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Central Brooklyn

Home Births In Demand As Hospitals Shut Partners Out Of NYC Delivery Rooms

New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)By Reuven Blau, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/03/home-birth-in-demand-as-hospitals-ban-partners-from-delivery.html] . When Hannah Mermelstein heard that NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital was no longer allowing partners into child birthing rooms because of the coronavirus, she cried all

Announcements

The Young Are Volunteering More As Those Over 50 Told To Stay Home

Volunteers before the coronavirus, when they were allowed to touch one another. (Photo via MAS Youth Center)BROOKLYN – As the coronavirus continues to spread, young volunteers are stepping up to do their part in helping their communities. As of 10 a.m., [/briefing-3-26-coronavirus/] the total amount of positive cases in

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Reporters Are Not Invincible. Get Well Soon!

Todd Maisel at work. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe last time I saw photojournalist extraordinaire and Marine Park neighbor Todd Maisel in flesh was at an ICE rally in Flatbush. He whacked me in the head with his cameras looking for a better angle on a story he was shooting for AM

Central Brooklyn

Players Don’t Listen, De Blasio Removes Basketball Hoops From 80 Locations

Removed basketball hoop at St. Andrew’s Playground on the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Kingston Ave. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMayor De Blasio announced the removal of hoops from 80 basketball courts that have consistently failed to follow directive not to engage in team sports during Coronavirus. “Overwhelmingly, we are seeing

COVID-19

Public Transit Updates: MetroCards at Vending Machines Only, Free Buses, No Shared Access – A – Ride,more

The kiosk and vending machines at Kingston-Throop Station on the C Line. Curtis Brodner/BklynerThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that it is no longer selling regular MetroCards at kiosks, as of Tuesday, March 24, in order to protect station agents from Coronavirus. The regular cards will be sold at

Announcements

Coronavirus-Related Hate Crime On The Subway

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBARCLAYS CENTER – A man was arrested after spitting on and threatening an Asian man on the subway in a coronavirus-related hate crime. On Tuesday, March 24 at around 11:25 a.m., a 26-year-old man was standing on the Atlantic Avenue 2/3 Train platform. Then, 19-year-old

Business

Main Street As We Know It May Never Recover From Coronavirus

8th Avenue in Sunset Park’s Chinatown before the pandemic struck. Ana Lucia Murillo/Bklyner“Longterm, we could see the complete collapse of our small business infrastructure that has supported our neighborhoods for generations,” Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce [https://www.ibrooklyn.com/] President and CEO Randy Peers said in a

Announcements

Briefing 3/26: Sakura Matsuri Canceled, Online Metrocard Exchange, & The Brooklyn Hospital Center On The Frontlines

Sakura Matsuri festival in 2018. (Photo: Paul Stremple/Bklyner)Good morning! Hospitals need blood amid the coronavirus crisis. Have you considered donating? [/donate-blood-hospitals-coronavirus/] * The new numbers are out. As of 10 a.m., the total amount of positive cases in NYC is 21,873. In Brooklyn, that number has gone

Announcements

Our Hospitals Need Neighbors To Donate Blood!

Photo via American Red Cross.While blood from donors isn’t being used to treat coronavirus patients, it is still needed for trauma cases, organ transplants, or complications during birth, the NY Times reported. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/well/live/coronavirus-blood-donation.html] With the PAUSE order in

Announcements

Town Hall On Coronavirus Aims To Reassure As Residents Look For Practical Help

Screenshot via live stream.SOUTH/WESTERN BROOKLYN – To help address the concerns of their neighbors amid the coronavirus, State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Council Member Justin Brannan hosted a virtual town hall for Southern Brooklyn yesterday. But neighbors said the well-intentioned event was “out of touch,” overlooking practical information that

Business

Where to Order and Take Out: Downtown Brooklyn

Brooklyn Borough Hall Liena Zagare/BklynerWe, 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

COVID-19

Looking for Info on Coronavirus in Spanish?

Photo of 5th Avenue in Sunset Park. Ana Lucia Murillo.As coronavirus continues to spread rapidly through New York, like their neighbors, Latinos in Brooklyn are reminding each other to stay home and stay safe via Facebook groups, and sharing opinions and information about the virus via social media. Facebook

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Home Births In Demand As Hospitals Shut Partners Out Of NYC Delivery Rooms

The Young Are Volunteering More As Those Over 50 Told To Stay Home

Reporters Are Not Invincible. Get Well Soon!

Players Don’t Listen, De Blasio Removes Basketball Hoops From 80 Locations

Public Transit Updates: MetroCards at Vending Machines Only, Free Buses, No Shared Access – A – Ride,more

Coronavirus-Related Hate Crime On The Subway

Main Street As We Know It May Never Recover From Coronavirus

Briefing 3/26: Sakura Matsuri Canceled, Online Metrocard Exchange, & The Brooklyn Hospital Center On The Frontlines

Our Hospitals Need Neighbors To Donate Blood!

Town Hall On Coronavirus Aims To Reassure As Residents Look For Practical Help

Where to Order and Take Out: Downtown Brooklyn

Looking for Info on Coronavirus in Spanish?