Day: March 6, 2020

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The nonprofit world An article in a recent copy of the Villager details some nonprofits that recently received grants from the New York Community Trust. The Trust is a public charity with board members chosen by public figures, including the mayor, judges and heads of institutions such as the Bar Association and Lincoln Center. The Trust was established in 1924 […]

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Watch out for ICE The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are deploying agents to New York City.  New Yorkers can call the ActionNYC hotline at 1-800-354-0365 to receive immigration legal help.  New Yorkers who are feeling sad or anxious are not alone, and they can get connected to free, confidential mental health support by […]

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Brooklyn has a new threat: PREDATORs, by Matt Lazarus

The acronym stands for Previously-Unknown Data-Driven Transformer. PREDATORs are the latest “clever” scheme from real estate developers, like Mr. Dov Hertz. He’s found a way to avoid oversight by using an aggressively boring name for a new idea, calling it a multi-level distribution center (MLD). Hertz just bought the historic Sunset Industrial Park. He’s working to evict all the tenants […]

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Summit stars earn basketball scholarships

Kiana Brereton and Sky Castro, who are both 6’2″, are the second and third female Summit Academy Charter School athletes to receive Division One basketball scholarships. Castro, who started at Summit in the eighth grade, will be attending St. Peter’s College in Jersey City. Brereton, whose first year at Summit was when she was a freshman, will be going to […]

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The Calvary Baptist Church of Red Hook celebrated Black History Month with singing, acting and music

The event was called The Church: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Kids and adults were involved, and there were three different acts with music (guitar, drums and piano) in between and during each one. “It was more or less looking at the church, what used to happen, comparing it to today, and thinking about how it can be better for the […]

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Eight facts you might not have known about the Fort Hamilton Army Base

Brooklyn is known for many things – its famous wooden roller coaster in Coney Island, its cheesecake from Flatbush Avenue, and its one-time-World Series-winning baseball team, to name a few. However, what many may not know is that it is also home to the country’s fourth oldest military installation and the city’s last active military installation for the past 26 […]

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Fort Hamilton High School’s Tiger Battalion is top-notch

The Tiger Battalion at Fort Hamilton High School – not affiliated with the nearby army base – is celebrating its 27th anniversary this year. The Tiger Battalion was the first Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) in the New York City public school system. At Fort Hamilton High School, JROTC can be taken as an elective for one to […]