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Jun
25
Thursday Crime Blotter: Shootings, Show-offs and Fireworks

Thursday Crime Blotter: Shootings, Show-offs and Fireworks

BUSHWICK – Cops are looking for a man who demanded a sexual act from a woman and then forced her hands
4 min read
Jun
24
With Few Races Called In Brooklyn, It Will Come Down To Absentee Ballots

With Few Races Called In Brooklyn, It Will Come Down To Absentee Ballots

The results trickling in from the city Board of Elections for Tuesday’s primary election show many races too close
4 min read
Jun
22
Don’t Forget To Vote On Tuesday! Here’s How.

Don’t Forget To Vote On Tuesday! Here’s How.

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN – Primary elections are tomorrow, and in Brooklyn, Primary is the election that matters [/in-brooklyn-june-primary-is-the-election-day/]! Why? In
2 min read
Jun
22
Police Commissioner Shea Testifies At AG’s Public Hearing on Recent Protests

Police Commissioner Shea Testifies At AG’s Public Hearing on Recent Protests

By Adrian Childress/BklynerLast week AG James held two public hearings and listened to 17 hours of testimony from one
8 min read
Jun
22
Remembering Shafiq Hussain, Taken Too Soon By COVID-19

Remembering Shafiq Hussain, Taken Too Soon By COVID-19

Photo via Almas Shafiq.MIDWOOD –  When Almas Shafiq, 23, got accepted into the NYC Teaching Collaborative [http://nycteachingcollaborative.org/] a
6 min read
Jun
22
A Slow Climb Back Begins as NYC Hits Likely Bottom on Job Losses

A Slow Climb Back Begins as NYC Hits Likely Bottom on Job Losses

By Greg David, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/22/21299263/nyc-phase-two-hits-likely-bottom-on-job-loss] The city lost
6 min read
Jun
19
NYC Education Panel Calls For Ending NYPD School Safety Oversight

NYC Education Panel Calls For Ending NYPD School Safety Oversight

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/18/21296509/
3 min read
Jun
17
A Black teacher questioned Eva Moskowitz’s response to George Floyd’s death. Now, Success Academy is facing bigger questions about race.

A Black teacher questioned Eva Moskowitz’s response to George Floyd’s death. Now, Success Academy is facing bigger questions about race.

Success Academy students at the “Slam the Exam” pep rally held at the Barclays Center in 2018 (Photo: Pamela Wong/
6 min read
Jun
17
Democratic Socialists Are Counting On Friendbanking To Increase Turnout In June Primary

Democratic Socialists Are Counting On Friendbanking To Increase Turnout In June Primary

Democratic Socialist candidates for state legislature in Brooklyn are counting on a new, more personalized, but unproven, form of voter
3 min read
Jun
15
Funding for Youth and Social Services Shows The True Priorities of The City

Funding for Youth and Social Services Shows The True Priorities of The City

Kids participate in a Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation youth program. Courtesy of Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation.Mayor de
3 min read