Isabel Song Beer, Author at amNewYork

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE)

Brooklyn

The BQE is closed in Brooklyn for repairs this weekend — here’s what you should know before you drive

Posted on October 14, 2023

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway triple cantilever to partially close for repairs next month

Posted on September 18, 2023

Politics

New Yorkers react to Supreme Court’s ruling ending affirmative action in colleges

Posted on June 29, 2023

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Health

Mayor Adams revives campaign against lead exposure

Posted on April 25, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Three Maples’ wants to be your new favorite Brooklyn bar

Posted on January 20, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

CUNY replaces ‘outdated’ remedial courses with more equitable ‘corequisites’

Posted on January 12, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Coney Island to welcome thousands for annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge

Posted on December 28, 2022

Top baby names in NYC

Health

Oh baby! Emma and Liam among top NYC newborn names in 2021

Posted on December 27, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man sentenced for ‘violent and traumatic’ 2020 rape

Posted on December 20, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Lighting the night: Secret Lantern Society gears up for third annual Domino Park lantern festival

Posted on December 16, 2022

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Business

Former Queens legislator Mark Weprin gets new role with Invenergy

Posted on December 12, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

‘A turning point for our school’: Fontbonne Hall Academy debuts new science suite

Posted on December 9, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Schools Chancellor announces new strategy for rebuilding trust in city’s special education

Posted on December 1, 2022

NYC Parks opens a new waterfront space on the LES.

Lower East Side

NYC Parks unveils new multi-million dollar Lower East Side waterfront space

Posted on November 30, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Nets and Ample Hills collab to debut two new ice cream flavors in honor of team’s 10th anniversary in Brooklyn

Posted on November 29, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Tariq the ‘Corn Kid’ partners with Green Giant and City Harvest to donate thousands of cans of food for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Tis the season: Industry City ice rink officially reopens for the holidays

Posted on November 22, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

A taste of charity: Giving Tuesday bar crawl coming to Brooklyn

Posted on November 21, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Day of giving: Maimonides donates to local churches, thanks ‘dedicated’ staff at back-to-back events

Posted on November 17, 2022

Comptroller Brad Lander

Politics

NYC Comptroller says new analysis shows many schools welcoming newcomer students faced budget cuts

Posted on November 11, 2022

Daycare centers

Health

Adams signs child care bills to support working parents and guardians

Posted on November 9, 2022

New York City's Schools Chancellor Banks and Mayor Eric Adams. The two announced that Financial aid is coming for students in temporary housing — including those who may be seeking asylum.

No NYC school funding cuts this year even with enrollment decline: Adams and Banks

Posted on November 7, 2022

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Finance

IBO simulates financial strain of Fair Student Funding recommendations

Posted on November 7, 2022

Candy Crush Saga 10th Anniversary Drone Show & Party

Business

Candy Crush celebrates 10 years anniversary of the game with a NYC takeover

Posted on November 5, 2022

LAWMAKERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS MARCH TO DEMAND THE CITY AND STATE

Politics

Lawmakers, parents and student march in Brooklyn to demand permanent housing provided to homeless students

Posted on November 3, 2022

New York City's Schools Chancellor Banks and Mayor Eric Adams. The two announced that Financial aid is coming for students in temporary housing — including those who may be seeking asylum.

NYC agrees to provide nearly full funding for all community-based Early Childhood Education programs

Posted on November 3, 2022

A suicide note left on the cell of former Rikers Island detainee, Segundo Guallpa.

Queens

Family of deceased inmate at Rikers Island sues the City for wrongful death

Posted on November 2, 2022

A jail on Rikers Island

Politics

Legal Aid Society rallies for voter rights for incarcerated people in jails

Posted on November 1, 2022

Chancellor Banks welcomes students back to school at P.S 161 in the South Bronx.

Politics

New York City schools to receive more funding to aid migrant students

Posted on October 31, 2022

Laura Kavanagh named NYC Fire Commissioner

Politics

Laura Kavanagh makes history as NYC’s first-ever female Fire Commissioner

Posted on October 27, 2022

NYCEDC introduces now monthly economic snapshot

Business

NYCEDC introduces a new monthly economic snapshot report

Posted on October 27, 2022

Comptroller Brad Lander

Politics

Data from NYC Comptroller shows little improvement in city jails

Posted on October 26, 2022

Governor Kathy Hochul gets a flu shot

‘The flu is nasty’: Hochul, health officials urges New Yorkers to get the flu shot

Posted on October 26, 2022

Student homelessness still high in New York City

Politics

Huge amount of NYC students still experiencing homelessness, report finds

Posted on October 26, 2022

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Politics

Major funding coming to boost teacher support in New York

Posted on October 25, 2022

Students celebrate I Will Graduate Day at the Barclays Center.

Brooklyn

‘I Will Graduate’ event celebrates students with largest education rally in the city

Posted on October 25, 2022

Migrants

Finance

NYC schools face cash crunch while accommodating migrant children, Comptroller Lander says

Posted on October 20, 2022

NYC Mayor Eric Adams

Business

Mayor Adams signs legislation to encourage small businesses growth

Posted on October 18, 2022

Hochul slams Zeldin’s pre-2020 election texts to Trump White House with his ideas on discrediting voting results

Posted on October 17, 2022

A jail on Rikers Island

Documents appear to suggest that Corrections Department staff may have tampered with Rikers Island intake data

Posted on October 17, 2022

The UFT begins negotiations with the city

Finance

UFT begins negotiations with the city for annual contract for upcoming school year

Posted on October 14, 2022

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Politics

NYC Comptroller calls for a federal receiver to be appointed at Rikers

Posted on October 13, 2022

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul

Finance

Hochul signs student debt legislation ending additional 22% charge to total debt owed

Posted on October 13, 2022

Law and Justice concept. Mallet of the judge, books, scales of justice.

Business

Housing Rights Initiative generates three class action lawsuits

Posted on October 12, 2022

Homeless crisis in NYC

Health

Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless respond to skyrocketing number of homeless New Yorkers

Posted on October 12, 2022

School lunch

No Kid Hungry and DOE celebrate National School Lunch Week

Posted on October 12, 2022

MetroPlusHealth Deputy Chief Medical Officers Dr. Julie Myers

MetroPlusHealth urges New Yorkers to get their annual breast cancer screenings

Posted on October 10, 2022

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MTA train service resumes after several lines were suspended due to NYPD activity

Posted on October 7, 2022

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Smash, not trash, your leftover Halloween pumpkins this year at the Queens Botanical Garden.

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The 52nd annual Village Halloween Parade.

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