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News

‘We can’t survive on grit alone’: Jeremiah Program helps mothers and children while confronting poverty and policy cuts

By Olivia Seaman

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Park Slope

Win and Airbnb launch back-to-school giveaway for children in shelters

By Gabriele Holtermann

NYRP backpack giveaway

Kids & Education

Brooklyn backpack giveaways 2025: Where to get free school supplies this August

By Olivia Seaman

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News

Brooklyn school district rocked by CEC’s ‘No Confidence’ vote in superintendent, DOE urges mediation

By Megan McGibney

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‘A space for kids’: Brooklyn Children’s Museum to celebrate Caribbean culture with family festival

By Olivia Seaman

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Sports

New York Liberty to host second annual Brooklyn Dribble and Fan Fest

By Sienna Conaghan

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‘We want answers’: Parents protest over asbestos fears at P.S. 176 in Dyker Heights

By Megan McGibney

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Brooklyn Children’s Museum marks anniversary with Smurfs celebration, $10,000 gift from Paramount Pictures

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Park Slope

Children’s Museum of Manhattan, WIN unveil interactive learning hub at Brooklyn family shelter

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Politics

Landmark child data protection law by Gounardes and Rozic goes into effect

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Bay Ridge

‘An inspiration to us all’: Bay Ridge school renamed for Joanne Seminara

By Olivia Seaman

NY: FLAG Award

Special education teacher at Sunset Park school wins $25,000 FLAG Award for Excellence

By Gabriele Holtermann

Robert Carroll

News

Three Brooklyn schools awarded $40K each to boost literacy through state grants

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Carroll Gardens

Temporary Carroll Gardens Library to open in ‘underutilized’ Community Board 6 office space this summer

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

City to open seven new public schools in September, including two in Brooklyn

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

NY: Teen Health Summit at Brooklyn Borough Hall

Kids & Education

‘Summit to Success’ empowers Brooklyn high schoolers with life skills at Borough Hall

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Walt Whitman Pop-Up Library opens on Nassau Street while main branch is shuttered for renovations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

After four-year closure and renovations, the Bedford Library is open again

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Grave work: Students learn masonry by restoring Green-Wood’s monuments

By Susan De Vries

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Arts & Entertainment

Letting colors fly: Brooklyn Children’s Museum gears up for annual Holi celebration

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Mark Milano.

Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/‌AIDS

Demonstrators hold placards during a protest against U.S. strikes against Venezuela and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse as he makes an initial appearance to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others in New York City, U.S., January 5, 2026.

Brooklyn Dems chair denounces Trump’s actions in Venezuela

New York Family Policy Changes From Children's Online Safety to Frozen Federal Child Care Funds

New York Family

Big Changes for NY Families in 2026: Child Care Funds Frozen and New Online Safety Protections

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens, Jan. 7.

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor stands by tenant advocate pick after social media post backlash