Ditmas Park neighbor and Shutterstock’s talented editorial photographer, Stephen Lovekin, was looking for ways to help people feel more connected...
Citing Low Enrollment, NYC Will Close 23 Child Care Centers For ‘Essential’ Workers
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Reema Amin, Alex Zimmerman on March 27, 2020 Due to scant attendance, New York City...
Reporters Are Not Invincible. Get Well Soon!
The last time I saw photojournalist extraordinaire and Marine Park neighbor Todd Maisel in flesh was at an ICE rally...
Thanks For Supporting Bklyner!
Please join us so we can keep going. my.bklyner.com. It was a little surreal when Governor Andrew Cuomo the other...
Brooklyn Briefing 3/18: Get Ready To Shelter In Place, Help Is Coming
Updated throughout the day. The numbers are hard to keep up. In NYC cases are up from 814 (157 in...
ESSENTIAL BUSINESS: Bookstores Are Open, Sort Of
To some of us, bookstores are essential businesses, and they are not letting Brooklynites down during the coronavirus pandemic: The...
“People Still Not Taking This Seriously”: Get With The Program, Neighbors!
While the rest of the city is shutting down and neighbors are keeping their distance, others are celebrating as if...
Brooklyn Briefing March 15: STAY HOME!! No School Tomorrow.
Governor Andrew Cuomo just issued an urgent plea: "What we do next week will have a massive impact on the trajectory of this virus in New York. We can only maintain public health by STAYING APART. The decision each of us makes now will impact us all tomorrow, STAY HOME."
Brooklyn Coronavirus Briefing March 13: State of Emergency
Updated throughout the day: LATEST NUMBERS: 24 confirmed cases in Brooklyn as of 4pm yesterday. 95 in the city total,...
Pressure Mounts To Close Public Schools In NYC From Teachers’ Union, Speaker
Statement by UFT (Teacher’s Union) President Michael Mulgrew, who will be holding a press conference ahead of Mayor’s briefing on...
We’ve Taken Down Our Paywall — And We Need Your Support
Bklyner put up a paywall last summer as our latest effort to put this site on a sustainable financial footing....
Contingency Plan For The Schools: Officials Plead With The City, As Little Help Available To Schools
Mayor Bill De Blasio and the Schools Commissioner Richard Carranza are determined to keep the schools open, as calls to...
Coronavirus Brooklyn Briefing: March 12 – As of noon 24 cases in Brooklyn
This is a running list of what we find out as we find out each day. You can see all...
Brooklyn Coronavirus Briefing March 11: Keep Calm And Carry On?
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY The number of confirmed cases in Brooklyn still stands at 6, but it is most likely...
A New School Focused On Raising Global, Urban Citizens To Open In Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The redeveloped old Macy’s on Fulton Street will open in the fall of 2020 to welcome hundreds...