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Dec
17
Recovery House of Worship Preserves Holiday Traditions for Families in Need

Recovery House of Worship Preserves Holiday Traditions for Families in Need

Gift-wrapping during the 2019 Helping Hands Toy Store Event at the Recovery House of Worship in Brooklyn. Photo by Rachel
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Dec
15
GallopNYC Gets New Yorkers with Disabilities Back in the Saddle

GallopNYC Gets New Yorkers with Disabilities Back in the Saddle

Approximately two dozen horses live at GallopNYC’s stables, including privately-owned boarder horses like this one. Cheyenne Ligon/BklynerIn The
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Dec
07
Celebrating the Holidays During COVID: How Brooklyners Are Finding Joy This Year

Celebrating the Holidays During COVID: How Brooklyners Are Finding Joy This Year

The winter holidays are going to feel different this year. Celebrations will likely be smaller, quieter, and less travel-heavy. At
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Dec
03
Opinion: Parent Engagement for a Remote World

Opinion: Parent Engagement for a Remote World

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, courtesy of NYC DOE.As we approach the end of an unprecedented year, I reflect on
2 min read
Nov
30
Middle & High Schools Will Not Return In-Person Before 2021

Middle & High Schools Will Not Return In-Person Before 2021

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on UnsplashWhat is the City doing to improve and serve and teach the vast majority of
3 min read
Nov
30
NYC Elementary School Students Can Head Back to Buildings Dec. 7

NYC Elementary School Students Can Head Back to Buildings Dec. 7

Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
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Nov
24
Make Plans: Ice Skating Opens On Thursday At Industry City

Make Plans: Ice Skating Opens On Thursday At Industry City

Industry CityThis holiday season, there will be two skating rinks in Sunset Park. Industry City’s Ice Rink will be
1 min read
Nov
24
Eight Months Into the Pandemic, Brooklyn Mutual Aid Groups Widen Focus

Eight Months Into the Pandemic, Brooklyn Mutual Aid Groups Widen Focus

Bed-Stuy Strong volunteer Natalia Paez has been organizing neighborhood clean-ups since August. Photo by Zoe Grueskin/BklynerAs the coronavirus spread
5 min read
Nov
20
Bed Stuy With Its Housing Plan Once Again Leads The City On Community Development

Bed Stuy With Its Housing Plan Once Again Leads The City On Community Development

Today, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) released the Bedford-Stuyvesant Housing Plan. [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/
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Nov
20
Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center Expected To Open in 2025 With A Pool, Test Kitchen, And A Chess Team

Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center Expected To Open in 2025 With A Pool, Test Kitchen, And A Chess Team

Nostrand Playground’s current layout from NYC Parks Department. The proposed community center would be on Farragut Place where the
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