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Volunteer as a book designer for NYC literacy non-profitBehind the Book, a non-profit literacy organization serving high-needs New York City public schools, seeks volunteers to design books written and illustrated by our pre-K-12 students. Through our rich, innovative programs, students work with accomplished authors and illustrators--many of them Brooklyn-based--to create their own writing and artwork that is published by Behind ...
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Long-time Channel 4 NBC reporter Gabe Pressman, dead at 93Here is his obit from the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/nyregion/gabe-pressman-wnbc-dead.html?smid=pl-share
He was still working right up to his death: Earlier this year he covered the St. Patrick’s Day parade, as he had many times before.
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I experience the most brilliant dumb thief ever.Either really smart thief or dumb phone operators etc.... and at the same time really dumb thief. I got my phone number stolen. It's a vanity number. So yesterday I went to the local tmobile shop to get my dad a new sim card. His wasn't working. I got the card. Tried to call his ...Closed 328 views 18 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by armchair_warrior Brooklyn and Beyond
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Popular Brooklyn coworking space moves to NoMad
The Associates Coworking space is now located in NoMad Manhattan. They are known for cheap prices and are maintaining that in their space in Manhattan.
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Body Cameras come to the NYPDThere will be lots of press over the next few months about the NYPD's implementation of body cameras. On this thread, I'll attempt to link aspects of the project that I find interesting and intelligent. Here's where we are today:https://policingproject.org/nypd-body-worn-camera-proposed-policy-fact-sheet/
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The Brooklyn Hoodstars (ENY and Brownsville gang)On occasion, I like to create threads that are off the usual topics we discuss. In this thread I will give some attention to the Brooklyn organization known as the Hoodstars.As a result of killing a bystander on Friday 10/21/2011, the Hoodstarz (and to a lesser degree their rival group, which seem ...
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Auditions for THE CREW SeriesNext week we start auditions to complete our Actors Ensemble for THE CREW, a series about low budget Brooklyn filmmakers trying to keep roofs over their ...Cool map that shows where evictions happen in NYChttps://projects.propublica.org/evictions/#11.81/40.6855/-73.9937Brooklyn Waterfront Artist's Coalition presents the 2016 BWAC Fall Art ShowsClosing weekend, October 15th and 16th The Fall Group Art Shows in BWAC’s funky Civil War-era warehouse gallery on Red Hook’s scenic pier are filled with 25,000sf of art in all mediums, in a wide variety of styles, and in four distinctly different exhibits: Brooklyn is…. a narrative show of some 200 artists; Art in Clay 4, exhibiting the power ...Volunteer Book DesignerBehind the Book, a non-profit literacy organization serving high-needs New York City public schools, seeks volunteers to design and format books written and illustrated by our pre-K-12th grade students. Through our rich, innovative programs, which have a successful record of improving reading skills and nurturing motivated, engaged readers, students work with accomplished authors and ...Seeking Volunteer Website AdministratorBehind the Book, a non-profit organization, works in New York City public schools, providing rich, innovative literacy programs in urban classrooms. Working with students from Pre-K to 12th grade, Behind the Book identifies books that speak to the students, then partners with teachers to create immersive curriculum units that bring the authors of those ...2016 BWAC Fall Art Shows: Brooklyn Is, Up Against the Wall, The really, really Affordable Art $howJoin us on our opening day, September 24th at 1PM, when BWAC presents the 2016 BWAC Fall Art Shows: Brooklyn Is, Up Against the Wall, The really, really Affordable Art $how, and Grand Installations. On Saturday 9/24, meet the artists at our opening reception, with the Eastern spaghetti music of Sal Cataldi at 1:30PM, and jazz pianist Richard Bennett ...Brooklyn Waterfront Artist's Coalition presents two Summer Art Shows: Speak Your Truth, and ColorJoin us for our two summer art shows in Red Hook, Brooklyn: Speak Your Truth, and Color. On Saturday, performances by Palma Mingozzi and June Palo, “Artists With A Message” at 1:30, and at 4:00, “Fatal Attractions,” a program of three riveting short plays by The Word Cabaret. On Sunday, indie rock, anti-folk singer John Keegan at 1:30 ...NYC Sugary ban now applies to AmazonFreshAs of this morning, the NYC ban on sugary drinks is now banning Amazon Fresh from delivering 2 liter bottles of Coke to anyone in NYC. As of right now, Fresh Direct is still selling them. But that may change shortly. How is this legal? Amazon Fresh and Fresh Direct are not restaurants or delis. ...Music events at Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Gallery for May 29th and 30thBrooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC)’s Three New Spring Art Shows:
Roode Hoek—Wide Open 7— Recycle
Saturday, May 28th, 2016 and Sunday May 29th, 2016
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) opens the iron gates of their historic pier gallery in Red Hook for the 24th Annual Spring Pier show with three distinctly different exhibits:
Roode Hoek, a celebration of ...This may be the summer we see fewer NYPD and FDNY helicopters and more gov drones...NYPD and FDNY helicopter traffic seems to be most noticeable during the summer months, in part because residents have their windows open and can hear them operating.
People then utilize online media to try and figure out what situation the helicopters are responding to, and whether they should be afraid. I've watched the phenomena with ...I need your help to fight against the evil grovernment.I get a few of these tickets a year.
Basically some jerk in the sanitation department gives me a ticket for not cleaning 18" to the street. Not my side walk but the street. Does anyone know what the cleaning regulations are for street cleaning? I can't clean the street. There are cars there and when ...Closed 157 views 4 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by armchair_warrior Brooklyn and BeyondHousing policy, sans populist politiciansHousing a Growing City Jan 19, 2016, 6:30PM-8:30PM Since the Tenement House Laws of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, New York City has been a national laboratory for innovative and affordable housing policies. But numerous challenges remain in a city with an expanding population. Low-rent housing is evaporating, homelessness is skyrocketing, the building stock is ...Mental Illness, Crime and TreatmentThis discussion was created from comments split from: Stabbing and shooting at 770 Eastern Parkway.The list of worst landlords is released againEach year, the city compiles and releases a list of the landlords who operate the buildings with the most violations.Each year, it is often the same list of landlords. The buildings are largely occupied by low income people who have very little market power. ...the repetitive nature of the list leads me to conclude that the city does not ...Clear, informative info from the NYC IBOFISCAL HISTORY: We’ve updated our NYC fiscal history page, which now provides data on city tax, fee, and fine revenues; agency spending; full-time staffing; and state and federal aid from fiscal years 1980 through 2015. The update also includes capital spending since 1985.
http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/fiscalHistory.htmlNYC PTA EXPO 2015NYC PTA EXPO 2015Sunday, November 8, 2015 | 12-5 PMBrooklyn Expo Center
FREE Tickets until November 1st, $10 after, $15 at door
The 2nd Annual NYC PTA EXPO 2015 presents a fun and informative event with great resources, products, services and information for New York City PAs and PTAs while bringing together community members, educators, families, parents ...The details of the ambitious NYC ferry plan become clearerhttp://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/government/5892-cautious-optimism-ahead-of-hearing-on-citywide-ferry-planInclusionary Zoning ...how it will (or won't) workhttp://citylimits.org/2015/09/21/read-the-de-blasio-inclusionary-zoning-proposal/Yes, that does say Mother GastonYes, Mother Gaston is in Brownsville.
Black Smoke from Chimney in Neighboring BuildingThere is black smoke coming from the chimney of a neighboring building with a dull chemical smell. I am on the top floor and can smell the odor in my apartment with the A/C running -- it's giving me a massive headache. I'm new to apartment living so unsure how common this type of odor ...Closed 250 views 3 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by andrea_gayle Brooklyn and BeyondSCHOOLFEST 2015Saturday, November 7, 2015 | 12-4 PM, Brooklyn Expo Center, FREE Tickets until November 1st, $10 after, $15 at doorNow in its 8th year, Schoolfest is a one-of-a-kind school fair for North Brooklyn students and parents. All public schools, charter schools, private schools, early childhood centers and extracurricular activity providers are invited to a single venue in ...SecessionEvery so often there is talk of one part or another of New York State trying to secede, and it always intrigues me.
