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Mar
22
Will All 258 “Affordable” Units at Largest Pacific Park Tower Go to the Better-Off?

Will All 258 “Affordable” Units at Largest Pacific Park Tower Go to the Better-Off?

Empire State Development handoutThe largest building so far in Pacific Park Brooklyn, slated to open later this year, is set
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Mar
22
Budget Amnesty For Public Schools, and More Education News

Budget Amnesty For Public Schools, and More Education News

Earlier today, both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter made a series of announcements regarding the
4 min read
Mar
22
Two Trees Relaunches Push for Towers and a Beach on the Williamsburg Waterfront

Two Trees Relaunches Push for Towers and a Beach on the Williamsburg Waterfront

The proposed River Ring development in Williamsburg. (Image: Bjarke Ingels Group and James Corner Field Operations)A large-scale development proposal
3 min read
Mar
22
Brooklyn Democratic Party Cuts Ties With Youth Arm After Year of Open Conflict

Brooklyn Democratic Party Cuts Ties With Youth Arm After Year of Open Conflict

Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, who chairs the Brooklyn Democratic Party.The ongoing battle between the Brooklyn Democratic Party [https://www.brooklyndems.
4 min read
Mar
19
Opinion: Will I Be the Next Anti-Asian Hate Crime Victim?

Opinion: Will I Be the Next Anti-Asian Hate Crime Victim?

April Somboun with her children. Courtesy of April Somboun.By April Somboun [https://www.aprilsomboun.com/], candidate for City Council
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Mar
19
A Modern School: P.S. 97 in Gravesend Gets New Classrooms And A Greenhouse 

A Modern School: P.S. 97 in Gravesend Gets New Classrooms And A Greenhouse 

Rendering of the new rooftop garden planned for P.S. 97 in Gravesend. (Image: NYC School Construction Authority)A crowded
2 min read
Mar
19
Brooklyn Galleries Struggle And Reinvent What It Means To Share Art

Brooklyn Galleries Struggle And Reinvent What It Means To Share Art

Outside La Bodega (Photo by Miguel Ayuso)La Bodega [https://www.labodegastudios.com/] on the edge of Sunset Park wasn’
6 min read
Mar
19
Arrivals & Departures At Brooklyn Borough Hall

Arrivals & Departures At Brooklyn Borough Hall

Arrivals and Departures. Rayna Iwamoto/BklynerA new interactive art installation in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall pays tribute to people
3 min read
Mar
19

Who’s Got The Right Of Way? MTA Bus Drivers Cause Massive Traffic Jam In Borough Park

Highlawn School in GravesendTwo MTA buses blocking each other’s path yesterday evening at a Boro Park intersection resulted in
2 min read
Mar
19
NYC Schools Chancellor: Why I Dare to Dream Big

NYC Schools Chancellor: Why I Dare to Dream Big

Meisha Porter, New York City Schools Chancellor. Image courtesy of NYC Department of Education.By Meisha Porter, New York City
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