Education
Parents line up to speak at a CEC15 meeting. Photo by Megan McGibney/BklynerBy Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/30/22412836/community-education-council-election] Odds are, many public school parents don’t know who serves on their district’s Community Education Council. That may change. Voting
Bushwick
Greenpoint has two new coffee shops, there’s a new tlayuda spot in Prospect Heights, and lots of sweet treats across the borough. As always, let us know if we’ve missed anything [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHXqIQrTLCPeA3dvDaAHHsm5HeU8F7gfZnscBK337wqaY6Xg/viewform?usp=sf_link] , and stay safe. You can
Education
The building that houses Urban Dove Charter School in 2019. (Image: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)A 17-year-old student was fatally shot at Midwood’s Urban Dove Charter School [https://urbandove.org/schools/brooklyn] on Thursday afternoon. Police say Devonte Lewis from Canarsie was leaving the school, which is housed at the
Coney Island
A bitter political rivalry between two Coney Island elected officials is making waves in the neighborhood’s City Council contest. On Friday, Council Member Mark Treyger accused Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus’ political club of having repeatedly “smeared” him and a staffer running to replace him. Frontus’ club, meanwhile, says Treyger’
Navy Yards
Lime’s moped showcased at a Brooklyn Navy Yard press event on Friday, April 30th. (Image: Billy Richling)The micromobility company Lime [https://www.li.me/] has launched an electric moped service in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, adding another two-wheeled transportation option to city streets. Lime rolled out a fleet
Education
By Reema Amin and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/29/22409927/few-black-latino-students-admitted-specialized-high-schools-2021] The number of Black and Latino students admitted to the city’s vaunted specialized high schools dipped this year, a blow to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s long-running and largely unsuccessful goal
Arts & Culture
Guest Artist Allison Schieler. Photo courtesy of Mister Dusty Rose.The Rose Room, a nightlife variety show coming to queer bar and performance space 3 Dollar Bill [https://www.3dollarbillbk.com/] on May 13th, is here to answer the prayers of live performance-deprived Brooklynites. The queer, inclusive, body-positive experience is
Arts & Culture
Greenpoint Terminal Market during its inaugural season in 2020. Courtesy of Greenpoint Terminal Market.Greenpoint Terminal Market [https://greenpointterminalmarket.com/], the outdoor flea market that opened on the Greenpoint waterfront last summer, returns this weekend with around 100 vendors as well as live music, food, and ample room – over four
News
The Brooklyn Bridge connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan (Image: Tom Coe/Unsplash) As the coronavirus swept across the country last year, stories abounded of New Yorkers fleeing the cramped city en masse [https://nypost.com/2020/12/15/nycs-mass-covid-19-exodus-reportedly-cost-34b-in-income/] for more spacious climes, especially from the wealthy parts of Manhattan [https:
Election 2021
Council Member Antonio Reynoso has picked up an endorsement from Queens State Senator John Liu in his push to become the next Brooklyn Borough President. Liu represents a district that includes neighborhoods like Flushing and Whitestone that are far from Brooklyn. But the backing of the Senator, who was born
Borough Park
Andrew Yang. (Image: Campaign)The heads of several major Hasidic sects in Borough Park jointly endorsed Andrew Yang for mayor yesterday, almost certainly guaranteeing the candidate several thousand votes from the neighborhood. The endorsement ran as an ad [https://hamodia.com/2021/04/28/yang-endorsed-coalition-borough-park-hasidic-activists/] in Yiddish-language newspapers on Wednesday,
Animals
Doris the tortoise.Doris the tortoise is on the loose. A pet African leopard tortoise named Doris has escaped from her family home in Bay Ridge; the creature, which has been owned by neighborhood resident Laura Torres for 22 years, was last seen on 94th Street near Ridge Boulevard. Doris