Print Journalism

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2024:

NYN Media:
Life Dedicated to Affordable Housing
GRACE Foundation and Staten Island High School Break Guinness World Record for Largest Human Infinity Symbol
Minority and Women-Owned Businesses Get Tiny Increase of NYC Spending
Former New York Jets Safety Erik Coleman and Long Island Nonprofit Team Up To Promote Mental Health Awareness

Women’s Media Center

Proposal Would Allow Proxy Voting for New Moms in US House

2023:

The 74 Million:

Exclusion of LGBTQ+ groups from Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade Leads to Dwindling Business, Low Turnout
“A Celebration of Life” Herald Square Plaza Art Installation Marks, Mental Health Awareness Month, Fountain House Anniversary
Lost in Numbers: As NYC Educators Look to Overcome Dyslexia, Some Wonder What Will Be Done To Help Those With The Math Disability, Dyscalculia
‘Bittersweet’ Christmas for NYC Schools Who Receive Low Funding Boost to Help Educate Homeless Students

BK Reader:
Advocates Say Brooklyn’s Community Education Council Election Needs an Audit, Citing Foul Play, Tech Problems. 
Inhale, Exhale: Mandatory Mindful Breathing is Coming to Public Schools This Fall.
The Society of Old Brooklynites Elect Crown Heights’ Dr. Frederick Monderson as New President.
Downtown Brooklyn Church Relaunches Parents’ Ministry, as Cost of Living Escalates.
New City Council Bill to Study Feasibility of Reimbursing Parents for Private Education 
“By Vets, For Vets”: A New Parade Celebrates Veterans on Eastern Parkway
Here’s What Brooklyn Voters Need to Know Tomorrow’s Election
The Votes Are In: Incumbents Ride a Blue Wave to the Finish Line

Three New Charter Schools to Open in Brooklyn Following Charter Cap Lift
NYC Doesn’t Have the Budget for Crossing Guards at PS 958,  So Parents are Volunteering

City & State NY:
Rosie Perez and cat-loving influencer Jackson Galaxy join Brooklyn electeds in effort to reduce the borough’s feral cat population 

 

Most Teachers Are Women. Why Are There So Few Women Superintendents?
New Study Shows Impact of Abortion Restrictions on Access 

2022:

The 74 Million:

FReadom Fighters Co-Founder Carolyn Foote on Why School Librarians Matter as Book Bans Rock the Country
Canada’s Grammys to Honor Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne Alongside the Music Teacher of the Year

amNY:
City Announces Multi-Agency Plan to Support Education Needs of Asylum-Seekers

Brooklyn Paper:
Sunset Park Parents, Community Speak Out on MS 936 Screened Admissions Controversy
“This is a Slap in the Face”: Parents, Educators Say Budget Cuts Will Hurt Schools and Students

SUNY Downstate Suddenly Closes School-Based Medical Centers, Leaving 10 Brooklyn Schools Without Services

Mural Celebrating Diversity Reborn at South Slope’s P.S. 295 After Controversial Removal
Brooklyn Parents Hope for ‘Safe’ and ‘Comfortable’ School Year as Kids Get Back to School
City’s First New Public Hospital in 40 Years, Named After ‘Local Icon’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Unveiled in Coney Island 
Brooklyn Parents, Educators Split on Reinstated Middle School Screenings as Applications Open
Three Brooklyn School Districts Receive Federal Magnet School Funding, Hope to Boost Education and Enrollment 

BK Reader:
Campaign to Remove Crown Heights Principal Gains Momentum
Crown Heights Principal Removed After Reports of Bullying, Misconduct  
Brooklyn Teachers, Parent Advocates Weigh In on Mayoral Control of Public Schools 

City & State NY:

Hochul’s Proposal to Extend Mayoral Control of NYC Schools to Four Years Gets Pushback  

NYC Awarded Less Than 4% of Contracts to Minority- and Women-Owned Business
Hochul Celebrates New York Meeting its 2021 MWBE Goal

MWBE Spotlight: 2 Firms Making Their Mark 

How MWBEs in New York Persevered Through the Pandemic  
Nonprofit Human Services Workers May Finally Get a Raise Through The State Budget 
State’s First Chief Disability Officer Tackles Post-COVID19 Priorities

Making Broadband Internet Connections to New York’s Hardest-to-Reach Places
Another Staten Island Secession Task Force Bill, Really?
How the MTA is Holding Out For Congestion Pricing

NYN Media:
Immigrant Cultural Center Planned for People’s Theatre Project
Nonprofit Seeks to Grow Summer Academic and Social-Emotional Learning Programs for Youth 
Alliance for Positive Chance Partners for Free Nationwide HIV Testing
Survey of Westchester Nonprofits Focuses on Compensation
Solving NYC’s Affordable Housing Crisis, Even During a Pandemic
App Links Food Pantries and Clients
Damon Runyon Cancer Research 5K Race Coming to Yankee Stadium on its First Ever Weeknight
Why Have New York’s ADA Lawsuits Increased to No. 1 in the Country?

Teen Vogue:
Alabama’s Magic City Acceptance Award is an Oasis for LGBTQ Students as Legislative Attacks Continue

Do Period Tracker Apps Put Your Privacy at Risk Post Roe v. Wade?

Women’s Media Center:
Abortion Rights Activists Around the World Express Solidarity With Americans
Do Abortion Bans Violate Religious Freedom?

2021:
BKLYNER:

“Dog-and-Pony Show” – Brooklyn Parents Criticize the Search for New Schools Superintendent.
Southern Brooklyn Parents React to Ending of Gifted-and-Talented Screenings.
Letting Kids Down: Dysfunctional Brownsville Community Education Council Has Lacked Quorom Since October.
Chancellor to Appoint Trustees to Restore Order at Brownsville’s CEC23.
Middle School Screens and G&T Hot Issues at D16 Town Hall With Schools Chancellor Carranza.
Why You Should Run for a Seat on a Community Education Council.
“Suicide Rate Amongst Our Students is Rapidly Doubling” – Schools Chancellor Shares at CEC21’s Town Hall.
Parents and Educators Brace for Exodus from the Department of Education.
Frequent COVID Closures Frustrate Parents at Co-Located School Buildings.
Budget Amnesty for Public Schools, and More Education News.
Bay Ridge to Get Another Elementary School.
Residents Push for Asian-American History to be Taught in Schools.
Advocates Urge to Make Someone Accountable for Educating Foster Kids in NYC.
School Safety Agents Upset Over Oversight Transfer from NYPD to DOE.
“How Would You Feel If Your Community Was Being Targeted By Your Neighbors?” Sunset Park’s M.S. 936 Rallies Against Anti-Asian Hate
Brooklyn’s Newest Teachers Are Determined to Help Their Students Succeed in a Post-Pandemic World.
Parents on NYC School Survey: “There is a Strong Feeling That None of it Matters”.
BELA – Bed-Stuy’s All Girl Charter School Graduates Its Inaugural Class.
Non-Profit Providers and Parents Question Prohibitive and Opaque Afterschool Fees.
Advocates for Secular Education in Yeshivas Hope “Mayor Adams Will Be Different from Candidate Adams”.
Should There Be A Permanent Remote School Option?
Mark Treyger Looks Back on Eight Years in City Council Advocating for Students.
Department of Education Technical Issues Invalidate Election Results for Two Community Education Council Seats, Frustrating Parents.  

 

BK Reader:
Education Council Calls for Resignation of Crown Heights Principal Over Alleged Misconduct   

Christian Science Monitor:
This 12-year-old’s Bold Mission? To Get Laptops to Students in Need    

The Lily:
Perimenopause can trigger high anxiety. Nobody told these women that it’s normal. 

PoliticsNY:
Activists, Political Leaders and Candidates Rally for Education Investment, Taxing the Rich.
City Council Candidate Christopher Marte Calls for Budget Amnesty for Public Schools.    

Teen Vogue:
Ending Period Poverty is Within Sight for These Young People 

Women’s Media Center:
Meet the Woman Encouraging Philanthropists to Invest in Southern Black Women and Girls.
Former Texas State Senator Wendy Davis on the New Abortion Law: “Fight Like Hell”. 

2020:

BKLYNER:
Brooklyn Diocese Closes Two Catholic Academies, Leaves Parents Outraged and Suspicious
EXCLUSIVE: MS51’s Long-Serving Principal Lenore DiLeo-Berner Retires
EXCLUSIVE: School District 20 Superintendent Karina Costantino to Retire
Concern and Frustration Over Lack of Detail on School Reopening Worry Southern Brooklyn Parents and Educators 
Blended or Remote – Public School Parents Speak About How They Made Their Decisions 
New Lawsuit Seeks Information on School Reopening Discussions in District 16
Educators and Activists Hold PPE Drive Ahead of School Reopening
Wiley’s Gun Violence Prevention Plan Sees All Kids As “Worthy and Deserving” 

Eater NY:
Emma’s Torch Reopens Its Refugee-Centered Culinary School After Eight-Month Shutdown 

Greenpoint Post:
Greenpoint Elementary School Launches Cooking Program  

Kings County Politics:
Southern Brooklyn Dems, GOPers Reflect and Look Ahead Following General Election
DSA Remains Tight-Knit in City Council Endorsements

Medium (Self):  
Peaceful Protests in Bay Ridge Inspire Supportive Neighborhood
Staten Island’s Black Lives Matter Protests Have Activists Cautiously Optimistic 

Medium (New York Voice):
Tensions Between Back the Blue and Black Lives Matter Supporters Escalate in Bay Ridge  

New York County Politics:
How the SoHo Rezoning May Play a Role in the City Elections 

Queens Daily Eagle:
Queens Catholic Schools See Enrollment Increase During COVID Pandemic

Supermajority News:
What Exactly Does it Mean to be a Democratic Socialist?
This Arizona Activist is Getting Out the Young, Latinx Vote

Taffeta:
Did We Really Need Menopause to be Harder Than it is?  

The Villager/amNY:
Senator Schumer Talks Impeachment at Gramercy Town Hall
C.B.2 Residents Not Pleased With Mercer Playground Proposal
BP Brewer Open House Highlights Women’s History Events 

Women’s Media Center – The FBomb:
The Group Monumental Women Wants to Break the “Bronze Ceiling”
What This Rwandan Genocide Survivor Can Americans About Healing Our Country’s Division.

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2019:

BKLYNER:

CEC Votes For a Cap on Charter Schools, to the Dismay of Charter School Parents
Front and Center/ed – Celebrating Black Fashion Throughout History
Black Lives Matter Brooklyn Rallies Students, Activists to Make Sure Black Lives Matter in NYC Schools
How Brooklyn Schools Approached Black History Month This Year
No More Charter Schools Can Open, and Brooklyn CECs Like It That Way
Tensions Runs High Over Proposed Middle School in District 20
Parents Advocate for More Democratic Community Education Councils
A Teacher Transitions, and Aims to Make a Difference in Education and for Transgender People
Heated Exchanges As Senators Listen to Brooklynites on SHSAT Exam
The Little School That Could: P.S. 25 Eubie Blake Will Remain Open
Sean Mannion on Community and Curating the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
With Schools Closing, Is Catholic Education Disappearing in Brooklyn?
State Test Results Are Up Across Brooklyn, More Than Half the Kids Still Did Not Pass
Intentional Integration: This Schools Has Lessons to Share in Navigating the Race Inequity Issues
The Success of Success Academy Flatbush
For the Love of Calculus: Brooklyn Tech Teacher Raises the Bar

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2018:

BKLYNER:
Parents Helping Parents – Get Organized to Support Your Child With an IEP
Senate Contender Barkan Fields Questions at The Owl’s  Head Bar
Going Back to Move Forward – Myrtle Avenue’s 6th Annual Black Artstory Month
Gounardes Meets Voters and Fields Questions at The Owl’s Head Bar
 NRA to Hold a Fundraiser at Gargiulo’s in Coney Island
Giving Back: Neighbors Help Fight Hunger at Two Empty Bowls Events Next Week
Salsa Company Jalapa Jar Expands Across and Beyond Brooklyn  

Brooklyn Based:
Blending African and Asian Cooking at a Tea House in Crown Heights 

Eater NY:
All-Avocado Restaurant Invades Manhattan  

The Bridge BK:
Who Says a Coworking Space Has to be Expensive? 

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2017:

BKLYNER:
Sheepshead Bay’s Former Soviet Community Optimistic Over US-Russia Relations, Silent Over Controversies
Bob Lee Elected President of Community Education Council 20
43rd City District Debate: Schools, Illegal Home Conversions, Transportation and Racism
Mother to Mother: Teaching English and Creating Community for Immigrant Moms
Focused on African Heritage, Seneca Village Montessori is Coming to Crown Heights
Annie’s Blue Ribbon General Store Marks 10 Years in Business
A Passion for Pianos Leads to Big Business in Sunset Park
CEC 13 Relaxes PS 20 Relocation Fears at Strategic Space Meeting
Mayor DeBlasio Waxes Nostalgic at Park Slope Town Hall [VIDEO]
640-seat Middle School Considered for Red Hook
Dan Donovan is Told to “Do Your Job” by Angry Constituents at Coffee Talk

Brooklyn Based:

These Family-Owned Restaurants in Sheepshead Bay Share a Kitchen, and a Whole Lot More
Uzbek Cuisine Comes to Park Slope – Here’s Your Guide to the Menu
Jalapa Jar wants to replace your bagel with breakfast tacos
Italian restaurants on Columbia Street keep coming with opening of old-school Sebastiano’s 

Kings County Politics:

“This Ain’t A Eulogy” Premiere Puts Light on Violent Treatment of Blacks Amid Healing 

Metro New York:
Bagels R US Turns Breakfast into Happy Hour With Wine & Whiskey Cream Cheese

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2016:

Bensonhurst Bean:
Meet the New Assistant Principals at P.S. 185 and P.S. 205
Performances, Promotions and Farewells at Final CEC20 Meeting
Chancellor Carmen Farina Talks Common Core, Overcrowding at Dyker Heights Town Hall
New Hebrew Language School Coming to Southern Brooklyn in 2017

The Brooklyn Daily:
Bowling for Dinners: Pottery Sale Raises Cash to Fight Hunger

Fort Greene Focus:
Meet Preston Riddick: Behind the Music

Irish Central:
A New Slant on Ireland’s Great Hunger Comes to Brooklyn

New York Parenting:
Math Dyslexia Has a Name: Dyscalculia

Park Slope Stoop:
Southern Brooklyn’s Famed Nargis Café Coming to Park Slope

Sheepshead Bites:
Neighbors Worry Kings Highway Target is a Death Knell for Small Business

2015:

Bensonhurst Bean:
Zoning Problems, Overcrowding, Calendar Revisions, and More Notes from CEC 20’s Annual Meeting

Fort Greene Focus:
Parents, Teachers, and Community Leaders Envision New Middle School Development on Atlantic Yards Site
Street Snaps: What Are You Thankful For?
Meet Izaskun Zabala, A Local Jewelry Designer Who Brings Community To Workshops At Jill Lindsey
Street Snaps: What Are Your Holiday Plans?
Street Snaps: What was the Best Thing to Happen to You This Year?

Sheepshead Bites:
Big Changes Coming To Annual Greek Festival This Weekend On Avenue P
Next Door Restaurant Serves Up Stone Oven Pizza On Emmons Avenue
Following Father’s Murder, Neighbor Honors Memory With Free Handyman Service

West Side Spirit:
Another Year of New Tastes
A Play at Home in a Church

2013:

DecideNYC.com:
Staten Island 2013: Small Borough, Big Races
Lisa Giovinazzo Runs Again – With Plenty of Fire
Mendy Mirocznik: Staten Island’s Father, Rabbi, Attorney, Activist Candidate
John Mancuso: What It Takes
Mancuso v. Matteo: Down to the Wire in District 50

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2011:

• Bed-Stuy Patch: A 72-Hour Race to Renovate (January)
• Our Town Downtown/NYPress: SoHo to Get a Bite Midtown Turkish Delight (NovemThe