Nov. 7, 2023 By Cate Corcoran
The new Sunset Park Library is close to opening.
Sunset Park library prepares to open in new building
Tag: kids-and-education
‘A historic fixture’: Pols allocate $500k in state funds for Green-Wood Cemetery’s new education center
Nov. 6, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
A group of local elected officials has joined the effort made by Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery to raise $34 million for the construction of its new Education and Welcome Center.
Trick-or-Streets returns to Brooklyn with dozens of locations for Halloween fun
Oct. 30, 2023 By Brooklyn Paper
Dozens of Brooklyn streets will once again be car-free and open to trick-or-treaters and Halloween celebrations for all ages as part of Trick-or-Streets.
Spook-tacular! Coney Island gearing up for 13th annual Halloween Parade on Oct. 28
Oct. 27, 2023 By Augostina Mallous Families are gearing up for a spooktacular time at this year’s 13th Annual Children’s Halloween Festival and Parade in Coney Island. Hosted by the Alliance for Coney Island and NYC Health+Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, this highly-anticipated event promises a day of delightful frights and family fun at Maimonides Park on Sat., Oct. 28, from noon to 4:00 p.m. “Halloween gives us the opportunity to celebrate childhood, impart important lessons, such as ‘scaring is caring,’ and welcome everyone to join us as whomever they want to be,” said Dan Murphy, Executive Director of the Alliance for…
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Parents rally in support of Bensonhurst man arrested for protecting teen son from violent attack
Oct. 12, 2023 By Adam Daly
Local politicians and hundreds of parents held a rally in Bay Ridge on Wednesday in support of a father who was arrested on Sept. 30 for allegedly protecting his 13-year-old son from a violent attacker.
Brooklyn Public Library expands ‘Books Unbanned’ program as city proclaims ‘Freedom to Read Day’
Oct. 5, 2023 By Augostina Mallous Mayor Eric Adams, alongside the presidents of New York City’s three public library systems — Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library — joined forces with local librarians and teens at Brooklyn’s Central Library at Grand Army Plaza on Wednesday to mark an influential week…
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Sunset Park school officially named after Puerto Rican activist Dr. Antonia Pantoja, ‘a role model for all of us’
Sep. 28, 2023 By Adam Daly
Sunset Park’s newest elementary school, P.S. 958, officially took on the name of Puerto Rican educator and social worker Dr. Antonia Pantoja on Tuesday.
New Brownsville mural, designed by young local artists, shows ‘transformative power of art’
Sep. 25, 2023 By Jada Camille
Last week, a group of youth-focused community organizations unveiled a new mural titled “We Are, I Am,” designed and installed by artistic young minds at the Marcus Garvey Apartments in Brownsville.
Three stabbed outside Brownsville Academy High School: NYPD
Sep. 19, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Three individuals were stabbed just outside of Brownsville Academy High School on Tuesday afternoon.
Bringing the heat! Maimonides Medical Center launches new student internship program
Sep. 18, 2023 By Jada Camille
Maimonides Medical Center celebrated the launch of HE3AT, a career-focused teaching program giving high schools students on the ground learning opportunities, on Sept. 18.