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The NYC Emergency Mgt warehouse where 400 ventilators arrived from the federal government. (Photo via the Mayor’s Office)Another day of quarantine! While you are quarantined at home, don’t forget to fill out your online census. [/2020-census-reminder/] Here’s your coronavirus briefing for today: * The new numbers: As
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Eric Adams meditating. (Photo via Adams’ office.)BROOKLYN – To reduce the spread of the coronavirus, we are told to “social distance”, “stay home”. But, humans are social creatures. Being alone will take a toll on mental health. [https://www.france24.com/en/20200323-post-traumatic-stress-confusion-and-anger-how-quarantine-affects-your-mental-health] Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has been
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Photo via Gov Cuomo.Good afternoon! We hope you enjoyed the weekend in the comfort of your homes or six feet apart. Here’s today’s coronavirus briefing: * The number of cases in NYC has gone up to 12,339, including 3,494 in Brooklyn. There are a total of
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Doctors and nurses working in hospitals across the city are asking for more gloves, masks, and other supplies to protect themselves. Police officers are in the same boat. One officer from a precinct in Southern Brooklyn told Bklyner that cops, who qualify as essential workers,
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March 20, 2020- Albany, NY- Governor Andrew Cuomo holds a press briefing on Coronavirus (Darren McGee- Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)Governor Cuomo has signed the “New York State on PAUSE” executive order, which goes into effect at 8:00 pm on Sunday. It consists of public health safety
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A testing site on Flushing Avenue. Photo via Liam Quigley. [https://twitter.com/_elkue]Good Morning! It’s another Friday and there’s still a pandemic. Here are some updates for today: * The new numbers are out. There are now 5,151 positive coronavirus cases in NYC, with 29 fatalities.
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Via Governor Cuomo’s office.Updated throughout the day. Good morning! Here’s the latest on Coronavirus. New numbers are expected to come in at 6 p.m.: * Last night, over 7,500 New Yorkers were tested for the coronavirus. And 1,871 new positive cases were found. The total
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Photo by Macau Photo Agency on UnsplashAs of today, if you get quarantined as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), you will get paid leave for the duration of the quarantine. The Senate today passed S 8091 [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s8091], which takes effect immediately. What does
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Masbia of Flatbush in 2018. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)FLATBUSH – Many people and organizations have been stepping up [/coronavirus-in-brooklyn-what-you-can-do-to-help/] to help others during the coronavirus pandemic. Take Masbia, a food pantry, and soup kitchen network, [/masbia-food-pantry/] for example. Masbia recently announced that it was increasing the amount of grocery food
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Elected officials out in Southern Brooklyn discussing expanding H+H Coney Island capacity to serve the area. In particular – converting the parking lot into makeshift hospital. Via Councilmember Mark Treyger’s office.During this pandemic, there are some local elected officials working day and night to figure out how to
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Census 2020 Graphic. Via the U.S. Census Bureau.There’s a pandemic! And this means we are all staying at home (or at least we should be). While you could be cooking, cleaning, or catching up on our coronavirus reporting, [/tag/coronavirus-2020/] you could also be filling out the
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe city is just about shutting down, people are staying at home, and last week was quiet. However, two murders did take place – one on Friday and one on Saturday. None have taken place since in Brooklyn. PARK SLOPE – On Friday, March 13 at around 4:55