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Polluters Must Pay for Their Emissions

New innovations in the technology sector are driving America's heavy industry and residential areas into a new era of clean energy.

Op-Ed: Prepare Your Young Learner with 3-K and Pre-K for All

By Meisha Porter, New York City Schools Chancellor As educators, our job is to prepare our students for a successful, productive life, empowered with the skills they need to chase their dreams—and early childhood programs are where it all begin

Throw Away the Diet! Take a Voice Lesson, Instead.

I read recently that the most beautiful instrument of all is the human voice and that it is the most difficult to master.
COVID Ignites Bushwick Entrepreneur to Create Ad Conversion Software

COVID Ignites Bushwick Entrepreneur to Create Ad Conversion Software

BKLYN Commons , Brooklyn's premier coworking space and home to more than 300 indoor storefront businesses owned and operated by entrepreneurs, creators, change-makers, and forward-thinking innovators.

EntrepreneurÂ’s Personal Health Journey Creates Blueprint for COVID-19 Survivors

BKLYN Commons , Brooklyn's premier coworking space and home to more than 300 indoor storefront businesses owned and operated by entrepreneurs, creators, change-makers, and forward-thinking innovators.
Asians Fear Attacks and Harassment

Asians Fear Attacks and Harassment

By: Megan Lei As a Chinese woman, I am full of horror and pain. When I first heard of the March 16 attacks on three Atlanta area spas, my heart sank. A gunman killed eight people that day. Six of those people were Asian women.
Op-Ed: COVID-19 Expert Says We Should Be Taking a Slower Approach to Reopening

Op-Ed: COVID-19 Expert Says We Should Be Taking a Slower Approach to Reopening

By Dr. Yaneer Bar-Yam Governor Cuomo seems to be letting his political scandals get the best of his judgement.
Straight Out of COVID: How Brooklyn Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Pivoted During a Global Pandemic

Straight Out of COVID: How Brooklyn Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Pivoted During a Global Pandemic

BKLYN Commons , Brooklyn's premier coworking space and home to more than 300 indoor storefront businesses owned and operated by entrepreneurs, creators, change-makers, and forward-thinking innovators.
Op-Ed: I Stand with Israel and Yeshiva School Independence

Op-Ed: I Stand with Israel and Yeshiva School Independence

By: Curtis Harris I am running for City Council because I want to lead next to people, not in front of them. I am the only candidate in the race not controlled by special interest groups.
Another Way Black and Brown New Yorkers Will Disproportionately Suffer from COVID: Long Term PTSD

Another Way Black and Brown New Yorkers Will Disproportionately Suffer from COVID: Long Term PTSD

By Dr. Florence Saint Jean and Josue Pierre Among the many COVID-19 related issues facing New Yorkers, mental health is a widespread and underreported -- a challenge that will impact us well into the future.