Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Porter announced this morning that, starting this fall, the City will expand the free 3-K For All to as many families as possible in the remaining sixteen school districts. Mayor Bill de Blasio Chancellor Porter at Phyl’s Academy in Brooklyn to announce 3K
environment
Rendering of the post-rezoning Gowanus canal bridge crossing with waterfront development and pedestrian activity. (Rendering from the Department of City Planning website)By Nora Almeida, Linda LaViolette and Miranda Sielaff In a take-down attempt that’s short on evidence and heavy on pro-developer talking points, Michelle de la Uz’s
Downtown Brooklyn
Wai Wah Chin, Charter President of The Chinese American Citizen Alliance Greater New York [http://www.cacagny.org/home.html] speaking at the rally #StopAsianHate in Brooklyn Borough Hall on Sunday, Mar. 21, 2021. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerFollowing the Atlanta shooting last week, where six out of the eight killed were
affordable housing
Empire State Development handoutThe largest building so far in Pacific Park Brooklyn, slated to open later this year, is set to deliver 258 affordable units [https://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2020/07/b12b13-will-have-30-affordable-housing.html] (30%) out of 860 total–but seemingly all for middle-income households, many earning six figures. A studio
community
April Somboun with her children. Courtesy of April Somboun.By April Somboun [https://www.aprilsomboun.com/], candidate for City Council in District 33. It’s appalling. For the last few weeks, hate crimes against Asians fill the front page. Sadly, this isn’t new. Last year, despite the total number
Arts & Culture
Outside La Bodega (Photo by Miguel Ayuso)La Bodega [https://www.labodegastudios.com/] on the edge of Sunset Park wasn’t just an art gallery: it held art classes, exhibit openings, and even birthday parties. The motto of the space was to create art by and for the community. On
Arts & Culture
Skelly [https://eightygames.wordpress.com/2015/06/21/skelly-a-new-york-street-game/comment-page-1/] , a popular children’s street game, is making a comeback as an app. Sometimes referred to as skully, skelsy, or skellies, it is played by “shooting” or flicking a bottle cap across a numbered grid, usually marked in chalk on
Arts & Culture
Arrivals and Departures. Rayna Iwamoto/BklynerA new interactive art installation in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall pays tribute to people — those leaving this world and those entering it — in the recognizable form of train station arrivals and departures boards. The artwork, fittingly named Arrivals + Departures, is the work of the
Central Brooklyn
Meisha Porter, New York City Schools Chancellor. Image courtesy of NYC Department of Education.By Meisha Porter, New York City Schools Chancellor This week, I began leading the nation’s largest public school system. A school system that serves more than 1 million students—including, many years ago, me! I
Downtown Brooklyn
City Council Candidate Elizabeth Adams issued a novelty parking violation to DOT and NYPD in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday morning. (Image: Billy Richling) Elizabeth Adams stood near a vehicle-blocked Downtown Brooklyn bike lane with transit advocates and cartoonishly large traffic violation notices on Thursday morning to call for an end
Bensonhurst
Last week’s rally. Courtesy of Jimmy LiBrooklyn’s elected officials and community leaders reacted with sadness, frustration and anger after news broke that multiple spas in the Atlanta area were targeted in shootings [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/atlanta-shooting-spa.html] on Tuesday that claimed the lives
Central Brooklyn
PS 6 in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Tracy Jordan, a parent, education advocate, and Flatbush resident. The pandemic has exposed and increased the inequities that exist in our public school system, now we are surely in a crisis. At this moment, we have the opportunity to rectify this crisis by