Apr. 15, 2025 By Regina Martinez At Medgar Evers College, a middle-aged mother of three stood up from the crowd during the “Daughters of the Legacy” event to pose a question to special guests Reena Evers-Everette, daughter of Medgar and Myrlie Evers, and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. “How…
Apr. 8, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen After years of uncertainty, the city will move forward with plans to build a new elementary school at 257 Franklin St. in Greenpoint, across the street from the NuHart Plastics state Superfund site. The building’s design is far from finished, but it’s expected to offer 450 seats across…
Mar. 28, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen St. Joseph’s University, New York students aren’t often intimidated by signing up for a class with the school’s president Dr. Donald Boomgaarden, Ph.D. In fact, sometimes they don’t even realize who he is. Not long after he took over as president in 2017, a colleague mentioned they had a…
Mar. 25, 2025 By Robert Pearl The indoor facility at Floyd Bennett Field’s Aviator Sports and Events Center, a longtime recreational hub that has served thousands of children from Brooklyn and Queens, will close April 14, officials announced Monday — but locals are still hoping to save the space. The closure, set for when…
Mar. 12, 2025 By Lauren Rapp As concerns grow over youth mental health, more than 30 public schools — including 12 in Brooklyn — will gain access to expanded mental health initiatives through the New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) school program. The Learning and Enrichment After-School Program Supports (LEAPS) grant has accelerated…
Mar. 10, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Public school teachers and parents rallied last week outside Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s access to school campuses. Attendees held handmade signs reading, “Black, Brown, Asian, White, All Unite for Immigrants’ Rights” and “Support Immigrants and Transgender Students.” The March 5…
Feb. 12, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen In the midst of the fight to save a Bushwick early childcare center, life for its kids has continued almost entirely normal. A total of 69 children are enrolled in 3-K, pre-K, and Head Start programs at Grand St. Settlement’s Bushwick Family and Child Center, just shy of…
Feb. 11, 2025 Kirstyn Brendlen & Adam Daly Low enrollment and financial struggles will bring the end for another Catholic school in Brooklyn this summer. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy in Sunset Park will permanently close at the end of the school year in June, its Board of Trustees announced last week,…
Feb. 10, 2025 By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen City Hall will meet with four Brooklyn childcare centers fighting sudden closures weeks after the city announced it would not renew their leases. Just before a Feb. 6 rally at City Hall, the mayor’s office and the Department of Education — which had previously “said…
Jan. 31, 2025 By Megan McGibney After 24 years as a special education teacher, Abraham Freud was struggling to do his job. In 2021, Freud began experiencing back problems and was later diagnosed with severe scoliosis, kyphosis, degenerative disc disease, and other conditions. The health issues made it challenging for him to work with…