REPORT CARD: Dubious Standards for Charter Schools
by Liza FeatherstoneLocal
The city’s Office of Charter Schools knows what good education looks like, but just doesn’t think poor, black kids need to have it.
Brooklyn Business Proves That HOM is Where the Heart Is
by Eleanor J. BaderLocal
When Salvatore Forte turned 30, he decided it was time to make a list of things he wanted to do before he kicked the proverbial bucket. On the roster: get a dog, go skydiving, and give back to the community.
Ruminations on Duane Reade
by Williams ColeLocal
The new Duane Reade on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg is hardly the plain, sometimes dingy New York City drugstore chain that many of us have come to know when buying toothpaste, aspirin, or pretzels.
Spirits of Red Hook
by Thomas KerrLocal
The three stories here relate to a few blocks of waterfront real estate in South Brooklyn. They relate, in spirit, to a theme of transformation this area has undergone in the past 10 years.
On the Job Hunt
by Mary E. MannLocal
Ah, Mediabistro, my old friend. After months of constant scrolling down your minimalist and chronologically-ordered page, I still feel a distance between us. Despite the inordinate amount of time we’ve spent together, you remain an enigma.
"Blind Date, Brooklyn"
by Robin GrearsonLocal
December Friday morning, snow cold. My redeye from Burbank to JFK to a taxi stops, at Morgan Avenue. A stranger approached.
