Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Event at Brooklyn Public Library seeks to build self-esteem and creativity.
1. A group of Clinton Hill 4th, 5th, and 6th graders interested in exploring and developing their artistic skills will have an opportunity to participate in a six week workshop starting today. Clinton Hill Library, 380 Washington Ave. 4:30 p.m. Free. 2. The wonderful and talented Jamie Philbert teaches a Free and Creative Movement class at one of Fort Greene's most dynamic—and still pretty new-ish—dance studios. Cumbe, 558 Fulton St. 9:45 a.m. $16. 3. It's "Suddenly Seymour" all over again at this screening of Frank Oz's film version of Little Shop of Horrors. Q&A with Oz follows. BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. 6:50 p.m. $12. 4. Fort Greene's own independent press Ig Publishing celebrates 10 years of publishing "original literary …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
OWS May Day movement brings together high schoolers from throughout the boro to Fort Greene Park.
The revolutionary spirit that helped give Fort Greene its name in the annals of U.S. history seemed alive and well Tuesday afternoon. True to their promise made via YouTube, students from Paul Robeson High School in Crown Heights exited their classrooms at around noon to make the trip to Fort Greene Park to call for an end to the inequality—racial, social and economic—they said was the cause of the imminent demise of their tightly-knit community. "We want to make sure that things change, not just for us, but for the people coming up," said Norman Flagstaff, 18, a senior at Robeson, which the city Department of Education plans to shutter at the end of the current school year. "Everyone has the right to a quality education." Joining Robeson …
Students at Paul Robeson High School to rally against school closings, budget cuts and 'privatization' of public education.
Citing a list of grievances including "the privatization of our school systems, the budget cuts, lack of appropriate leadership, malicious closings, phase-outs of schools against community wishes" and more, students at Paul Robeson High School in Crown Heights planned a walkout Tuesday at Fort Greene Park. Students announced the May Day rally via this YouTube clip posted last week. The city Department of Education decided to close the high school, named for the African-American actor and famed civil rights leader, earlier this year. Members of the student body took the streets in February in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement in an attempt to draw attention to the school's plight. Students from Paul Robeson will potentially join …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Councilmember blasts proposal for Brooklyn Community Arts & Media H.S. building on Willoughby Avenue.
Students enrolled in four educational programs sharing a single building at 300 Willoughby Ave. may have a lot more company in the school's lunchroom, library and brand-new track and field. The Panel For Education Policy will vote Thursday on the proposed co-location of Urban Dove Charter School for Sports, Health and Fitness at Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School. If approved, Urban Dove will be the fifth program, including BCAM, to be located at 300 Willloughby Ave. in a building that was orginally a middle school. Councilwoman Letitia James, D-Fort Greene, blasted the proposal to add another program to a near-capacity facility that already houses several programs, like Urban Dove, that are geared towards students who have …
Monday, April 23, 2012
School will open a 190,000-sq.-ft. business incubator-cum-classroom space at 370 Jay St. in 2017.
The transformation of Downtown Brooklyn from a traditional manufacturing-based urban backwater to a bustling collection of residential towers, college satellite campuses and national retailers, continues apace. On Monday, elected officials and economic development leaders joined NYU administrators to announce the educational institution's major expansion into a mostly-vacant office tower owned by the Metropolitan Transit Authority at 370 Jay St. "New York itself has always been part of the educational experience at NYU," said NYU president John Sexton of the planned Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP), which will be housed at the building. "With CUSP, New York will also be a living laboratory, a source of research, a test-bed …
A free event open to the public.
1. The SUNY Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center will host its annual College Fair for high school students and residents. Educational institutions planning to attend include Kingborough Community College, Berkeley College and Long Island University. Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center, 111 Livingston St. (Downtown Brooklyn). 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free. 2. Welcome to Catch a Fire yoga where students are offered a community experience as a means to reclaim radiant health and overall well-being—all in a tranquil setting. Pop-Up Studio, 1068 Fulton St. 11 a.m.; 1 p.m.; 6:30 p.m. $15. 3. Bill T. Jones draws on three decades of dance and theatrical performances at this latest installment of BAM's artist lecture series to celebrate its …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Victim shot three times in the chest and groin; Was able to ID killer.
The following blotter was compiled with information provided by the New York Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. More Info On Last Week's Shooting In Fort Greene At 5:36 p.m. on March 21, the 21-year-old victim told police that the shooter, later identified as Keison Smith, 25, shot him several times in the chest and groin at 9 Monument Walk in Ingersoll. The responding officer at the scene told Smith to get on the ground before the suspect managed to flee on foot into the building. Smith was later arrested and charged with firing his weapon five times. Three of those bullets hit the victim, who was transported to Kings County Hospital. Police recovered the firearm used in the shooting at the scene. Early Morning Robbery …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Park Slope resident opens his garage doors to the public to benefit private "independent" Clinton Hill school.
A classic car collector in Park Slope will open his garage doors this Sunday for a fundraiser to benefit Clinton Hill’s Brooklyn Free School. Lenny Shiller has been collecting antique cars for almost five decades, and will be showing off his 45 cars and trucks built between 1924 and1968 in his 2,300-square-foot garage for the fundraiser, says the school. NY1 says the collection all began with a 1936 Chevy from Shiller’s grandmother. The article says that his collection now includes vehicles ranging from a 1924 Star to a 1947 International Soda Truck, and a pink 1957 Cadillac convertible. "They are all running cars. I'm really proud,” Shiller told NY1. “I've become a really good backyard mechanic, I keep them all in running condition.” Some…
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The deadline for public school Pre-K programs is April 5.
The Department of Education has launched the pre-kindergarten admission process for the 2012-2013 school year for New York City children born in 2008. For a list of all public school and community-based organization pre-kindergarten programs, families should check out the Pre-K Directory online, visit a Brooklyn-based enrollment office, or stop by any public elementary school with a pre-kindergarten program. Families can submit the application either online or in person at a borough enrollment office. A complete list of locations is available online. The application deadline for public schools is April 5. The DOE will notify families in early June about public school placements. The application for Community-Based Organization (CBO) pre-k…
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Council member walks back statement on equal access to city buildings for Ku Klux Klan members.
It's rare in city politics when issues of race, religion and class collide—all in the span of one debate. But that's exactly what happened last Thursday night at a seemingly innocuous public forum featuring Councilwoman Letitia James, D-Fort Greene, and a Gay City News reporter. According to the reporter, Andy Humm, at one point during a heated debate about allowing churches to hold services in city-owned buildings, James said organizations like the Ku Klux Klan should have the same freedom to use public spaces as religious groups. "They are entitled to equal access," Humm had James saying to the crowd. However, in a post on The New York Observer's Politicker blog, James said her quip was not to be taken seriously. "The comment was …
Jenny
7:24 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012
thanks for the followup. more ›