COVID-19
Veggie stand in Brooklyn.Brooklyn reported 624 positive tests of the 15,853 taken, a rate of 3.95%. Our current 7-day positivity is at 2.9%, according to data from the state. Brooklyn Yellow-zone focus area positivity is at 6.13%, up from 5.73% yesterday, and up significantly
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on UnsplashWhat is the City doing to improve and serve and teach the vast majority of students who will be at home trying to get instruction? That was the question that both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza dodged and did not answer today
Central Brooklyn
Fewer people have been getting tested since the big pre-Thanksgiving rush in the city, and Brooklyn at large is no longer an outlier – our numbers are steadily going up. Of the 18,455 Brooklyn resident test results, 646 were reported positive yesterday, or 3.5%. New York City’s current
Holidays
This Thanksgiving is different. As we start to gather in much smaller numbers, it’s not hard to count the blessings. I’m writing, thankful that I’m alive, that we have a roof over our heads and food on the table. That we can share with those who this
COVID-19
Yesterday’s reporting from the NY State, of 19,803 people tested, 491 were positive for CIVID-19 – 2.5%. The 7-day positivity average is 2.3% in Brooklyn. The Yellow zone rate keeps going up and is now at 4.44% 7-day rolling, up from 4.12% yesterday. Still one
Central Brooklyn
In Brooklyn, 18,642 people got tested, and 453 or 2.4% tested positive for COVID-19, 7-day rolling average is at 2.3%, still the second-lowest rate in the city for the most populous borough. In the Yellow-zone, the infection rate is at 4.12% on 7-day rolling, a number
COVID-19
Dr. Dave Choksi. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.From the State: 18,796 people got tested in Brooklyn, and of those, 499 were positive for COVID19, 2.7%. 7-day average positivity still low at 2.3%. There are fewer tests reported on weekends, so expect the numbers to go
COVID-19
The microcluster approach to managing the pandemic works and will continue across the state, Governor said today as he reported 205,466 tests yesterday, of which 5,468 were positive (2.66% of total). Total hospitalizations are at 2,348. There were 32 COVID fatalities. For NYC to go to
affordable housing
Today, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) released the Bedford-Stuyvesant Housing Plan. [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdfs/services/bed-stuy-housing-plan.pdf] The plan is the result of the work done by Bedford-Stuyvesant Housing Initiative – a collaboration of the city with local organizations, community members, and
Business
The new space boasts an open-concept layout, bright yellow accents, and hand-painted table signage. Courtesy of POWERHOUSEToday is the opening day of a brand new, 2,300 square-foot bookstore in Sunset Park. Located inside the Food Hall at Building No 2 (220 36th Street), this is the third POWERHOUSE location
Central Brooklyn
Statewide Positivity Rate is 2.72%, NYC is 2.53%, and Brooklyn is at 2.4%, second-lowest in the city and holding steady. 7-day positivity in Brooklyn is 2.2%. Statewide, 32 people died from COVID-19 yesterday, of whom 7 in NYC and of those, 4 in Brooklyn. For the
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn, we should be proud. All that mask-wearing and distance keeping and following annoying restrictions mean we are at a 2.2% infection rate, against the city’s 2.5% or 3.00% 7-day averages (first one from Governor, Second from Mayor). Governor eliminated the Brooklyn Orange zone today, turning