COVID-19
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.For the past few weeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio has been lauding the incredible response rate from parents in response to the Back to School survey the city’s Department of Education (DOE) conducted between June 15
Greenpoint
GREENPOINT – A woman is dead after falling off a moped over the weekend. On Saturday, July 18 at around 5:30 p.m., a 26-year-old man was driving a moped rented by Revel, while 26-year-old Nina Kapur was sitting behind him. They were traveling northbound on Franklin Street approaching India
Central Brooklyn
A Health + Hospitals coronavirus testing center at Gotham Health in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, July 17, 2020. | Rachel Holliday Smith/THE CITYAnastassia Gliadkovskaya, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/coronavirus/2020/7/20/21332084/city-run-covid-19-testing-sites-lagging-in-results] in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A national surge in COVID cases has coincided with
Brooklyn Heights
St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights. Courtesy of the college.St Francis College [https://www.sfc.edu/]‘s President Miguel Martinez-Saenz believes in creating ‘conditions for hope.’ The pandemic has made his work even more urgent. “Our students can’t afford a gap year. A gap year is a luxury.
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Lifeguarding for 4 years. Name not given. Photo by Erica Price/BklynerIt’s Monday! And it’s hot. Make sure to stay cool and hydrated. Drink lots of water. Check out this piece [/stay-hydrated-and-check-on-your-neighbors-in-this-heat-advisory/] about where to find cooling centers and how to save energy. * NYC has entered the last
Announcements
Photo by Erica Price/Bklyner.BROOKLYN – It’s hot out there. Today may feel as high as 100F, even while our thermometer records just 93F this afternoon. There is a heat advisory and Mayor Bill de Blasio this morning advised New Yorkers to stay hydrated and cool. “So everyone, remember,
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Photo by Anthony Fomin [https://unsplash.com/@aginsbrook?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/brooklyn?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Last week Governor Cuomo announced the COVID Rent Relief Program, which started
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SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A 52-year-old man is dead after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed it. On Sunday, July 19 at around 4:50 p.m., a 52-year-old man was driving his motorcycle heading eastbound on Belt Parkway at Exit 9 Knapp Street. According to the NYPD, he lost
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EAST NY – The woman who was shot eight times after telling a group of people to stop setting off fireworks earlier this month has died. On Tuesday, July 7 at around 9:28 p.m., cops arrived at Pink Houses on Linden Boulevard to find 33-year-old Shatavia Walls shot eight
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Photo of the suspect.CROWN HEIGHTS – A young man was shot and killed over the weekend by a suspect who fled on a black scooter. On Saturday, July 18 at around 4:00 p.m., 23-year-old Nicholas Isaac, a Clinton Hill resident, was found on Nostrand Avenue between Bergen Street
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Black Lives Matter. (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.)Happy Friday! We hope your week was a great one. And we hope your weekend is even better. * Brooklyn Diocese closes two Catholic academies, leaves parents outraged and suspicious, we reported. [/brooklyn-diocese-closes-two-catholic-academies-leaves-parents-outraged-and-suspicious/] * A Brownsville school brings conversation of race inside the classroom,
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Diners at BK9 enjoy shade outside. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.In their effort to aid small businesses and restaurants in recovering from the Pandemic, the city has approved additional blocks for street dining starting this weekend. Open street dining program has been extended till October, it was announced today. In Brooklyn,