Central Brooklyn
via NYCHAThese job listings are provided as public service to help as many of our neighbors as we can find temporary or permanent income. Not all jobs require education. Please share widely: H+H Contact Tracers [https://bachrachgroup.com/covid-19-jobs/]: > We’re hiring 2,500 contact tracers by early
Central Brooklyn
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza speaks at a news conference at the Office of Emergency Management about the Coronavirus, March 2, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg B. Smith, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/05/how-nyc-schools-officials-played-down-the-covid-19-threat.html] . After Mayor Bill de Blasio shut down the city’
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This week Council Member Mark Treyger will host two free mask giveaways for residents in Southern Brooklyn. Council Member Treyger has partnered with the Sea Gate Police Department and Women on the Rise to distribute the free masks this week for residents in need. WHO: Council Member Mark Treyger, Sea
Central Brooklyn
BRIGHTON BEACH – This past Sunday, May 10, shortly before 8 am, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious man inside of 3064 Brighton 3 Street. They found a 41-year-old man with stab wounds to his torso, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The Medical Examiner will determine
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Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeHappy Monday! Did you enjoy the rain pour for a bit from the comfort of your home? Here are some new numbers as of yesterday afternoon, today’s numbers (that are supposed to be released at 1 p.m. have not yet been made public)
Election 2020
Katherine Walsh, courtesy of Katherine Walsh.On Saturday, Governor Andrew Cuomo released a detailed checklist for New York State that will determine when businesses can begin to reopen and life can go to a “new normal.” What was “normal?” More than 25,000 New Yorkers have died from coronavirus. So
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Photo via Operation Feed Brooklyn.BROOKLYN – Operation Feed Brooklyn [https://www.operationfeedbrooklyn.com/] is yet another great local initiative that organizes meal deliveries from local restaurants to those who need it, funded through donations. So far more than 12,000 meals, 8,500 coffees, and 1,500 snacks have been
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PARK SLOPE – Two years ago, Ruthie Ann Miles was pregnant and crossing the street with her five-year-old daughter Abigail Joy, when a driver ran over them, killing Abigail and a one-year-old boy/ Miles suffered a miscarriage. Now, two years later, she gave birth to a baby girl. The 37-year-old Broadway
COVID-19
Today marks the 75th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day, the end of WWII in Europe. And, while we are currently in the midst of a very different kind of battle, it’s encouraging hope to look back on the students and faculty right here in Brooklyn who helped
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIt’s finally Friday! We hope you have a wonderful weekend and are able to celebrate Mother’s Day with the mother figures in your life. Here are some new numbers as of this afternoon: * There were 1,377 new confirmed positive coronavirus cases in NYC, compared
COVID-19
The third night of overnight subway disinfecting and cleaning at Stillwell Terminal on Fri., May 8, 2020. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitThe third night of overnight subway disinfecting and cleaning at Stillwell Terminal on Fri., May 8, 2020. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City
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PARK SLOPE – All Terri Zimmerman wanted for her husband’s birthday was a cake from Häagen-Dazs. For as long as she could remember, he’s gotten an ice cream cake from there every May 1st. She didn’t want this pandemic and his long hours working in the hospital to