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StreetsBlogNYC Op-Ed: Show Us the Money for School Streets, Mr. Mayor
Justin Krebs Justin Krebs

StreetsBlogNYC Op-Ed: Show Us the Money for School Streets, Mr. Mayor

By Cateia Rembert and Justin Krebs

Mayor de Blasio this week announced an initiative enabling public schools to take advantage of outdoor spaces — such as parks, schoolyards and streets — as part of in-person reopening plans for the upcoming school year. It’s an exciting step that some schools now can explore outdoors classrooms and schooling. Unfortunately, however, the city’s announcement is a day late and many dollars short — and will lead to many communities being left out in the cold.

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Brooklyn Paper: Brooklynites Rally at Park Slope Post Office in Opposition to Proposed USPS Cuts
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Brooklyn Paper: Brooklynites Rally at Park Slope Post Office in Opposition to Proposed USPS Cuts

By Ben Verde

More than 100 Brooklynites gathered outside the Park Slope post office on August 22 to decry the federal government’s attempts to hinder the United States Postal Service ahead of November’s presidential election.

The rally was just one of 800 events organized across the country for a national day of action, as the House of Representatives voted on a bill to block proposed changes to the service from Louis DeJoy, the ally of President Donald Trump serving as postmaster general.

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Gotham Gazette Op-Ed: Prioritize Schools - New Yorkers Demand a Real Plan for Our Students and Our City
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Gotham Gazette Op-Ed: Prioritize Schools - New Yorkers Demand a Real Plan for Our Students and Our City

By Justin Krebs, Cateia Rembert, Megan Butler, Sara Thompson

It can't be easy to be in charge of New York City schools right now, facing a triple threat of crises: health, financial, and educational. However, our city as a whole can't function without our schools open—until that happens, parents, guardians, and caregivers can't get back to work; businesses across our city can't rely on their employees; and many children can't get the educational, social-emotional, and nutritional support they need.

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Earwolf: “Colombused” As A Verb: Fake The Nation
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Earwolf: “Colombused” As A Verb: Fake The Nation

With Negin Farsad, Justin Krebs, Elie Mystal

Check out this podcast where Elie Mystal and Justin Krebs join Negin to dive into how media companies are reacting to the Black Lives Matter movement and whether firing problematic CEOs is enough.

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Gotham Gazette Op-Ed: Take It from Someone Who Connects People Socially: Now’s The Time for Social Distancing
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Gotham Gazette Op-Ed: Take It from Someone Who Connects People Socially: Now’s The Time for Social Distancing

By Justin Krebs

I help run a network of hundreds of political social events around the country that has created friendships and solidarity through face-to-face gatherings. I'm also chair of the board of The Tank, a Manhattan theater that runs 20 shows a week and supports 1,000 performers every year while welcoming tens of thousands of audience members through its doors. I'm a parent whose kids need affirming contact and need to run as free as city life allows. I once gave a speech about the importance of hugs.

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