollment in NYC schools is down 4% amid the pandemic. How many students has your school lost?

Enrollment in NYC schools is down 4% amid the pandemic. How many students has your school lost?

By Alex Zimmerman and Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/27/22252172/nyc-school-enrollment-decline] The
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Jan
28
Middle School Screens and G&T Hot Issues at D16 Town Hall With Schools Chancellor Carranza

Middle School Screens and G&T Hot Issues at D16 Town Hall With Schools Chancellor Carranza

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza during D16 Town Hall. Zoom screenshot. Tuesday evening, January 26, saw Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza take
6 min read
Jan
28
NYPD Searching For Two Teenage Serial Robbers

NYPD Searching For Two Teenage Serial Robbers

These two kids are in trouble. Between the dates of December 9, 2020, and December 20, 2020, it was reported
1 min read
Jan
27
Calling All Public School Students: Applications open for the 3rd Annual New York City Public School Film Festival (PSA)

Calling All Public School Students: Applications open for the 3rd Annual New York City Public School Film Festival (PSA)

New York, NY – The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment announces that applications are open for the 3rd Annual
1 min read
Jan
26
New Chipotle Hosts Sunset Park High School PTA Fundraiser Today!

New Chipotle Hosts Sunset Park High School PTA Fundraiser Today!

Today, between 4-8 pm, Sunset Park’s new Chipotle Mexican Grill will be helping the Sunset Park High School PTA
2 min read
Jan
26
Chancellor To Appoint Trustees To Restore Order to Brownsville’s CEC23

Chancellor To Appoint Trustees To Restore Order to Brownsville’s CEC23

Community Education Council 23 [http://www.d23rising.nyc/] (CEC23) which covers Brownsville, Ocean Hill, and parts of East New York,
4 min read
Jan
26
Poll Finds Most Brooklyn Voters Would Trade Parking For Pedestrian and Transit Improvements

Poll Finds Most Brooklyn Voters Would Trade Parking For Pedestrian and Transit Improvements

A majority of voters in Brooklyn–and across the city–would give up parking for pedestrian and public transit improvements.
3 min read
Jan
22
Letting Kids Down: Dysfunctional Brownsville Community Education Council Has Lacked Quorum Since October

Letting Kids Down: Dysfunctional Brownsville Community Education Council Has Lacked Quorum Since October

CECs, which are part of the Department of Education’s governmental structure, are meant to be the parent advocates for
3 min read