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2 weeks ago | 
bkreader.com | Megan McGibney
There are 12 Democrats running for New York City mayor this election. Among them is Whitney Tilson, an investor, nonprofit founder, and education reform advocate who describes himself as a "pro-business Democrat."
"I want to be the mayor of entrepreneurship and fostering investment," Tilson said.
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3 weeks ago | 
bkreader.com | Megan McGibney
For the first time in 125 years, Greenpoint is getting a new school, but the planned location is giving some residents pause, as it sits close to a state Superfund site.
The School Construction Authority (SCA) last month that a 450-seat elementary school will be located at 257 Franklin St. This school, to be part of District 14, looks to meet the enrollment demands along the Greenpoint waterfront, which has added several high rise residential buildings in recent years.
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3 weeks ago | 
womensmediacenter.com | Megan McGibney
WMC News & Features This week is the seventh annual Period Poverty Awareness Week, a time to raise awareness about the lack of access to menstrual products needed by girls, women, and anyone else who menstruates, and to take action to solve the problem.
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1 month ago | 
brownstoner.com | Megan McGibney |Brooklyn Paper
By Megan McGibney, Brooklyn PaperIt took mere seconds after the Pledge of Allegiance to get a sense of how Community Board 15’s general board meeting would unfold. As soon as attendees lowered their right hands from their hearts, a few began chanting, “No batteries!”Chairperson Theresa Scavo attempted to quiet the small group, members of the volunteer organization Protect Our Children New York (POCNY).
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1 month ago | 
bkreader.com | Megan McGibney
City Council Member Susan Zhuang of District 43 is running for re-election, but she also has competition.
Independent candidate Jerry Chan is running against Zhuang, who was elected in 2023 after redistricting turned District 43 into a new Asian-majority district. Although the two candidates will not square off until the November general election, they are vying for the attention of south Brooklyn voters who have leaned conservative in the past several years.
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1 month ago | 
cityandstateny.com | Megan McGibney
The city Department of Education announced in early March a “groundbreaking partnership” between the agency and ReelAbilities, a nonprofit film festival that promotes the awareness and celebration of people living with disabilities. This partnership will be an opportunity for the DOE and ReelAbilities to educate public school students about disabilities through the art of filmmaking. “I see films as a great tool for education,” said Isaac Zablocki, ReelAbilities’ co-founder and CEO.
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1 month ago | 
bkreader.com | Megan McGibney
Community Education Council 16's (CEC16) held its monthly calendar and business meeting Tuesday night at P.S. 125, The Ralph Bunche School, offering a space for healing and forward planning following the sudden removal of removal of former Superintendent Brendan Mims.
The meeting marked the first official opportunity for parents and community leaders to address the district's leadership transition.
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1 month ago | 
bkreader.com | Megan McGibney
About three dozen parents, elected officials and community leaders from central Brooklyn rallied on Thursday in Bedford-Stuyvesant to protest the removal of District 16 (D16) Superintendent Brendan Mims.
"Bring back Mims!" chanted rally goers in front of P.S. 25 The Eubie Blake School, referring to Mims' removal by Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos last week.
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1 month ago | 
politicsny.com | Megan McGibney
Posted on Four months since Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed reforms to expand the state’s laws providing treatment options and support for those living with serious mental illnesses, the calls for doing so grew louder in the days following two attacks last week done by someone having a mental illness crisis. On April 6, a Brooklyn man attacked four young girls with a cleaver and a knife before being shot and injured by police.
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1 month ago | 
amny.com | Megan McGibney
Four months since Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed reforms to expand the state’s laws providing treatment options and support for those living with serious mental illnesses, the calls for doing so grew louder in the days following two attacks last week done by someone having a mental illness crisis. On April 6, a Brooklyn man attacked four young girls with a cleaver and a knife before being shot and injured by police.
