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A collection of 17 issues

Number Of Artists Moving To Brooklyn Rises

From the report Artists in Schools: A Creative Solution to New York’s Affordable Space CrunchA recent study released by the Center for an Urban Future [https://nycfuture.org/research/more-NYC-artists-fewer-studios-schools] has revealed that artists have been choosing to move to Brooklyn over Manhattan over the past few years. The

Persistent Park Slopers Push MTA To Make Station Upgrades

MTA 4th Avenue/9th Street subway station in Park Slope (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)WNYC debuted “Design by Community” yesterday, a new series that investigates how New Yorkers address issues in their communities and unite to make a difference. The first story in the series focuses on two Park

Mayor Responds To Criticism Over Property Taxes, Homeless Shelters

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, February 13, 2017. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeIt’s been a rough couple of weeks for Mayor Bill de Blasio who’s been getting flak from critics regarding the low property taxes he

Charter School Supporters Convene On Prospect Park — We Talk With A Parent

Calvin Brown with his daughter, Jamaica. (Photo: Corner Media)Yesterday, thousands of children, parents, teachers and school administrators gathered in Prospect Park, calling on the De Blasio administration to allow for the creation of more charter schools in New York City. Students from all five boroughs traveled to Prospect Park

WNYC To Launch Podcast On Gentrification In Brooklyn Tomorrow

Photo via yesmini_ [https://www.instagram.com/p/BAKTnbanTbC/?taken-by=yesmini_]. WNYC Studios [http://www.wnyc.org/] and The Nation [http://www.thenation.com/] are launching There Goes the Neighborhood, an eight-part weekly podcast series exploring the “remarkable and destabilizing phenomenon of gentrification.” The preview episode is available here [http:

WNYC To Launch Podcast On Gentrification In Brooklyn Tomorrow

Cortelyou Road. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)WNYC Studios [http://www.wnyc.org] and The Nation [http://www.thenation.com] are launching There Goes the Neighborhood, an eight-part weekly podcast series exploring the “remarkable and destabilizing phenomenon of gentrification.” The preview episode is available here [http://www.wnyc.org/story/there-goes-neighborhood-brooklyn-gentrification/

It’s True: Film Shoots In Fort Greene And Clinton Hill Are Becoming More Frequent

Screenshot of the WNYC map of film shoots in Brooklyn.Do you ever feel like you’re living in Hollywood? Probably not (the weather certainly destroys that illusion), but Brooklyn is often called Hollywood East, what with the filming boom for TV shows and movies across the borough and particularly

You’re Not Mistaken – There Are A LOT Of TV Shoots In Our Area

Filming the TV show “Odd Squad” on Rugby Road in 2012. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Do you ever feel like you’re living in Hollywood? Probably not, but our section of Brooklyn has become a hotbed of TV filming activity. According to data crunched by WNYC [http://www.wnyc.org/

NYPD Admits To Spying On Muslim Brooklyn College Students

Photo via Edward BlakeRecently, Gothamist [http://gothamist.com/2015/10/29/nypd_undercover_brooklyn.php] reported that the NYPD had an undercover officer pose as a student at Brooklyn College who had recently converted to Islam in order to infiltrate Muslim groups on campus. The officer, known undercover as “Mel,

Hasidic Yeshivas In Midwood And Borough Park Are Failing To Teach Students Basic Math And English

Photo by Ismael Alonso/Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/soyignatius/2968016170/in/photolist-5wgRNA-4mLt4t-s9XW3N-t6Y85Z-s9Y1tS-sPvNcF-t71ADP-t6Yf8X-sPnHo7-sPp3Q3-sPnSXs-s9Y1LL-t4Dwz5-t4DCY7-sPvLQ2-t6YaSc-sPpggA-sPpbTs-s9XNn7-t6XYEn-fh5kKx-aohtmX-GdUzS-MRZxk-81Fzyy-5jaXLZ-7USv1p-83MTXw-bUcWsg-nSyZK-5B48qk-6PhUZ7-6PhSp5-5B8qnG-8Rmawo-6PhU5J-6PdJsD-6PdJ2X-6PhTB9-6PdJwt-6PdJ7Z-6PhUS1-6PhSPj-6PdJck-6PhTnW-6PhTZC-6PhTJ5-6PhTfL-6PhT3h-6PhSjw] Although students at yeshivas in Midwood, Borough Park