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Jul
09
Uncertainty And Lack Of Leadership Takes School Reopening From Hopeful to Terrifying. OPINION

Uncertainty And Lack Of Leadership Takes School Reopening From Hopeful to Terrifying. OPINION

Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashBy Justin Krebs A 9-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio. Small groups of kids working together consistently. Loads
4 min read
Jul
08
NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

(Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – NYC public schools are planning on reopening on a part-time basis in the
4 min read
Jul
08
How an Angela Davis Quote Wound Up at the Barclays Center Subway Entrance

How an Angela Davis Quote Wound Up at the Barclays Center Subway Entrance

Angela Davis Quote at Barclays Center. Norman Oder/BklynerOn June 7, the tenth day of protests that coalesced around the
3 min read
Jul
07
Brooklyn Restaurants Turned Into General Stores To Stay Open, Some For Good

Brooklyn Restaurants Turned Into General Stores To Stay Open, Some For Good

When restaurants were ordered to close in March, many had to find new and creative ways to stay afloat. Bars
5 min read
Jul
07
NYC To Expand Internet For Low-Income Families

NYC To Expand Internet For Low-Income Families

The internet. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – In a time where New Yorkers need access to the internet more than
3 min read
Jul
07
“All Black lives matter” – A Black Trans Woman Navigates the Black Lives Matter-COVID Era

“All Black lives matter” – A Black Trans Woman Navigates the Black Lives Matter-COVID Era

Nina. Photo courtesy of Nina.Three years ago, after a car accident left her contemplating the possibility that she might
6 min read
Jul
02
Three-Story Building Collapses In Carroll Gardens

Three-Story Building Collapses In Carroll Gardens

Photo: FDNYCARROLL GARDENS – A three-story building that was home to Body Elite Gym collapsed yesterday. There were no serious injuries.
2 min read
Jul
01
Whitney Hu Is Running For City Council District 38

Whitney Hu Is Running For City Council District 38

Whitney Hu. (Rathkopf Photography [https://www.rathkopf.com/], with permission) SUNSET PARK/RED HOOK – Whitney Hu, 29, announced her run
5 min read
Jun
29
Man Dies Almost A Month After Being Shot In Red Hook

Man Dies Almost A Month After Being Shot In Red Hook

RED HOOK – Earlier this month, 27-year-old  Elvin Fernandez was shot in front of Red Hook Houses. On Monday, June 1
1 min read
Jun
26
Calling Artists: $600,000 Grant To Beautify Downtown Brooklyn With Public Art

Calling Artists: $600,000 Grant To Beautify Downtown Brooklyn With Public Art

Connecting Downtown Brooklyn to the surrounding communities, making it more open, greener, more part of the rest of the city
2 min read