Despite an overcrowded school system in Sunset Park, The School of Creativity and Innovation has low enrollment in first grade.
Category: <span>Brooklyn Life</span>
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MTA Announces $5.5 Billion Accessibility Investment
Disability advocates say they’ll believe it when they see it.
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Man in the Middle
Councilman Carlos Menchaca has delayed a rezoning decision that would expand Industry City on the Sunset Park waterfront. And everybody, is watching.
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Keeping a Vanished World Alive
As time goes by, the Soviet authenticity of Brighton Beach slowly falls under the threat of extinction. While Brighton Ballet School remains the heart of the Russian culture, other Russian speakers think it is time to move on.
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These Hispanic Parents Created a Support System to Help Their Kids with Special Needs
Language barriers didn't help, so the mothers turned to a council member–and to each other.
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Saving the Gowanus Canal with Oysters
The oysters growing in the Gowanus Canal are part of the Billion Oyster Project, which is a larger effort to restore the oyster reefs and population in the New York Harbor for the purpose of filtering filthy water and stabilizing shorelines.
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Somewhere to Sleep
For some in Sunset Park’s Chinese immigrant community, internet cafes have become homes for the night.
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Fort Greene: A New Private School Takes Aim at Segregation
At Brooklyn Independent, founders say that a sliding scale for tuition is their secret weapon for diversity.
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When Birth Becomes Bureaucratic
New York’s doulas are up in arms over a new state certification bill. But they’re no strangers to long, arduous battles.
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The Smallest Cemetery in Brooklyn Has a Story
Bay Ridge pays its respects to the past by preserving an old family plot.