Central Brooklyn
Via DOH [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-19-deaths-race-ethnicity-04082020-1.pdf] .By Yoav Gonen, Ann Choi and Josefa Velasquez, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/nyc-blacks-and-hispanics-dying-of-covid-19-at-twice-the-rate.html] . Black and Latino city residents have died from coronavirus at twice the rate of white or Asian
Bensonhurst
St. Athanasius Church in Bensonhurst. Courtesy of St. Athanasius.The past few weeks have been difficult for everyone. The coronavirus has infected tens of thousands of New Yorkers [/briefing-4-7/] so far, thousands of whom have died. For the Catholic community in Brooklyn, the coronavirus pandemic hit at a particularly important
Central Brooklyn
With the school out, it is even more important for New Yorkers to be vigilant in reporting suspected instances of child abuse and neglect during New York’s coronavirus outbreak lockdown. New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) is urging residents to keep a watchful eye on
Announcements
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
Business
We, like you, are still trying to figure out how to navigate this new reality we’ve found ourselves in. There are a lot of uncertainties, but one thing we know for certain is that we love our local restaurants and we want to support them in any and all
Central Brooklyn
Adjusting to the remote learning environment has been a particular struggle for students who are just learning English, live in low-income households and are in special education classrooms. “They need a lot of help. This online learning doesn’t allow for that on any level. So it’s very difficult,
Central Brooklyn
A Brooklyn bus driver covers their face behind the wheel, April 7, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez, originally published in THE CITY on April 8, 2020 [https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/bus-drivers-hardest-hit-by-deaths-as-covid-19-devastates-mta.html] For 15 years, Ernesto Hernandez drove MTA buses around his home borough of Brooklyn,
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Brett Jordan on UnsplashOriginally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/04/07/with-june-regents-canceled-heres-how-new-york-schools-will-decide-who-graduates/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] by Reema Amin on April 7, 2020 New York students who were set to take one or more Regents exams this
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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
COVID-19
This disease has been tearing our hearts apart, as it tears the bodies of our family members, friends, and neighbors. The endless sirens, the sight of ambulances by apartment buildings, the stacks of plain coffins by the funeral homes. The posts on social media. The tolling of church bells every
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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
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WILLIAMSBURG – On Tuesday, April 6 at around 2:33 a.m., a man was stabbed in the neck and back inside the northbound J train at the Lorimer Street subway station, cops inform us. After the stabbing, the suspect fled the location. The victim remained inside the train until it