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Sep
16
Drunk People, Urination & Broken Bottles At Corporal Wiltshire Square

Drunk People, Urination & Broken Bottles At Corporal Wiltshire Square

Litter occupies the small public square. (Photo via concerned neighbor/Bklyner) MADISON – Corporal Wiltshire Square is a small public square
3 min read
Sep
16
NYC scales back the amount of live instruction students are guaranteed this fall

NYC scales back the amount of live instruction students are guaranteed this fall

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability with Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and Susan Haskell, Deputy Commissioner, Youth Services
4 min read
Sep
14
$50 Fine for Refusal to Wear a Mask on Public Transit Takes Effect Today

$50 Fine for Refusal to Wear a Mask on Public Transit Takes Effect Today

MTA Chairman & CEO Patrick J. Foye, Interim NYCT President Sarah Feinberg, LIRR President Phil Eng, and NYCT Chief Customer
2 min read
Sep
10
Teachers From The School With One Of The First COVID-19 Cases Ring Alarm Bells On How Poorly Protocols Work

Teachers From The School With One Of The First COVID-19 Cases Ring Alarm Bells On How Poorly Protocols Work

Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Teachers from MS88, one of two Brooklyn Schools schools (PS 1 is the other)
4 min read
Sep
10
Cyclist Dead After Being Struck By Driver On Ocean Parkway

Cyclist Dead After Being Struck By Driver On Ocean Parkway

MIDWOOD – A 29-year-old cyclist is dead after a driver struck him as he was crossing Ocean Parkway early this morning.
1 min read
Sep
09
NYC ventilation reports say most classrooms are safe. Educators aren’t convinced.

NYC ventilation reports say most classrooms are safe. Educators aren’t convinced.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza tour Bronx Collaborative High School to observe ventilation inspections and have a discussion
5 min read
Sep
04
Labor Day Weekend NYC-cation: NYC Open, Bike Tours, Hikes, And More To Do Across The City

Labor Day Weekend NYC-cation: NYC Open, Bike Tours, Hikes, And More To Do Across The City

Few of us have ever fully explored NYC, and with all the travel restrictions in place this may just be
4 min read
Sep
02
Question Of The Day: Why Can’t Remote School Start On Sept. 10?

Question Of The Day: Why Can’t Remote School Start On Sept. 10?

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. City Hall. Monday, August 24, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Yesterday’s big announcement
3 min read
Sep
02
Data Check: Recent COVID-19 Infection Rates Vary Widely By Neighborhood

Data Check: Recent COVID-19 Infection Rates Vary Widely By Neighborhood

UPDATED WITH CURRENT DATA Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor of Education Richard Carranza recently remarked how the city is
5 min read
Aug
31
Concern and Frustration Over Lack of Detail on School Reopening Worry Southern Brooklyn Parents and Educators

Concern and Frustration Over Lack of Detail on School Reopening Worry Southern Brooklyn Parents and Educators

BAY RIDGE/CONEY ISLAND –  Last Thursday night some 60 residents Zoomed into the Southern Brooklyn Community Roundtable on School Reopening,
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