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Brooklyn Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein recently met with nurses from her Assembly District at the New York State Nurses Association Legislative Conference in Albany. More ...
The Parks Committee of Community Board 17 and the Wyckoff Farm-house Museum last Saturday sponsored an Easter Parade & Festival that was so successful they said it was surely the first of many annual events to come. More ... Courier Office Closed Read the Story... P.S. 279 Music Teacher Held On Second Charge Of Endangering A Child The music teacher who allegedly hung a five-year-old P.S. 279 student from a cloak room hook by his belt loops last week is in trouble again. This time he is accused of allegedly hanging another kindergarten student from a closet coat hook by his jacket earlier the same day, Police said. More ...
By Neil S. Friedman For the third consecutive year Brooklyn Democratic City Councilman Lew Fidler served as a Principal for a Day at Public School 115 on East 92 Street. Margaret Novack, Spring Creek Towers Assistant Director of Communications, was also a short-term principal at the District 18 elementary school... More ... City Council Speaker Sounds Mayoral At Civic Meeting By D. Rybstein Councilman Lew Fidler introduced New York City Council Speaker Gifford Miller last week at the Friends United Block Association (FUBA) monthly meeting as "a great friend of Canarsie, as well as neighborhood parks," and cited Miller’s help in securing funding in the current budget for upcom... More ... Answers From The Teacher Darra Wheeler Happ The senior class is holding an all-night party after the prom at a local community center. It’s the first year the school has sponsored anything like this. What’s the reasoning behind an all-night party? More ...
Teachers Network, a non-profit education organization, and Depart-ment of Education Deputy Chancellor Carmen Fariña recently hosted a citywide education conference focused on student achievement and literacy in Brooklyn. More ...
The Brooklyn Cyclones hosted its annual Easter Eggstravaganza for Brooklyn youth last Monday at KeySpan Park in Coney Island. Cyclones’ mascots Sandy the Seagull and Pee Wee helped dozens of youngsters who came to the seaside minor league ballpark to participate in games, an egg hunt and other eggsc... More ...
There were no injuries, but plenty of damage done to cars and nearby landscapes, when these cars collided at the corner of East 92 Street and Avenue K last Thursday afternoon. More ...
A 26-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter, who were crossing Avenue K at the intersection of Remsen Avenue, were injured when they were struck by a 1996 Honda sedan that hit a traffic stanchion and smashed into a 1998 Ford Suburban, tossing the SUV on its side. More ... All Libraries In Boro To Be Closed On Easter All Brooklyn Public Libraries, including the Central Library at Grand Army Plaza, the Business Library in downtown Brooklyn and the 58 neighborhood libraries, will be closed on Sunday, April 11 for Easter. More ...
Maxine Hamilton Alexander Micro-Economics - Education Is The Key A man with thick, wavy black hair wearing glasses appeared from the rear of the store. I walked up to the front "Gees, there’s a line!" One woman hissed real loud. More ... You Don’t Have To Be 62 To Receive Benefits When I applied for Social Security benefits on my ex-husband’s Social Security record a year ago, the representative said I wasn’t eligible because I had to be 62 years old. More ... Chicken Soup For The Soul Read the Story... Reggae And World Music Awards To Be Presented May 9 High flying reggae rapper Sean Paul grabbed eleven nominations to top the list of nominees in this year’s Martin’s Inter-Culture, 23rd Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) to be held Sunday, May 9, at Columbia University’s Alfred Lerner Hall, 115th Street and Broadway, in Manh... More ... Tax Tips For NY Metro Area Taxpayers With the 2004 tax filing season in full swing, here’s some tips for busy New York Metropolitan Area taxpayers from the Internal Revenue Service. More ...
“Puppy Face.” I’m a beautiful and very adorable Akita - Shepherd mix puppy. I’m only 5 months old and have 2 other siblings. I like other pets especially those that I live with. More ... Blankets & Towels Needed For Bide-A-Wee Pets Cleaning out your linen closet? Bide-A-Wee Home Association can always use your cast-off blankets, towels, comforters and even pillows. Bide-A-Wee can put them to good use, making life more comfortable for the dogs, cats, puppies and kittens awaiting adoption at the nonprofit humane organization’s a... More ...
By Merle Exit The New York Sharks women’s tackle football team wasn’t about to be eaten up without biting back. In the opening game against the Atlanta Xplosion last Sunday it looked as if the number one-rated team from Queens would sink. More ...
By Eric Goodman "I try to instill the basic ingredients of life lessons every time I teach a class," says Legros, who started the judo program in 1993 when the Spring Creek Towers development was known by its original name, Starrett City. More ... |
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