Community Corner

Week in Review

A look back at the stories and events that defined Prospect Heights this week.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg was on the mind of Prospect Heights residents this week, as two major announcements that will affect the neighborhood came out of City Hall.

In the wake of to replace Joel Klein as chancellor of New York City schools, to oppose her appointment.

Their demonstration was just one part of that is Black needs to become schools' chancellor.

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Later in the week, the mayor announced that could lead to the elimination of 10,000 jobs in the next two years.

Multiple local leaders said those cuts will affect local public schools like , which . The library , but won't be fully open until the school can afford to employee a librarian full-time.

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In other news, we spoke with about his vocation and learned about a fascinating project that is . We also gave neighborhood residents if they work remotely, and a few fresh ideas about .


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