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Apr
15
Openings and Closings: Biscuits, Burgers, and Bubble Teas

Openings and Closings: Biscuits, Burgers, and Bubble Teas

Welcome back to Openings and Closings. Join us in welcoming some new soul food, a bar with a tree inside,
3 min read
Apr
15
Restaurants and Bars Can Stay Open Till Midnight Starting Monday

Restaurants and Bars Can Stay Open Till Midnight Starting Monday

“We’re going to extend the 11 p.m. curfew for food and beverage to midnight,” Governor Andrew Cuomo announced
2 min read
Apr
15
COVID hit this Brooklyn high school hard. Paying students to tutor their peers is helping them get through it.

COVID hit this Brooklyn high school hard. Paying students to tutor their peers is helping them get through it.

By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/14/22384266/brooklyn-high-school-paid-tutoring-covid] Brooklyn high school freshman Alandinio
9 min read
Apr
15
New Schools Data Shows Large Attendance Disparities for Students in Shelter and English Language Learners

New Schools Data Shows Large Attendance Disparities for Students in Shelter and English Language Learners

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter at Phyl’s Academy in Brooklyn on March 23, 2021. (Image:
4 min read
Apr
14
Rejuvenation, Celebration and “Ridiculous Emceeing” at BAM’s First Live Virtual Spring Event

Rejuvenation, Celebration and “Ridiculous Emceeing” at BAM’s First Live Virtual Spring Event

Image: BAMRejuvenation, celebration and “ridiculous emceeing.” That’s what BAM has on offer for its first live, virtual concert of
2 min read
Apr
13
Brooklyn’s Open Streets Expose Tensions In Gentrifying Neighborhoods

Brooklyn’s Open Streets Expose Tensions In Gentrifying Neighborhoods

An Open Street on Berry Street in Williamsburg. (Image: DOT)The city’s Open Streets program [https://www1.nyc.gov/
3 min read
Apr
13
Crime Blotter: Missing Neighbors, Deaths, Robberies and Subway Assaults

Crime Blotter: Missing Neighbors, Deaths, Robberies and Subway Assaults

Missing: The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the following missing persons. Napoleon
6 min read
Apr
13
City Announces New, Free Summer Education Program for All Students

City Announces New, Free Summer Education Program for All Students

At the reconstructed Betsy Head Park in Brownsville, Brooklyn on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeSchool and
3 min read
Apr
13
Understanding Brooklyn’s Judicial Races: Part 1

Understanding Brooklyn’s Judicial Races: Part 1

The city’s June 22 primary elections are coming up fast, and in a city as overwhelmingly Democratic as New
6 min read
Apr
12
Ramadan Mubarak from Bklyner!

Ramadan Mubarak from Bklyner!

The holy book of Islam, the Quran, is read frequently during Ramadan. (Image: Flickr Creative Commons)From all of us
2 min read