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NYC Mulls Cuts To High School Programs For Students At Risk Of Dropping Out

Karina Torres could lose out on a paid internship that has helped her family stay afloat if new funding cuts are approved. Courtesy of Karina Torres (Via Chalkbeat)By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/13/21515137/transfer-school-yabc-cuts] Not long after the coronavirus began tearing

11 Questions: Elizabeth Marvel on Helstrom, Shakespeare, and Carrol Gardens

Helstrom — “Viaticum” — Episode 102 — A horrific accident leads Daimon and Gabriella fighting to save a man’s soul, while a dark force attempts to stop them. Meanwhile, Yen’s relationship with his work takes a dark turn towards obsession, and a discovery leads Anna back to St. Teresa’s. Victoria

Time to Put an End to New York City’s Racist Rezonings – OPINION

Photo by Donny Levit / BklynerThis past week an appeals court in New York reversed a state supreme court judge’s decision to block a controversial 59-block rezoning of Inwood in upper Manhattan spearheaded by the De Blasio administration. The Inwood rezoning had been put on pause [https://www.6sqft.com/

For Some Peace and Quiet, Escape To Governors Island

Governors Island in 2019 © Julienne SchaerGovernors Island, all 172 acres of it, will open again to the public for ‘passive recreation’ on Wednesday, July 15 with a daily ferry service from lower Manhattan. Brooklyn residents will be able to take a direct ferry from Red Hook’s Atlantic Basin rather

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 began bottling their signature cocktails, and many restaurants decided to start selling their extra stock. For several of these, a general store has proved an effective way to maintain the

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 for District 38 in City Council in March. A week later, the pandemic shut down the city. She put her campaign on pause and thought about stopping it right there.

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 at around 5:55 p.m., cops arrived in front of Red Hook Houses on Columbia Street to find Fernandez, a resident of Boerum Hill, with a gunshot wound to

Fairway Red Hook Expected To Close Permanently by July 17

Fairway Market in Red Hook. Liena Zagare/BklynerFairway store in Red Hook, along with Douglaston in Queens and Plainview and Westbury on Long Island, are expected to close by July 17, according to the company’s updated filings with the Labor Department. Fairway has been struggling since 2016 and the

An Assemblyman Accused His Opponents Of Putting “their knees on my neck” During A Debate

Screenshot of AD51 Democratic primary debate on June 17, 2020Assemblymember Felix Ortiz, fighting to retain his seat against three major challengers in the Democratic Primary, said at a debate on Wednesday [https://www.facebook.com/uproseBk/videos/1377459162444308/] that his opponents were “trying to put their knees on my neck,

New York Has a Checklist for “Going Back to Normal,” but “Normal” Wasn’t Working

Katherine Walsh, courtesy of Katherine Walsh.On Saturday, Governor Andrew Cuomo released a detailed checklist for New York State that will determine when businesses can begin to reopen and life can go to a “new normal.” What was “normal?” More than 25,000 New Yorkers have died from coronavirus. So