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 schools will also be open for in-person learning
Tuesday, September 29th: K – 5th Grade and K – 8th Grade schools will open for in-person learning
Thursday, October 1st: middle and high schools will open for in-person learning
Remote learning will start for all students on Monday, September 21st
In the meantime, schools will be provided with more staff, time and material to get ready to open their school buildings.
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Brooklyn Municipal Building to be renamed after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
The Brooklyn Municipal Building in Downtown Brooklyn will be renamed for Brooklynite Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in the coming weeks! Stay tuned! Plus, the state is considering Brooklyn Bridge Park as a location to erect a statue of her, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
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How to use or donate your child’s (P-EBT) Food Benefits
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Families whose children attend public school should have received their EBT cards in the mail by now. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) is a Federal program to provide food benefits to children who miss the opportunity to receive school meals due to pandemic-related school closures. These benefits will ... (read more).
 Food BenefitsFamilies whose children attend public school should have received their EBT cards in the mail by now. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) is a Federal program to provide food benefits to children who miss the opportunity to receive school meals due to pandemic-related school closures. These benefits will take the form of funds on electronic benefit transfer (EBT cards) which can be used in the same manner as SNAP (food stamp) cards.
What you need to know:
The card will be mailed in the name of your child, not your name
The program offer $420 in benefits per child in your household, you get a seperate card for each child
All children who would have received free or reduced-price school lunches for the days their school was closed due to COVID-19 are eligible to receive P-EBT food benefits.
You have to activate the card and create a PIN, all details about activation are in the letter that comes with the card
Once activated you use it like a regular debit card
You can find all authorized retailers here. Trader Joes, Wegmans, local farmers markets, Wholefoods and most local supermarkets are participating
Your food benefit card will remain accessible for one year from the date it was issued, so use it in the next 12 months
The benefits are not transferable
How to use P-EBT at Greenmarkets:
1. Find your neighborhood Greenmarket. (All markets accept SNAP).
2. Visit the market information tent and look for the Market Manager. They will be wearing a GrowNYC t-shirt.
3. Swipe your EBT card to purchase as many $1 or $5 wooden tokens as you’d like. These tokens will act as cash at the market.
4. Receive $2 in Health Bucks (good for fruits and vegetables only) for every $5 you spend with SNAP.
5. Spend your tokens at any farm stand selling SNAP-eligible foods.
*NEW: Many farmers accept SNAP/EBT directly. Visit the market info tent to find out which farmers can swipe your EBT card and provide you with Health Bucks.
(Photo: Fish vendor at the Borough Hall farmers market on Saturdays)
If you don’t need the funds, consider making a donation to:
Community Food Advocates is a coalition of parents, principals, pediatricians, cafeteria workers, and activists who have led the charge to distribute school meals during the pandemic. In the past few months, they have collaborated with the DOE to improve and expand meal distribution to students and adults, and with their help, the city now distributes more than 600,000 meals every day. Make a tax-deductible donation here.
City Harvest is New York City’s private response to hunger, helping to feed the millions of New Yorkers who are struggling to put meals on their tables right now. We are committed to feeding everyone who was relying on us before the COVID-19 pandemic, and to meeting the increasing need for all of our neighbors who need our help accessing food. Make a donation here.
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Free outdoor new mom meetups in DUMBO 9/23 & 9/27
Friday, September 18, 2020
Local new parents are invited to informal, socially distanced outdoor get-togethers with babies 0 to 12 months. They are free, unguided gatherings to connect with other new parents, meet future friends and exchange challenges, ideas and thoughts about becoming a parent during the pandemic. The meetups will take place near the trees ... (read more).
Soccer Stars & Force Soccer Studios Offer Safe Play for Kids This Fall! (sponsored)
Friday, September 18, 2020
Whether your child is returning to class a few days a week this fall or going all remote, the 2020-21 school year is sure to look different for students everywhere. During this time, kids will still need engaging physical education during the week, and parents will still need additional supervised activities for their ... (read more).
Whether your child is returning to class a few days a week this fall or going all remote, the 2020-21 school year is sure to look different for students everywhere. During this time, kids will still need engaging physical education during the week, and parents will still need additional supervised activities for their kids. Super Soccer Stars and Force Soccer Studios are here to help with Fall Classes, as well as Weekday Camps + Sports Pods!
Fall Classes for ages 3-10 teach the fundamentals of soccer in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment. Unique curricula use positive reinforcement and a low child-to-coach ratio to make sure each child feels supported and confident in his or her own abilities, allowing kids to improve at their own rate.
Weekday Camps + Sports Pods allow children to stay with the same consistent group of kids for fun and engaging physical activity. This can be the perfect complement to your established learning pod! Coordinate your own private pod or join the same group each week at Force Soccer Studios.
All in-person programs will follow local and CDC guidelines, as well as recommendations from US Soccer for safe play. Policies and procedures include small groups of no more than eight players, distanced zonal play, frequent hand washing and sanitizing breaks, and temperature checks. Coaches will wear masks and sanitize all equipment before and after each class.
Visit newyork.supersoccerstars.com for more details and class options around Brooklyn!
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Photoville 2020 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and DUMBO
Friday, September 18, 2020
Photoville in its 9th year will look slightly different this year! With social distancing in mind, the exhibit will not feature shipping containers, beer garden, and in-person sessions. Instead, the photo village has been spread throughout Brooklyn Bridge Park and even beyond in DUMBO and the 5 boroughs. The free ... (read more).
 was born out of the desire to create while locked in our small house, with our two young boys. We spent so much of our careers abroad, but now the adventure was at home. Now, the possible outlets of creativity were confined to the living room and the kitchen. Find out more here. Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park – Piers 2, 3 & 6
Underwater Wildlife New York–a joint project of the New York Aquarium with underwater photographer Keith Ellenbogen–visually introduces the public to the amazing, and sometimes surprising, diversity of life in our local waters. Through his lens, we help the public see the ecological riches such as the sharks, whales, corals, and birds we are working to protect. Find out more here. Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3
A Mother’s Eye features photographs of children made by their mothers. These harvested moments become family memories, the narrative of growing up. Find out more here. Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park – Empire Fulton Ferry Park Area
Flex: Kennedi Carter explores ideas of Blackness related to wealth, power, respect, and belonging in her new series of photographs. Carter dressed friends and acquaintances in historically-inspired costumes that represent wealth and power. History is referenced, rejected, and reimagined. Find out more here. Location: Old Fulton Street and Prospect Street, DUMBO Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge Park at 10: Transforming the Waterfront: Did you know that the site of Brooklyn Bridge Park was a bustling, working waterfront port in the 19th and 20th centuries? Thousands of longshoremen, boaters, clerks, and U.S. customs inspectors worked on ships and piers, and in warehouses and factories. After the Civil War, dozens of warehouses were built along the west side of Furman Street, and many timber bulkheads, piers, and factory foundations still lie beneath the Park. Find out more here. Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Picking Up NYC: For over a century, the men and women of the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) have heroically served the City as daily stewards of public health, and as emergency responders in extraordinary circumstances. As the workforce meets its latest challenge, picking up New York City during the coronavirus pandemic, we remember the countless challenges they’ve faced with unwavering strength. Find out more here. Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park – New Dock Street
Single Moms By Choice: For the last three years, four women in New York and New Jersey opened their lives to photographer Jackie Molloy as they struggled to get pregnant, navigated the adoption and foster-care systems, and juggled a new life with children—all on their own. They are single mothers by choice; a growing number of women who choose to become a parent without a partner. Find out more here. Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park – New Dock Street
The Great Empty: The coronavirus has made scarcity a necessary condition of survival. Over the course of a few days in March, The Times sent out dozens of photographers around the world to capture images of once-bustling public plazas, beaches, fairgrounds, and more. The photographs tell a similar story: emptiness proliferates like the virus. Find out more here. Brooklyn Bridge Park – New Dock Street
Flamingo Bob is a celebrity on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, where he acts as an emissary for conservation, and protecting nature. Local veterinarian Odette Doest rescued Bob in 2016, after the American flamingo slammed into a hotel window. She began taking him to local schools as the face of her organization, Foundation for Animals and Education in the Caribbean, and he quickly gained a following. Find out more here. Location: Washington Street, DUMBO Brooklyn
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In-person learning for Kindergarten and up in public schools further delayed
Thursday, September 17, 2020
The back to school in-person reopening schedule has been further adjusted as communicated by the mayor on September 17th. In-person learning will begin for grades Kindergarten and up on Tuesday 9/29 and not Monday 9/21. Grades will be phased in as below:
Monday, September 21st: 3k and Pre-K classrooms will be ... (read more).
One Prospect Park West: Since Nineteen Twenty Five (sponsored)
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Timeless and handcrafted, One Prospect Park West‘s elegant homes have been masterfully transformed and now occupy a prestigious address on the corner of Prospect Park and Grand Army Plaza.
These 64 carefully curated condominium residences feature an interior scheme that has been sensitively realized by local and acclaimed designers, Workstead, ... (read more).
Timeless and handcrafted, One Prospect Park West‘s elegant homes have been masterfully transformed and now occupy a prestigious address on the corner of Prospect Park and Grand Army Plaza.
These 64 carefully curated condominium residences feature an interior scheme that has been sensitively realized by local and acclaimed designers, Workstead, who have preserved historical interior arches while adding refined details that evoke the building’s 1920s pedigree.
The gracious amenities suite includes a landscaped roof terrace, boutique fitness center and movement studio, basketball court, children’s playroom, resident’s library, and more.
One Prospect Park West is located at the gateway to Park Slope, where live pours out onto the hundred-year stretches of idyllic, tree-lined streets. Just outside the Lobby doors, escape to Prospect Park for rest and reflection with meadowlands, hills and forests to take you away from it all. Brought to you by Sugar Hill Development and Douglas Elliman Development Marketing. One to four bedroom residences now available from $1.5M.
Click Here to learn more. Model Residence Now Open by Appointment.
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Brooklyn Flea back in DUMBO starting 9/19
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Brooklyn Flea is returning to Dumbo this weekend and EVERY Saturday through the fall! From 10 am to 5 pm you’ll find many of their favorite vintage and handmade vendors set up, plus a bunch of new faces too! Please wear a mask and maintain a safe distance from other ... (read more).
The Brooklyn Preschool of Science is back! (sponsored)
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
The Brooklyn Preschool of Science for ages 2 to 5 in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and Park Slope is excited to announce the reopening on September 14th. After shutting down in March due to COVID-19, we have spent months reimagining and reshaping what our school can look like upon its reopening. Our goal for ... (read more).
The Brooklyn Preschool of Science for ages 2 to 5 in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and Park Slope is excited to announce the reopening on September 14th. After shutting down in March due to COVID-19, we have spent months reimagining and reshaping what our school can look like upon its reopening. Our goal for this year is to provide a high-quality inquiry-based science curriculum while meeting best practices in keeping children and staff safe. We are proud to have 1-2 Healthway air filtration units in every classroom, lobby, and office. We have created a safety plan which aligns with CDC, State, and City guidance. If you would like a virtual tour of BPOS, please feel free to inquire. We have a wonderful slideshow that highlights pictures of the school, curriculum, specialists, and more. Limited openings for this and next school year!
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 is limited during the 2020 season to allow for social distancing. Visitors must reserve tickets in advance through a new ticket reservation system. See more info here. NYC ferry service is also available from Wall Street, take NYC ferry from DUMBO or Pier 6 to Wall Street, request free transfer ticket on the boat and switch there.
6. Take the NYC ferry to Rockaway Beach and spend a summer day by the ocean. Ferry service from Wall Street is in effect, details here. Ask for free transfer ticket on the ferry coming from Brooklyn.
7. Stop by one of the many playgrounds with sprinklers or water labs. Here is our list of local options.
8. Visit the NYC Aquarium in Coney Island and check out their new exhibition about spineless creatures. Opening August 27 to the public. All details here.
9. Make a visit to the “Pandemic Pop-up Park” on Atlantic Basin at Pier 11 in Red Hook. Amenities for kids are a self-serve sprinkler, kids-size picnic tables, dodge balls, a racquetball racquet, chalk, frisbees and huge amount of traffic-free asphalt (bring your scooters and roller skates). In addition, the PopUp features large umbrellas, bistro tables, chairs, blooming and fragrant plants in pots and maritime stuff in sight (rowboats, kayaks, buoys, fenders, lights, etc). During the day it is a very hot from approx. 11am to 6pm, so choose the early morning or early evening on sunny days.
9. Glide along the water while kayaking from the Pier 4 beach in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Advanced registration is required for this activity. Due to COVID-19, limited capacity is available. Walk-ups will only be accommodated on-site if there are still spaces. Children and teens under 18 must have an adult guardian present. Wednesdays 4-8pm ET. Saturdays 10am-4pm ET. August 15-October 14.
10. Free Ping Pong Happy Hours in Downtown Brooklyn. MetroTech Commons: Tuesdays at 4:30pm (starting 9/8 all September). Register here
11. Prospect Park roller skating at LeFrak Center at Lakeside is open daily from 12 to 6 pm. Find out more here.
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 named Kosmo Kidd crash lands his wind-up rocket ship in Lily’s kitchen. Kosmo whisks Lily away to his floating treehouse in Outer Outer Space, to join his Spacetronaut crew. Lily and Kosmo share many adventures, exploring exotic alien worlds and facing fearsome villains, as Lily proves that a girl from Brooklyn can hold her own among the galaxy’s greatest junior space cadets. Recommended for 7-10 year olds. Shop here.
Mermaids on Parade by Mel Hope Greenberg
Excited about wearing her own special costume for the day, a little girl goes with her family to Coney Island to take part in all the festivities of the Mermaid Parade where mermaids, Neptunes, and sea creatures of all shapes, colors, and sizes go to strut their stuff! Recommended for ages 4 to 7. Shop here.
How Emily saved the Bridge by Fieda Wishinsky
The Brooklyn Bridge, the iconic suspension bridge that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn, was completed in 1883. It is thanks to Emily Warren Roebling that the bridge was finished at all. Emily was not an engineer, but she was educated in math and science. She married Washington Roebling, the chief engineer of the famous bridge. When Washington became ill from decompression sickness, Emily stepped in, doing everything from keeping the books, to carrying messages for her husband, to monitoring the construction of the bridge. She was the first person to cross the Brooklyn Bridge when it opened. Recommended for ages 3 to 6. Shop here.
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