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Apr
15
During COVID-19, Internet is a Blessing – Unless You Need Verizon

During COVID-19, Internet is a Blessing – Unless You Need Verizon

Verizon Fios truck. File photo/BklynerOver the past month, internet access has helped New Yorkers maintain a vague semblance of
4 min read
Apr
15
Flatbush Thrives On Small Businesses. Here’s How They Can Get Support

Flatbush Thrives On Small Businesses. Here’s How They Can Get Support

Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerFLATBUSH – To support small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic, two Brooklynites launched Flatbush Thrives, [https://flatbushthrives.org/
4 min read
Apr
15
Briefing 4/15: Uptick In Domestic Violence, Remote City Council Meeting, $500k In Benefits

Briefing 4/15: Uptick In Domestic Violence, Remote City Council Meeting, $500k In Benefits

After the storm on the waterfront in Red Hook, Brooklyn on Monday, April 13, 2020. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography
2 min read
Apr
14
Parking Permits For Healthcare Workers, Extensions For Expired City Permits

Parking Permits For Healthcare Workers, Extensions For Expired City Permits

The Department of Transportation informs that the City is issuing temporary Citywide on-street parking permits to healthcare personnel working in
1 min read
Apr
14
MTA Promises Families Of Workers Lost To COVID-19 $500K

MTA Promises Families Of Workers Lost To COVID-19 $500K

Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitBy Jose Martinez, Originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/
3 min read
Apr
14
NYC’s Teachers Aides Hardest Hit By Coronavirus Deaths

NYC’s Teachers Aides Hardest Hit By Coronavirus Deaths

Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/04/13/nycs-teachers-aides-hardest-hit-by-coronavirus-deaths-new-education-department-figures-show/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&
3 min read
Apr
13
Man Shot And Killed In Crown Heights

Man Shot And Killed In Crown Heights

Photo via NYPD.CROWN HEIGHTS – Cops are looking for a man who allegedly shot and killed a 31-year-old man over
1 min read
Apr
10
Distance Learning For Children From Non-English Backgrounds Isn’t So Easy

Distance Learning For Children From Non-English Backgrounds Isn’t So Easy

Erica Wilde waving to her student before dropping off the books. (Photo via Wilde, with permission)BROOKLYN – The coronavirus pandemic
4 min read
Apr
09
Tune In To The Holy Week Services (PSA for Catholics)

Tune In To The Holy Week Services (PSA for Catholics)

As we enter into the holiest days on the Christian calendar, the Diocese of Brooklyn is announcing its plans to
2 min read
Apr
09
An Open Letter to All New Yorkers from the Emergency Department Frontline

An Open Letter to All New Yorkers from the Emergency Department Frontline

This morning NYC Heath+Hospitals shared the following  Open Letter to New Yorkers regarding COVID-19 has been signed by over
8 min read