Citywide

The Education of Clinton Hill

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Walk down Fulton Street in Brooklyn and you might find some people who have a lot to say about hip-hop and its cultural significance. Captured in a vivid spray of colors, these folk have been immortalized in the murals of African-American artist Brett Dizney-Cook.

Brooklyn By Design

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Architectural Digest, step aside! Blacklines is a new quarterly magazine devoted to African-American architecture and interior design.

Staten Island

Hale No More

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In January 1999, a team of independent education experts recommended that Sarah J. Hale high school in Boerum Hill be “phased out,” citing low student academic performance and poor attendance.

Housing and Homelessness

KIDS LOSE OUT IN BROOKLYN SCHOOL OF HARD LOCKS

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When the Board of Education closes Brooklyn’s Sarah J. Hale high school in a few weeks, the student body will be dispersed–and some wonder where they’ll land.

In its ongoing drive to shut down schools that don’t make the grade, the Board of Education has flunked one school that parents and students say should have been given a chance. When Sarah J. Hale high school in Boerum Hill closes its doors at the end of this month, it will be closed for good. Last year, a team of independent education experts recommended that the school be “phased out,” citing low student academic performance and poor attendance.