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Jun
08
NYC Catholic School Students and Alumni Share Stories of Discrimination — and Demand Change

NYC Catholic School Students and Alumni Share Stories of Discrimination — and Demand Change

St Edmund Prep. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christine Chung, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/education/2020/6/
9 min read
Jun
05
Jamel Floyd Dies After Being Pepper Sprayed In Brooklyn Prison

Jamel Floyd Dies After Being Pepper Sprayed In Brooklyn Prison

Jamel Floyd protest. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)SUNSET PARK – Brooklynites marched 14 blocks yesterday to demand justice for Jamel Floyd,
4 min read
Jun
05
Cuomo said camps can reopen June 29, but programs for thousands of low-income New Yorkers might not have the funding

Cuomo said camps can reopen June 29, but programs for thousands of low-income New Yorkers might not have the funding

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on UnsplashBy Reema Amin, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/
5 min read
Jun
04
MTA Wants A Dedicated Bus Lane Along Flatbush Avenue. Will The City Oblige?

MTA Wants A Dedicated Bus Lane Along Flatbush Avenue. Will The City Oblige?

Flatbush Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe city is yet to reveal its transportation plan to deal with the additional 200,000-400,
3 min read
Jun
03
How to Apply For Affordable Housing

How to Apply For Affordable Housing

187 Kent Ave, rendering via CW RealtyAfter our last post on Brooklyn’s “affordable” housing lotteries [/brooklyn-affordable-housing-lottery/], we received numerous
2 min read
Jun
02
“If you want peace, you bring justice. If you want quiet, you bring curfew,” Officials Speak Up

“If you want peace, you bring justice. If you want quiet, you bring curfew,” Officials Speak Up

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress/BklynerNYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson and over a dozen elected
4 min read
Jun
02
Here’s how to help young readers, according to literacy experts from the new TV show ‘Let’s Learn NYC!’

Here’s how to help young readers, according to literacy experts from the new TV show ‘Let’s Learn NYC!’

Photo by Mark Zamora on UnsplashBy Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/
6 min read
Jun
02
Rent Is Due and Relief in the Works — for Those Fortunate Enough to Qualify

Rent Is Due and Relief in the Works — for Those Fortunate Enough to Qualify

By Josefa Velasquez and Ese Olumhense, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2020/5/31/21276364/
7 min read
Jun
02
The Engagement is “Off” – OPINION

The Engagement is “Off” – OPINION

Chancellor Carranza speaks at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s press conference on COVID-19. City Hall. Monday, March 23, 2020. Credit:
3 min read
May
30
Last Night In Brooklyn, Tonight In Brooklyn – People Are Rising Up Against Injustice

Last Night In Brooklyn, Tonight In Brooklyn – People Are Rising Up Against Injustice

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress [https://unfucktheworldnow.org/]/BklynerLast night neighbors joined neighbors to protest.
9 min read