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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

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Kids & Education

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

By Olivia Seaman

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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

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Kensington

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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New York Family

Help Special Olympics New York Find Coaches, Spaces, and Sponsors for NYC Athletes

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