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Feb
18
Here’s how NYC will admit students to ‘gifted’ programs for 2021

Here’s how NYC will admit students to ‘gifted’ programs for 2021

Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
5 min read
Feb
17
Parents And Educators Brace For Exodus From The Department of Education

Parents And Educators Brace For Exodus From The Department of Education

Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall. Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.When Bay Ridge
6 min read
Feb
16
City Releases Vaccine Data By Zip, Shows Least Hit Neighborhoods Getting Vaccinated Faster

City Releases Vaccine Data By Zip, Shows Least Hit Neighborhoods Getting Vaccinated Faster

This morning NYC DOH released current vaccination data by zip code, and – no surprise – the neighborhoods that were least hit
2 min read
Feb
15
A Snowy Winter Highlights New York’s Trash Problems

A Snowy Winter Highlights New York’s Trash Problems

As storm after storm piled several inches of snow over Brooklyn’s streets this month, a familiar complaint emerged on
4 min read
Feb
15
Sheepshead Bay Post Office Building Damaged in Fire

Sheepshead Bay Post Office Building Damaged in Fire

Sheepshead Post Office building on fire. Photo via CitizenThe fire on the second floor of the building where the Sheepshead
1 min read
Feb
15
NYC high school applications are due soon. Will pandemic changes help or hurt school diversity efforts?

NYC high school applications are due soon. Will pandemic changes help or hurt school diversity efforts?

A student at John Dewey High School’s student kitchen. Not every high school has one, and this year picking
8 min read
Feb
12
Warbasse To Get Vaccination Location, Homebound Seniors Promised Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Warbasse To Get Vaccination Location, Homebound Seniors Promised Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Mayor Bill de Blasio visits a NYCHA vaccination site at Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn on Friday, February 12, 2021. Michael
1 min read
Feb
12
As Tax Season Begins, People on Unemployment Face Owing Thousands to the IRS

As Tax Season Begins, People on Unemployment Face Owing Thousands to the IRS

Tax season has officially begun and some Brooklyn residents who received unemployment during 2020 are facing unexpectedly high tax bills
4 min read
Feb
12
“Suicide Rate Amongst Our Students Is Rapidly Doubling,” Schools Chancellor Shares At CEC21 Town Hall

“Suicide Rate Amongst Our Students Is Rapidly Doubling,” Schools Chancellor Shares At CEC21 Town Hall

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza at CEC21 Town Hall, January 2021. Zoom Screenshot.Wednesday night Southern Brooklyn Community Education Council (CEC)
4 min read
Feb
12
NYPD Horses Break Free From Officers, Gallop Freely in Midwood

NYPD Horses Break Free From Officers, Gallop Freely in Midwood

NYPD horses safely returned to stable./ Photo provided by NYPD’s TwitterMIDWOOD- Yesterday, two NYPD horses named Samson and Freedom
1 min read