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Jan
22
A Shot At A Fair Future: Foster Youth Call on Mayor To Fund Essential Programs

A Shot At A Fair Future: Foster Youth Call on Mayor To Fund Essential Programs

Ericka Francois, Fair Futures Youth Advocacy Youth Coordinator. Image from the virtual rally.Foster youth and elected officials called on
5 min read
Jan
22
District 13 Aims For More Integrated Middle Schools

District 13 Aims For More Integrated Middle Schools

By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/21/22243326/brooklyn-middle-school-integration-district-13] Middle schools in a diverse
4 min read
Jan
22
New Yorkers Celebrate Biden’s End to Trump’s ‘Muslim’ Travel Ban and Rally for More Change

New Yorkers Celebrate Biden’s End to Trump’s ‘Muslim’ Travel Ban and Rally for More Change

Immigration reform advocates hold a rally at Battery Park Thursday morning during the start of the Biden administration. | Ben Fractenberg/
4 min read
Jan
22
Head: One Dead and Two Injured in BQE Car Crash

Head: One Dead and Two Injured in BQE Car Crash

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Jan
20
Flatbush Serial Robber Only Targets Men, and Other Crimes

Flatbush Serial Robber Only Targets Men, and Other Crimes

MIDWOOD – Within the 70th precinct, which contains Midwood, Fiske Terrace, Ditmas Park, and Prospect Park South, there is someone who
4 min read
Jan
19
The Brooklyn Borough President’s Race: The Big Spender, The Self-Funder, The Big Numbers, and The Dark Horse

The Brooklyn Borough President’s Race: The Big Spender, The Self-Funder, The Big Numbers, and The Dark Horse

On Friday, candidates across New York City submitted their latest campaign finance disclosure reports to the city’s Campaign Finance
8 min read
Jan
19
The Brooklyn Nets Campus Food Pantry Opens in Bed-Stuy

The Brooklyn Nets Campus Food Pantry Opens in Bed-Stuy

The Brooklyn Nets Food Pantry at PS/IS 308 presented by HSS. (Photo by Michelle Farsi)A public school in
2 min read
Jan
15
Opponents of Gowanus Rezoning Hire Counsel For Potential Legal Challenge

Opponents of Gowanus Rezoning Hire Counsel For Potential Legal Challenge

Rendering of the post-rezoning Gowanus canal bridge crossing with waterfront development and pedestrian activity. (Department of City Planning)Update: January
6 min read
Jan
15
Brooklyn Celebrates MLK Day in a Year Like No Other

Brooklyn Celebrates MLK Day in a Year Like No Other

Monday, January 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. day. A week after the attack on the Capitol, in the middle
3 min read
Jan
15
Bushwick Businesses Hit In A String Of Burglaries

Bushwick Businesses Hit In A String Of Burglaries

Foster Sundry’s storefront. Anna Conkling/BklynerSmall businesses throughout Bushwick have become victims in a string of burglaries that took
2 min read