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Feb
10
NYC’s Small Landlords of Color Among Those Battling for Survival Amid Rent Moratorium

NYC’s Small Landlords of Color Among Those Battling for Survival Amid Rent Moratorium

Clarence Hamer Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg David, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/
7 min read
Feb
09
Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Greenpoint Saw Borough’s Largest Housing Growth Last Decade

Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Greenpoint Saw Borough’s Largest Housing Growth Last Decade

New construction in Downtown Brooklyn, 2019. Liena Zagare/BklynerSections of Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg-Greenpoint, where high-rise apartment buildings spurted up
2 min read
Feb
08
Indoor Dining Returns on Friday, February 12

Indoor Dining Returns on Friday, February 12

Food from Leland Eating and Drinking House, via Prospect Heights Neighbors Facebook Page.Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that indoor
1 min read
Feb
05
Courtroom Classrooms Coming To Southern Brooklyn High Schools

Courtroom Classrooms Coming To Southern Brooklyn High Schools

Rendering of future courtroom classrooms. By New York City Council.Yesterday, Council Member Mark Treyger announced that he had secured
3 min read
Jan
29
Enrollment in NYC schools is down 4% amid the pandemic. How many students has your school lost?

Enrollment in NYC schools is down 4% amid the pandemic. How many students has your school lost?

By Alex Zimmerman and Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/27/22252172/nyc-school-enrollment-decline] The
91 min read
Jan
29
Sheepshead Bay Democratic Leader Resigns After Weeks of Pressure Over Racist Tweets

Sheepshead Bay Democratic Leader Resigns After Weeks of Pressure Over Racist Tweets

District Leader Lori Maslow at a virtual Brooklyn Democratic Party event in December.Southern Brooklyn Democrat Lori Maslow resigned from
3 min read
Jan
27
Assembly Member Colton Rages Against Proposed Park at Gravesend Schoolyard

Assembly Member Colton Rages Against Proposed Park at Gravesend Schoolyard

Assembly Member William ColtonAssembly Member William Colton is calling on southern Brooklyn residents to take to their cars to protest
4 min read
Jan
27
Calling All Public School Students: Applications open for the 3rd Annual New York City Public School Film Festival (PSA)

Calling All Public School Students: Applications open for the 3rd Annual New York City Public School Film Festival (PSA)

New York, NY – The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment announces that applications are open for the 3rd Annual
1 min read
Jan
26
No Vaccines For Homebound Seniors Unable Or Wary To Leave Their Residences

No Vaccines For Homebound Seniors Unable Or Wary To Leave Their Residences

The city still does not have a plan for how to vaccinate homebound seniors living in the five boroughs, leaving
4 min read
Jan
26
Brooklyn Communities Collaborative Awards Over $300,000 in Grants

Brooklyn Communities Collaborative Awards Over $300,000 in Grants

Yesterday, the Brooklyn Communities Collaborative [https://www.brooklyncommunities.org/] (BCC), a nonprofit organization focused on providing aid for Brooklyn and
2 min read