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Central Brooklyn
After the storm on the waterfront in Red Hook, Brooklyn on Monday, April 13, 2020. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Happy Wednesday! It’s a bit cold outside, so please continue to stay indoors. Here are some new numbers this morning. * As of 1 p.m. yesterday, there are
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CONEY ISLAND – A 30-year-old man is dead after speeding through a red light and crashing into another car. On Sunday, April 12 at around 9:51 p.m., Mohammad Rafaq, 30, was driving a 2005 Hyundai Elantra Westbound on Avenue Z. According to the NYPD, he was speeding when he
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After the storm on the waterfront in Red Hook yesterday. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Good morning! Coronavirus numbers keep increasing so please continue staying at home. Don’t forget to social distance! * As of 9:30 a.m. yesterday, there are 106,813 confirmed positive cases in NYC.
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Taken from YAMA’s video about their mission.BAY RIDGE – The Yemeni American Merchants Association (YAMA) [https://www.yamausa.org/]launched its #NYCMaskMission campaign [https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/the_nyc_mask_mission_covid19_support_fund#!/] to provide bodega owners and essential workers with masks, gloves, and hand sanitizers. “… Our
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At 7 p.m. every day, neighbors applaud and honor out health workers. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Happy Monday! We hope you enjoyed your weekend. It’s raining out, so continue staying indoors. * As of 5 p.m. yesterday, there are 104,410 confirmed coronavirus cases in NYC.
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Erica Wilde waving to her student before dropping off the books. (Photo via Wilde, with permission)BROOKLYN – The coronavirus pandemic closed all schools causing students to take part in distance learning. But learning from home isn’t easy when parents can’t speak English. Fatima Uddin has a son that
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A cloudy sky this morning. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Happy Friday! There’s still a coronavirus pandemic so please stay indoors and enjoy your weekend! * As of 5 p.m. last night, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in NYC is 87,725. In Brooklyn, the number is 23,
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Mark Treyger. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Council Member Mark Treyger is calling on the City to provide public and private employees with at least two weeks of paid sick leave for anyone who’s believed to be sick with the coronavirus. This morning, Treyger sent a letter to Mayor
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A grave being dug at a cemetery in New Jersey. (Photo: Ahmed Ali, used with permission)SUNSET PARK – A funeral home in Sunset Park has been raising money to purchase a refrigerated trailer because it claims “hospitals are running out of space, and are now taking their trailer-filled containers to
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Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Good morning! Coronavirus numbers keep going up, so please continue staying at home! * As of 5:30 p.m. last night, the total number of confirmed cases in NYC is 80,204. In Brooklyn, that number is now 21,580. The number of coronavirus-related
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard where local companies are manufacturing thousands of protective hospital gowns to supply the city’s healthcare worker. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Passover begins tonight. Chag Pesach Sameach! The coronavirus is still out there, so please continue staying at home. We have had too many
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Dr. Lucy PontrelliCROWN HEIGHTS – Dr. Lucy Pontrelli, 55, has been a doctor for 25 years. Currently, she works in private practice. Though she may not be helping fight the coronavirus battle from an emergency room, the work she does is ever so important. Pontrelli had wanted to be a doctor