Today is a perfect day to skip work and head to a beach or pool or park or you know, the air-conditioned room in your place. Cooling centers are open, pools have extended hours and Coney Island is ready for you - and if you go after the sun goes
NYC Vaccination rate reports should account for the changes in population numbers following the 2020 Census, including the changing demographics of our boroughs.
It is with great sadness that I let you know that Bklyner will stop publishing on September 10, with no immediate date or plans for resuming.
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We have another heat advisory in effect today and tomorrow, with the heat index going up to 96 F or 97 F today and even higher at 97 F or 98 F tomorrow. Last night six-year-old Hiromi Tamy was killed by a reckless driver in Dyker Heights. Our hearts are
A short newsletter today as we work on some longer pieces. Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the Governor of New York. Mayor refuses to mandate NYPD to get vaccinated, for now. CitiBike is expanding east of Prospect Park and now is soliciting locations for bike stations, and street trees
Tropical Storm Henri dumped almost 10" of rain on Brooklyn, showing quite clearly what's to come and just how little has been done [https://bklyner.com/we-are-not-prepared-for-the-next-storm-brooklyn-flooding-prompts-calls-for-action/] to help Brooklyn's coastal communities, from Newtown Creek to Canarsie. Tenants of 1111 Ocean Ave held a rally
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Beginning September 27th, City will require proof of vaccination for all New York City Department of Education workers. The rest of the city employees are likely to be next.
We head into the weekend with a lot of uncertainty. The city is under a Tropical Storm Watch, as Hurricane Henri heads full steam for Boston [https://twitter.com/NWS/status/1428742534604414977], potentially messing with the annual Five Boro Bike Tour [https://www.bike.nyc/events/td-five-boro-bike-tour/] this Sunday. School
It's been 30 years since Crown Heights Riots. Residents across Brooklyn are unnerved by changes to eviction protections, and an increase in shootings - we've have three mass shootings in Brooklyn in the last 10 days alone. On the brighter side - lots of wonderful live
Five men were injured in Tuesday night's shooting at Mother Gaston Blvd. and Belmont Ave, marking it the third mass shooting in the last two weeks in Brooklyn.
The Mayor may be organizing homecoming events across the city, but over in Coney Island, another year will pass without the Mermaid Parade, and over in Crown Heights the West Indian American Day parade also won't take place (though the organizers are putting on some live events [https:
Another weekend full of tragedies. First, our Haitian neighbors in Flatbush braced for uncertainty and worried about their loved ones as another earthquake hit their homeland, only to be followed by a tropical storm tonight. Brooklyn rallied to help. Then - another mass shooting. This time by the Roosevelt Houses,