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MS 51

A collection of 11 issues

Why Exactly Is The New 3rd Avenue Shelter Half As Expensive As Those On 4th?

GOWANUS – Officials at a lightly attended Wednesday night meeting about the new homeless shelter at 399 3rd Avenue cited a city rule preventing them from discussing ongoing procurement negotiations in order to dismiss questions about the cost disparity between the 3rd Ave shelter, operated by Praxis Housing Initiatives [https://www.

TransAlt Hosting Assembly To Save Speed Cameras Tonight

PARK SLOPE – Today at 5:30pm, all the speed cameras in the city will be turned off thanks to the NYS Senate’s refusal to renew and expand the bill before the end of the legislative session on June 21. Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerTransportation Alternatives [https://www.transalt.org] and

Park Slope Neighbors Meet To Map Out Dangerous Roads And Intersections

PARK SLOPE – The cafeteria of MS 51 was packed Wednesday evening with concerned locals eager to voice their concerns about dangerous Park Slope streets to Council Member Brad Lander and the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT). Park Slope Street Safety Town Hall (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Organized by the

Jumpstart #GivingTuesday By Donating To Neighborhood Schools

Photo by Park Slope StoopWe’re one week away from #GivingTuesday [http://www.givingtuesday.org/], a global day following Black Friday and Cyber Monday that focuses on giving back to the community. We can’t think of a better way to give back than helping our neighborhood schools. Donors Choose

At Last Night’s Vigil For Mohammad Naiem Uddin, Remembering A Son, Brother And Friend

Mohammad Naiem Uddin was 14 years old. He loved his family and his friends. He was a budding photographer, and when you’d hang out with him, he’d always be snapping photos. He was incredibly bright and, like his older sister, Rabia, was the valedictorian of his class at

Mathnasium Learning Center Coming To 5th Avenue

Mathnasium [http://www.mathnasium.com/], a learning center founded in 2002 to tutor kids in math, is opening up a Park Slope location [http://www.mathnasium.com/parkslope] just in time for the new school year. They’re moving into the storefront at 361 5th Avenue, between 5th and 6th

New Benches Installed At MS 51

Have you seen the great new benches installed around trees on the 5th Avenue side of MS 51 [http://www.ms51.org/], between 4th and 5th Streets? Many thanks to the Parents Association for making that block into more of a plaza space for the students, and neighbors, to hang

Suspects Arrested In Robberies Of MS 51 Students

Police say two suspects have been arrested in connection to robberies targeting middle-school kids around the MS 51 [http://www.ms51.org/] area, including one we reported on last week [/blog/crime/middle-school-boy-mugged-after-school-possibly-one-of-many-recent-incidents] . The suspects, a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old, were arrested after a 12-year-old was mugged after school on

New NYC Schools Chancellor Appointed Today At MS 51

Today Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio named veteran educator Carmen Fariña to be his schools chancellor [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/12/30/mayor-elect-de-blasio-announcement/], and he chose to make the announcement right here in Park Slope at MS 51 [http://www.ms51.org/], which his kids had attended. Fariña also has

The New 5th Street Speed Bumps Are Here

Two new speed bumps have been installed on 5th Street between 4th and 5th Avenues as part of the changes coming to 4th Ave [/blog/transportation/revised-4th-avenue-safety-plan-approved-by-community-board-6] to improve safety along the busy corridor. These were requested by the principal of MS 51 [http://www.ms51.org/], the adjacent school,