central american
Editor’s note: Neighbor and Salvadorian journalist Carmen Molina Tamacas sometimes contributes articles [/a-little-guatemala-grows-in-bensonhurst/] about Bensonhurst’s growing Central American community. She recently took a walk through Bensonhurst with the new Google Translate Word Lens App [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/google-translate-app-gets-an-upgrade/] and wrote about [http://www.
Census
Source: Flickr/rene-germanyThirty percent of Brooklyn households lack high-speed internet at home, keeping residents from accessing crucial resources for school, work and business, with Kensington and Borough Park being the areas in Brooklyn most lacking when it comes to the digital divide, according to a new report from city Comptroller
Education
If your teen is interested in sustainability and technology, be sure to check out an upcoming program from The Wildlife Conservation Society [http://www.wcs.org/]. Creative Activism in Climate Change [http://www.bronxzoo.com/teens/creative-activism-in-climate-change.aspx] will bring together talented teens to conduct research in urban ecology and
Bensonhurst
PS 212 (Source: nyc.schools.gov)A teacher at P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody Elementary School in Bath Beach (87 Bay 49th Street) is looking for help from the community to raise funds for a project that will help break barriers and make learning fun for dozens of school
technology
Between their eBooks [/blog/library/have-you-tried-out-the-brooklyn-public-library-ebooks-yet], new logo [/blog/news/the-revamped-brooklyn-public-library], and other digital media expansions [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/e-books-and-more], the Brooklyn Public Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/] is rocking the 21st Century updates lately. They’re not stopping there, though. If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “I
2525 coney island ave
The new BPL computer checkouts, equipped with shoulder-mounted laser scanner. Caution: Keep away from lighting.The Homecrest branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (2525 Coney Island Avenue) is debuting new self-checkout service, enabling patrons to check out, renew and return books without the hassle of a face-to-face encounter. Assemblyman Steven
Immigration
Congressman Michael Grimm has sponsored a bill that aims to create two types of conditional immigration visas. One visa would be for up to 75,000 immigrant entrepreneurs and the other for 50,000 foreign graduates working in math, science, engineering and technology. The purpose of the bill is to
technology
Kingsborough Community College nabbed first place in the seventh annual Digital Community Colleges Survey, a roundup of the best two-year colleges using information and technology to service students, faculty and the community. The survey, conducted by e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education and Converge Online, put Kingsborough first in
Remember Vitaly Borker, Sheepshead Bay’s biggest cyberbully [/vitaly-borker-sheepsheads-biggest-cyber-bully/]? This digital thug went around pissing off his clients to spur them into writing negative comments on websites across the net. The result? More Google love. Until now. Following the New York Times expose [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/