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Apr
09
Drive Through Testing Facility To Open Tomorrow In Flatbush, Walk-In In Brownsville Next Week

Drive Through Testing Facility To Open Tomorrow In Flatbush, Walk-In In Brownsville Next Week

Sears in Flatbush. File photo/BklynerGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced five new testing facilities, of which one – a drive-through
1 min read
Apr
09
NYC Blacks And Hispanics Dying Of COVID-19 At Twice The Rate Of Whites, Asians

NYC Blacks And Hispanics Dying Of COVID-19 At Twice The Rate Of Whites, Asians

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
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Apr
09
City Worries About Unreported Child Abuse And Neglect During “Stay At Home” Order, Urges Residents To Be Vigilant

City Worries About Unreported Child Abuse And Neglect During “Stay At Home” Order, Urges Residents To Be Vigilant

With the school out, it is even more important for New Yorkers to be vigilant in reporting suspected instances of
4 min read
Apr
08
Teaching Special Ed and English-Language-Learning Students Remotely Presents Special Challenges

Teaching Special Ed and English-Language-Learning Students Remotely Presents Special Challenges

Adjusting to the remote learning environment has been a particular struggle for students who are just learning English, live in
3 min read
Apr
08
Bus Drivers Hardest Hit By Deaths As COVID-19 Devastates MTA

Bus Drivers Hardest Hit By Deaths As COVID-19 Devastates MTA

A Brooklyn bus driver covers their face behind the wheel, April 7, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez,
4 min read
Apr
08
With June Regents canceled, here’s how New York schools will decide who graduates

With June Regents canceled, here’s how New York schools will decide who graduates

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=
4 min read
Apr
07
Dr. Lucy Pontrelli Is Helping Fight The Coronavirus Through Telemedicine

Dr. Lucy Pontrelli Is Helping Fight The Coronavirus Through Telemedicine

Dr. Lucy PontrelliCROWN HEIGHTS – Dr. Lucy Pontrelli, 55, has been a doctor for 25 years. Currently, she works in private
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Apr
07
Safety Plans Of Domestic Violence Victims Likely To Disintegrate The Longer The Crisis Continues

Safety Plans Of Domestic Violence Victims Likely To Disintegrate The Longer The Crisis Continues

Photo by Sydney Sims on UnsplashAs the country quarantines in response to the spread of Coronavirus, some people find the
5 min read
Apr
06
Brooklyn College’s Islamic Society Partners With Civilian Patrol To Help Those In Need

Brooklyn College’s Islamic Society Partners With Civilian Patrol To Help Those In Need

Photo: COPCPBROOKLYN – Young people have been stepping up and volunteering amid the coronavirus pandemic for weeks now. [/youth-volunteers-coronavirus/] Last week,
3 min read
Apr
03
The Dog Days of COVID-19

The Dog Days of COVID-19

Walks, playtime, and lots of cheese—that’s what the coronavirus outbreak has meant for Teo. He is a 2-year-old
7 min read