Community Corner

This Week's Good News, June 10 - 14

New coach for Nets, student wins police Commanding Officer contest, summer sports programs launch.


Prospect Heights

Julie Taymor Honored at Brooklyn Museum

Gloria Steinem joins Sackler Center for Feminist Art in honoring director of Spider-Man and The Lion King.

Nets Introduce Coach Kidd to Brooklyn
Former point guard will trade his sneakers for wingtips next season.

A Secret Agent Diva with Crown Heights Flair
Local writer creates crime-novel heroine to inspire a new generation.

You Gotta Show Love: Lessons From Dad
Father's Day musings from around Prospect Heights.

Ditmas Park

Milk and Honey: A Sneak Peek Inside
Qathra's Newkirk Avenue cafe slated to open this week.

Park Slope

High School Student Wins Commanding Officer for a Day at 78th Pct
Dennis Sivohins, 17-year-old high school student, won the 'Commanding Officer for a Day' essay contest.

Bloomberg: $20 Billion to Protect City from Climate Change
Bloomberg reveals massive plan to protect city from waves of the future.

Windsor Terrace

City Parks Foundation Kicks-off Free Summer Sports Programs
Budding athletes across the borough won't have to travel far to become skilled in a variety of sports this summer.

Carroll Gardens

Boerum Hill School Unveils New Science Lab
A corn snake, a bearded dragon and some gerbils have joined the Brooklyn elementary.

Fort Greene - Clinton Hill

Brooklyn Hospital Center to Offer Free Health Screenings at Barclays Center

Bed-Stuy

Schneiderman Spearheads Plan to Combat Smartphone Theft
State's Attorney General unveils a massive coalition of government officials and phone companies to end "Apple-picking."

'Green Scorecard' Shows NYC Meeting Environmental Goals
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that the City is on track to meet all of its targets for cleaner air and water.


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