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Dear friends and readers, As I sit and reflect on the past year, I can’t help but feel hopeful. Despite everything this year threw at us, we all kept showing up, and pitching in, and doing our personal best. In the process, we built stronger support networks – within families,
Central Brooklyn
NYC Parks / Daniel AvilaWork is finished on the two new park entrances along Flatbush Avenue side of the park, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, and Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue announced, even though a proper ribbon cutting is yet to be scheduled for sometime in 2021. Completed
COVID-19
Brooklyn lost 12 residents to COVID-19 yesterday, one of the highest numbers of the current wave. Citywide, we passed 25,000 deaths from the virus this year so far. The 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days by NYS is as follows: Of the
Central Brooklyn
The city’s COVID-19 positivity rate exceeded 7% for the third straight day [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-goals.page#viz1607355501127] by its own count, though not all tests have yet been processed. The 7-day average based on NY State data stands at 4.6%, and will undoubtedly
Announcements
Billy Richling and Salma ElazabI’m very excited to introduce two new voices at Bklyner that you will hear more from in 2021 on these pages – Billy Richling and Salma Elazab. Billy Richling will start as a staff reporter at Bklyner in January, focusing on covering local politics and real
Holidays
Tonight is the beginning of the winter holiday season for Christians and to all celebrating – we wish you as peaceful and calm and joyful season as the heart can muster. To all the Latvians out there – Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus! There will be no white Christmas this year, the weather agencies promise
News
NYU Langone Health in Manhattan on Monday, December 14, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeThe first person to be vaccinated in NYC was Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse in Queens. The shot was administered by Dr. Michelle Chester, Long Island Jewish Hospital in Queens, part of the Northwell system.
Central Brooklyn
Just after 5:3pm this Saturday evening a person from a passing-by car discharged their weapon injuring a patron at Giant Carwash on the corner of Coney Island Avenue and Avenue C. https://bklyner.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VIDEO-2020-12-12-17-41-31.mp4 Currently, information is sparse, including
Central Brooklyn
The Grand Army Plaza Christmas tree will be lit tomorrow, Dec 8. at 5:00pm. Liena Zagare/BklynerBrooklyn is at solid 4% COVID-19 infection rate based on data from the New York State. Of the 65,994 individuals tested, 2,765 tested positive in NYC, or 4.2%. 18,400
COVID-19
Pandemic Response Lab at the Alexandria Center for Life Science. Manhattan. Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.The vaccines are coming. The first doses are expected to arrive in the city just 12 days from now, Mayor Bill de Blasio said this morning. It will first
Announcements
Brandon West. (Photo via West’s office)Twelve of Brooklyn’s 16 councilmembers are term-limited, and the number of individuals running for office is massive. One of those term-limited is Council Member Brad Lander who represents District 39— which encompasses Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor
COVID-19
The winter is finally here, or at least it feels like it. With it, as we spend more time indoors, COVID-19 is spreading fast, and the higher the rates the faster they seem to be growing. Of the 20,366 Brooklyn tests, 841 came back positive for a positivity rate