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Jan
22
A Shot At A Fair Future: Foster Youth Call on Mayor To Fund Essential Programs

A Shot At A Fair Future: Foster Youth Call on Mayor To Fund Essential Programs

Ericka Francois, Fair Futures Youth Advocacy Youth Coordinator. Image from the virtual rally.Foster youth and elected officials called on
5 min read
Jan
22
District 13 Aims For More Integrated Middle Schools

District 13 Aims For More Integrated Middle Schools

By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/21/22243326/brooklyn-middle-school-integration-district-13] Middle schools in a diverse
4 min read
Jan
20
The Brooklyn Book Bodega Looks to Fill the Borough with “100 Book Homes”

The Brooklyn Book Bodega Looks to Fill the Borough with “100 Book Homes”

Volunteers from the Brooklyn Navy Yard distribute books at a Brooklyn Book Bodega event in Fort Greene in November. The
6 min read
Jan
19
The Brooklyn Nets Campus Food Pantry Opens in Bed-Stuy

The Brooklyn Nets Campus Food Pantry Opens in Bed-Stuy

The Brooklyn Nets Food Pantry at PS/IS 308 presented by HSS. (Photo by Michelle Farsi)A public school in
2 min read
Jan
18
A Helping Hand In The Neighborhood: Purple Pantries Fill A Community Need

A Helping Hand In The Neighborhood: Purple Pantries Fill A Community Need

Tiny Purple Pantries/ Lindsay ManolakosSmall purple boxes have been popping up across Brooklyn this summer. “Give What You Can, Take
4 min read
Jan
15
Brooklyn Celebrates MLK Day in a Year Like No Other

Brooklyn Celebrates MLK Day in a Year Like No Other

Monday, January 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. day. A week after the attack on the Capitol, in the middle
3 min read
Jan
14
Not Another Second: LGTBQ Seniors On Their Lost Years

Not Another Second: LGTBQ Seniors On Their Lost Years

Pat and Paulette Martin lost 56 years collectively. Photo by Karsten Thormaehlen [https://www.karstenthormaehlen.com/]On Jan 19, an
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Jan
13
No More G&T Screening After This Spring, Plan Calls For Changing Teachers Perceptions?

No More G&T Screening After This Spring, Plan Calls For Changing Teachers Perceptions?

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability with Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. City Hall. Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Credit:
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Jan
13
COVID-19 Cases Rising Faster Among Teachers & Staff

COVID-19 Cases Rising Faster Among Teachers & Staff

By Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/12/22227990/covid-teachers-school-reopening] In New York, Texas, and a slice
5 min read
Jan
12
NYCHA Falsely Certified This Brooklyn Child’s Apartment Lead-Free. Now He Has Lead Poisoning — and He’s Not Alone

NYCHA Falsely Certified This Brooklyn Child’s Apartment Lead-Free. Now He Has Lead Poisoning — and He’s Not Alone

Red Hook Houses resident Sherron Paige and her son, Kyan. Courtesy of Sherron PaigeBy Greg B. Smith, THE CITY. This
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