Brooklyn has created a brilliant answer for student immigrants. The Brooklyn International High School is a public school that has been set up specifically for recent immigrants. A new book by Journalist Brooke Hauser called The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens highlights the unique goals of…
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Rabbis Walk from Brooklyn to Bronx to Help Elderly Jews Pray
For three intrepid Orthodox rabbis, 15 miles is not too long a walk if it means helping elderly Jews continue to observe the Sabbath and pray. Fifteen Miles from Crown Heights to Parkchester Rabbi Meir Kavabow, Levi Kabakow and Rabbi Shmuel Notik begin their Sabbath in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. At about 5am they wake up…
Tyra Banks Wows at New York Public Library
If you were lucky, you could have caught a glimpse of Tyra Banks Sunday at the New York Public Library. Promoting her new fiction novel Modelland, Banks actually has the brains behind the looks. In addition to hosting her show “America’s Next Top Model,” Banks is attending Harvard Business School in her spare time. Modelland…
Honeymoon Hotspots in New York City
Whether you’re looking for a place to spend the first night after your wedding, or you’ll be vacationing in New York City for your honeymoon, the city has many unique locations to offer. Every couple wants a dream location to enjoy the first days after their wedding, and this task should be made incredibly easy…
Gowanus School Named National Blue Ribbon School
Let’s hear it for Gowanus. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has recently named P.S. 172 Beacon School of Excellence in Gowanus, Brooklyn as a Blue Ribbon recipient. The Blue Ribbon School rating recognizes the students’ academic achievements. This program honors both public and private schools that are high performing or that have shown a drastic…
Deputy Mayor Robert Steel Torn Between Hearth and Home
Is the Deputy Mayor of New York, Robert Steel, flaunting New York City law by making his main place of residence outside the city? New York City law requires that top level city officials live in the city, a seemingly reasonable restriction. And Robert Steel does affirm that the Big Apple is his home. Observers,…
Obama Unveils Debt Reduction Plan…Amidst Heckling
If you’ve been waiting for President Barack Obama’s debt reduction plan – you’ve been in good company. The long-awaited plan was just released on Monday, which outlined close to $3 trillion in savings. The plan, immediately attacked by top congressional Republicans and many others in the party, includes $1.5 trillion in new revenue that is…
Brooklyn Independent Music Festival Coming
If you’re at all into music, then this is the weekend to be in Gowanus. This coming weekend, the first Brooklyn Independent Music Festival will take place at Littlefield on DeGraw Street in Gowanus. Organized by Bennett Miller of Bedford-Stuyvesant, it should be well worth your time. The First Annual Festival As Miller said, “Brooklyn…
Get On Your Bike and Ride in New York
If you’re hoping to get on your bike-share bicycle and ride anytime soon – you might need to find an alternative means of transportation. That’s because the ambitious Bloomberg administration bike-share program that’s coming to New York City and Brooklyn is getting postponed until summer 2012. Program Goals The goal of the program is to…
FEMA Coming Through with Funds for New Yorkers
Residents and businesses in all five New York boroughs are eligible to receive Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for damage suffered through the ravaging rain, winds and flooding caused by Hurricane Irene in late August. FEMA stated that many New Yorkers have not yet made claims for funds which they are entitled to, noting…
