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Curtis Brodner

Curtis Brodner

Curtis is a reporter for Bklyner. Message me with tips, questions and lavish praise (or complaints) at curtis@bklyner.com or on Twitter @CurtisBrodner.
Mar
27
Community-Funded Coffee Deliveries Bring “Sheer Happiness” To Hospital Workers

Community-Funded Coffee Deliveries Bring “Sheer Happiness” To Hospital Workers

Cora O’Regan with the first Blend delivery. Photo by Samantha Hernandez.Brooklyn hospital workers are spending every day fighting
4 min read
Mar
26
Players Don’t Listen, De Blasio Removes Basketball Hoops From 80 Locations

Players Don’t Listen, De Blasio Removes Basketball Hoops From 80 Locations

Removed basketball hoop at St. Andrew’s Playground on the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Kingston Ave. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMayor
2 min read
Mar
26
Public Transit Updates: MetroCards at Vending Machines Only, Free Buses, No Shared Access – A – Ride,more

Public Transit Updates: MetroCards at Vending Machines Only, Free Buses, No Shared Access – A – Ride,more

The kiosk and vending machines at Kingston-Throop Station on the C Line. Curtis Brodner/BklynerThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced
2 min read
Mar
24
No Mask, No Gloves, No Service: Southern Brooklyn Businesses Start to Turn Away Customers Without Masks

No Mask, No Gloves, No Service: Southern Brooklyn Businesses Start to Turn Away Customers Without Masks

Surgical masks. (Unsplash.com)Fong and Zhou Supermarket in Bensonhurst and AAA Pharmacy in Midwood are turning away customers who
3 min read
Mar
23
Playgrounds Remain Open, But Are They Safe?

Playgrounds Remain Open, But Are They Safe?

The playground at Irving Square Park. (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)As the weather gets nicer, Mayor Bill de Blasio says he
3 min read
Mar
23
City Looks At Opening Streets to Pedestrians

City Looks At Opening Streets to Pedestrians

Park Slope. Liena Zagare/BklynerBrooklyn enjoyed the kind of weather [https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/brooklyn/historic] Friday, March
3 min read
Mar
23
Death in Bedford-Stuyvesant Fire Investigated as Homicide – UPDATE

Death in Bedford-Stuyvesant Fire Investigated as Homicide – UPDATE

Video of police and firefighters outside of 494 Jefferson Ave. Photo by Citizen AppUPDATED 3/23: The deceased has been
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Mar
20
Food Trucks and Carts Struggle While Farmers Markets Soldier On Under Coronavirus Conditions

Food Trucks and Carts Struggle While Farmers Markets Soldier On Under Coronavirus Conditions

Food trucks and carts all over Brooklyn are struggling to stay open as Coronavirus grinds business to a halt. Farmers’
2 min read
Mar
20
Dollar Vans Are Still Operating, Serving The Underserved

Dollar Vans Are Still Operating, Serving The Underserved

A Dollar Van near the Barclays Center. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order [https://www.nydailynews.
3 min read
Mar
19
As New York Shuts Down For Coronavirus, Should The April Primary Be Delayed?

As New York Shuts Down For Coronavirus, Should The April Primary Be Delayed?

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe New York State presidential primary election is scheduled for April 28.  That would be less than
4 min read