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A collection of 10 issues

Aviator’s After-School Program Helps Kids Soar

Photo Courtesy of Aviator Sports CenterWith 1.1 million students, New York City’s public school system is the largest in the country. At any one time, about one out of every 300 Americans is a New York City public school student. And the transition from daycare, homecare, or preschool

Mother And Son Walked Out For 17 Minutes From The Manhattan Beach School—Alone

Photo: Alisa MinyukovaMANHATTAN BEACH – Students and parents from all different schools in Brooklyn walked out for at least 17 minutes yesterday to remember the lives of the Parkland victims. [/brooklyn-students-walk-out-to-protest-gun-violence/] But it was an entirely different scenario outside P.S. 195 The Manhattan Beach School. A mother and son stood

Elementary Schoolers Win Essay Contest About Inspiring Women

P.S. 277 4th grader Angelina Vilar, center, holding up her award. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Two elementary schooler’s at P.S. 277 in Gerritsen Beach were honored Monday for their essays about the inspiring women in their lives. Angelina Vilar, 9, and Layla Avery, 10, were handed

Neighbor Asks For Help Clearing Snow Mountain In Manhattan Beach

The Department of Sanitation has created a snow mountain at Shore Boulevard and Irwin Street. (Photo: Audrey Brown)It appears the Department of Sanitation, in their effort to quickly clear the roads after this weekend’s record-breaking blizzard [/volunteers-distribute-hot-food-to-neighbors-stranded-by-the-winter-storm/], has created a treacherous crossing on Shore Boulevard by piling almost

Tonight: Manhattan Beach Community Group Celebrates 75 Years In The Neighborhood

PS 195. Source: Google MapsJoin the Manhattan Beach Community Group Wednesday night in celebrating 75 years [http://www.manhattanbeachbrooklyn.org/?p=487] of service to the neighborhood. In the past, the annual event has drawn hundreds of visitors and featured speeches from many local politicians [/wednesday-72nd-annual-manhattan-beach-community-group-membership-meeting/]. The meeting also promises

MBNA To Discuss “New” Zoning Issues At Monday Meeting

The next meeting of the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association will meet this Monday, March 30 at 7:30pm. The group plans to discuss “new” zoning issues with special guest Harold Weinberg, an architect and MBNA member. The group will meet at Public School 195, 131 Irwin Street. For further information,

Bloomberg Visits Manhattan Beach’s P.S. 195 To Tout Speedy Repairs, Return To Schools

Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Walcott at P.S. 195Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Department of Education Chancellor Dennis Walcott visited P.S. 195 (131 Irwin Street) in Manhattan Beach this afternoon, touting the city’s snappy repairs and the return to school of thousands of students across the city. The elementary

Video: Local Principal Speaks Out About Budget Woes

Staff shortages, underfunded programs and lack of supplies are crippling public schools as the recession forces budget cuts citywide. One local principal, Arthur Forman of P.S. 195 in Manhattan Beach, described the tight constraints faced by his school – one admittedly better off than most – echoing the concerns of his

Brooklyn's Aviators Hockey Team Comes To P.S. 195

Photo by Allison F.I received this letter yesterday from an ecstatic parent, gushing over an appearance by teammates of the Brooklyn Aviators hockey team. We wrote about the Aviators recently, and noted its rising profile as another great Southern Brooklyn pro-sports team [/like-hockey-its-the-aviators-time-to-shine/] . Read what the parent, Allison F.

Manhattan Beach Residents Go Without Water

A water pipe break on Hastings Street near Oriental Boulevard is spurring the NYC-DEP to turn off water to homes and buildings on several Manhattan Beach blocks this evening. Girard Street, Hastings Street, and Irwin Street will not have water from approximately 4 p.m. to midnight. The DEP expects