Gerritsen Beach Library Reopening Delayed Until December 11
BY EMILY SUHR The long-awaited reopening of the Gerritsen Beach Public Library has been pushed back to Dec. 11 due to construction delays, nearly a …[read more]
Education
Making Applying Easier: NYS Waives Fees
By ROSSI SEALEY As college application deadlines loom, Brooklyn high schoolers are preparing for the next steps in higher education. Governor Kathy Hochul announced on …[read more]
NYC Mayoral Candidates Offer Plans to Improve Schools
BY ROSSI SEALEY New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa butted heads with Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani over the city’s Gifted and …[read more]
CUNY LGBTQI+ Council Hosts Virtual Welcome for the Fall Semester
BY JAIDA DENT CUNY offers many services to its students, but many may be unaware of its LGBTQI+ Council. The Council offered an introduction to …[read more]
Bed-Stuy Nonprofits Host Free Book Event
BY ROSSI SEALEY Aiming to bring books to the community, several Brooklyn non-profit organizations kicked off a back-to-school event during the weeklong Brooklyn Book Festival …[read more]
Supporters Rally for The CUNY “Fired Four”
BY MARYANA AVERYANOVA On September 3, protesters rallied outside the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan in support of four Brooklyn College adjunct professors who were …[read more]
“Freed Between the Lines” – Banned Books Week 2024
BY IAN M. TORRES Kelly M. Coffey, a teen-focused librarian and creative coach within the New York Public Library system is just one of many …[read more]
Empowering Citizens: How New York Libraries are Shaping Informed Voters
BY:SAMANTHA LORISTON As election season approaches, the importance of voting is once again at the forefront of public discourse. On September 25, 2024, the New …[read more]
CUNY Students Call for Access to Political Education Amidst Council Hearing on Civic Engagement
BY CAITLYN JONSSON Coming just before National Voter Registration Day, the New York City Council Committee of Higher Education met in New York City …[read more]
School Is Back In Session!
By SAMUEL MORTEL The 2024-25 school year has officially started back up in NYC, and the students of one small private school in Queens have …[read more]