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Volunteer as a book designer for NYC literacy non-profit

Behind 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 ...

20 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Behind_the_Book August 25 Brooklyn and Beyond

Long-time Channel 4 NBC reporter Gabe Pressman, dead at 93

Here 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.

He was an old-school journalist.

49 views 1 comment 0 points Jump to most recent comment by prodigalson June 29Brooklyn and Beyond

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 ...

298 views 18 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by armchair_warrior June 18Brooklyn and Beyond

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. https://www.theassociatesincubator.com

41 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Bkdoer June 1 Brooklyn and Beyond

Body Cameras come to the NYPD

There 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/
https://policingproject.org/nypd-body-worn-camera-feedback/

194 views 3 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 May 22Brooklyn and Beyond

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 ...

3.7K views 53 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 May 11Brooklyn and Beyond

Auditions for THE CREW Series

Next 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 ...

42 views 0 comments 0 points Started by trayce April 20 Brooklyn and Beyond

Cool map that shows where evictions happen in NYC

https://projects.propublica.org/evictions/#11.81/40.6855/-73.9937

116 views 0 comments 0 points Started by whynot_31 December 2016 Brooklyn and Beyond

Brooklyn Waterfront Artist's Coalition presents the 2016 BWAC Fall Art Shows

Closing 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 ...

40 views 0 comments 0 points Started by bwac October 2016 Brooklyn and Beyond

Volunteer Book Designer

Behind 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 ...

55 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Behind_the_Book October 2016 Brooklyn and Beyond

Seeking Volunteer Website Administrator

Behind 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 ...

43 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Behind_the_Book October 2016 Brooklyn and Beyond

2016 BWAC Fall Art Shows: Brooklyn Is, Up Against the Wall, The really, really Affordable Art $how

Join 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 ...

114 views 0 comments 0 points Started by bwac September 2016 Brooklyn and Beyond

Brooklyn Waterfront Artist's Coalition presents two Summer Art Shows: Speak Your Truth, and Color

Join 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 ...

40 views 0 comments 0 points Started by bwac July 2016 Brooklyn and Beyond

NYC Sugary ban now applies to AmazonFresh

As 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. ...

297 views 8 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by bobmarvin June 2016Brooklyn and Beyond

Music events at Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Gallery for May 29th and 30th

Brooklyn 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 ...

56 views 0 comments 0 points Started by bwac May 2016 Brooklyn and Beyond

A list of free outdoor movies this summer

https://calendar.google.com/…/spucdr1kejao…/public/basic.ics

70 views 0 comments 0 points Started by whynot_31 May 2016 Brooklyn and Beyond

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 ...

182 views 2 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 May 2016Brooklyn and Beyond

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 ...

147 views 4 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by armchair_warrior April 2016Brooklyn and Beyond

Housing policy, sans populist politicians

Housing 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 ...

57 views 0 comments 0 points Started by whynot_31 January 2016 Brooklyn and Beyond

Mental Illness, Crime and Treatment

This discussion was created from comments split from: Stabbing and shooting at 770 Eastern Parkway.

496 views 20 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 December 2015Brooklyn and Beyond

The list of worst landlords is released again

Each 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 ...

196 views 2 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 November 2015Brooklyn and Beyond

Clear, informative info from the NYC IBO

FISCAL 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.html

37 views 0 comments 0 points Started by whynot_31 November 2015 Brooklyn and Beyond

Fatal crash involving a pedestrian, Grant and Atlantic, Monday 11/16/2015, approx 1:30 PM

https://twitter.com/NYCityAlerts/status/666347537058668545

513 views 3 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 November 2015Brooklyn and Beyond

NYC PTA EXPO 2015

NYC 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 ...

102 views 3 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by TownSquare October 2015Brooklyn and Beyond

The details of the ambitious NYC ferry plan become clearer

http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/government/5892-cautious-optimism-ahead-of-hearing-on-citywide-ferry-plan

159 views 4 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by ehgee September 2015Brooklyn and Beyond

Inclusionary Zoning ...how it will (or won't) work

http://citylimits.org/2015/09/21/read-the-de-blasio-inclusionary-zoning-proposal/

65 views 0 comments 0 points Started by whynot_31 September 2015 Brooklyn and Beyond

Yes, that does say Mother Gaston

Yes, Mother Gaston is in Brownsville.

204 views 4 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 2015Brooklyn and Beyond

Black Smoke from Chimney in Neighboring Building

There 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 ...

238 views 3 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by andrea_gayle September 2015Brooklyn and Beyond

SCHOOLFEST 2015

Saturday, 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 ...

128 views 1 comment 0 points Started by TownSquare September 2015 Brooklyn and Beyond

Secession

Every so often there is talk of one part or another of New York State trying to secede, and it always intrigues me.

272 views 19 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 August 2015Brooklyn and Beyond

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