Brownsville School District Is The Least Vaccinated In NYC: Data

Only 38 percent of students in District 23 have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to new data from the city.

Brownsville-East New York Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

See how FAFSA applications changed for Brownsville-East New York area high schools.

College Financial Aid Applications In Brownsville-East New York Area: Compare To NY

See how college aid applications changed for Brownsville-East New York area high schools.

Graduation 2021: Surprise Your Graduate By Sharing A Photo On Patch

Students have overcome many obstacles the past year. Celebrate your graduate on Brownsville-East New York Patch.

Brownsville-East New York Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

FAFSA completions are down nationally. Here is how Brownsville-East New York area high schools have done so far.

Brownsville-East New York Area Increases Share Of College Grads

The share of residents holding four-year or higher degrees has been rising in the U.S. Here's how it’s changed in Brooklyn.

Missing 11-Year-Old Boy Says He Got Lost After Failing To Catch School Bus

Michael Akindipe missed his school bus and his family members were left in a panic.

1 In 5 Brownsville School District Students Are Homeless: Study

Roughly 20 percent of students in Brooklyn's School District 23 don't have a permanent place to call home.

Kids Break Ground On Canarsie Playground They Designed

“I’m looking forward to seeing every kid standing here enjoying the playground,” said fourth grader Carlton Benoit.

Anti-Semitic Bullying Ignored At Brooklyn Charter: $8M Suit

An $8 million lawsuit alleges Leadership Prep Ocean Hill did nothing to prevent years of violent bullying against Jewish students.

City Speaker Launches Attack On Food Inequity In Cypress Hills

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson came to a Cypress Hills school with its own greenhouse to talk food equity and the city’s future.

East NY Teacher Finds New Way To Immortalize Henrietta Lacks

An East New York English teacher won an "unsung hero" grant to teach her students about the woman whose cells changed the world.

Mayor Breaks Ground On New East New York School

Construction will begin on a 1,000-seat school at 3269 Atlantic Ave. that is slated to open in 2020, officials said.

Brownsville Kids Raising $70K For Class Trip To Japan

Frederick Douglass Academy VII students, and one dedicated teacher, are determined to visit the Land of the Rising Sun, no matter the cost.

East NY Community Uneasy On Proposed 1,000-Seat School

Many residents don't believe the school that is promised to them will be delivered.

Mayor, Council Member Request Community Input for New East NY Public School

The 1,000-seat public school is set to be built on the Dinsmore-Chestnut streets city-owned vacant lot, the mayor's office said.

Brownsville After-School 'Campus' to Help Kids Focus on Education

'The Campus,' an after school tech and arts program at Brownsville Collaborative Middle School, launches Oct. 24.

At Brownsville's P.S. 233, Concerns Persist About Merger with Charter

The New American Academy will move into the public school's building in the fall.

Charter Moving Into P.S. 233 in Brownsville

The co-location was approved Wednesday by the city's Panel for Educational Policy.

PICS: Meet the Superheroes of Brooklyn's PS 36

A superhero-themed curriculum at the school encourages students, many of whom have struggled elsewhere, to celebrate their gifts.