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Apr
30
Subways Will Stop Running At Night For Now, Starting May 6

Subways Will Stop Running At Night For Now, Starting May 6

Last Stop. Liena Zagare/BklynerMTA announced earlier today that it will close the subway system for deep-cleaning every night between
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Apr
30
67-Year-Old Cyclist ‘Sideswiped’ By MTA Bus & Killed

67-Year-Old Cyclist ‘Sideswiped’ By MTA Bus & Killed

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerEAST FLATBUSH – A cyclist is dead after being sideswiped by an MTA bus on Tuesday. On April
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Apr
29
Our Streets, Our Stories – Doctors, New Moms, Amazon Employees, And Other Neighbors Share Their COVID-19 Stories in Local Oral History Archive

Our Streets, Our Stories – Doctors, New Moms, Amazon Employees, And Other Neighbors Share Their COVID-19 Stories in Local Oral History Archive

Brooklyn Public Library, Courtesy of BPLDuring this unprecedented time, the Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/] is asking residents
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Apr
29
Brooklyn Underground Yeshivas Flout PAUSE Rules, Parents Charge

Brooklyn Underground Yeshivas Flout PAUSE Rules, Parents Charge

Borough Park parents said a yeshiva was still being run out of a building on 48th Street during the coronavirus
3 min read
Apr
28
How To File For Unemployment: Tips From Local Council Member

How To File For Unemployment: Tips From Local Council Member

Sheepshead Bay. Liena Zagare/BklynerWhile we are seeing a positive trend in data, with deaths, hospitalizations, and critical care cases
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Apr
28
Tuesday Crime Blotter: Robberies, Assaults & Attempted Murder

Tuesday Crime Blotter: Robberies, Assaults & Attempted Murder

7-Eleven robbery.CANARSIE – Cops are looking for a man in connection to a gunpoint robbery inside a 7-Eleven last month.
3 min read
Apr
28
Hope in the Time of Coronavirus

Hope in the Time of Coronavirus

Photo by Rachel Silberstein/ BklynerThis is one of those moments when you realize you are not in control. You are
2 min read
Apr
27
NYC South Asian Leaders Say Community COVID-19 Toll Undercounted

NYC South Asian Leaders Say Community COVID-19 Toll Undercounted

Sky above Kensington, Brooklyn. Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBy Christine Chung, Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Ann Choi, Originally published in THE CITY
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Apr
27
Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid: “If you need help, ask. If you have something to give, give.”

Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid: “If you need help, ask. If you have something to give, give.”

Kensington during the pandemic. (Photo via Taslima Akhter, with permission) KENSINGTON/WINDSOR TERRACE – The once vibrant neighborhood filled with chatter
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Apr
27
Mayor Will Open Some Streets To Pedestrians And Bicyclists In May

Mayor Will Open Some Streets To Pedestrians And Bicyclists In May

Parkside Av. Liena Zagare/BklynerThis morning Mayor Bill de Blasio said the City will, over the next month – May – “create
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