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Mar
24
‘Pray At Home!’ Houses Of Worship Close Physical Doors, Open Virtual Ones

‘Pray At Home!’ Houses Of Worship Close Physical Doors, Open Virtual Ones

Photo via Makki Masjid.BROOKLYN – Houses of worship serve as safe havens for many people. It’s where they go
8 min read
Mar
24
Where to Order and Take Out: Crown Heights

Where to Order and Take Out: Crown Heights

We, like you, are still trying to figure out how to navigate this new reality we’ve found ourselves in.
3 min read
Mar
23
Stay Calm. Stay Home. Stay Healthy.

Stay Calm. Stay Home. Stay Healthy.

Forsythia in bloom. Liena Zagare/BklynerAs our routines are upended by Covid-19, I would like to remind my fellow New
3 min read
Mar
23
BP Adams Relieves Coronavirus Anxiety By Meditating, You Can Join Him

BP Adams Relieves Coronavirus Anxiety By Meditating, You Can Join Him

Eric Adams meditating. (Photo via Adams’ office.)BROOKLYN – To reduce the spread of the coronavirus, we are told to “social
2 min read
Mar
23
Here’s The Latest On NYC’s Child Care Centers

Here’s The Latest On NYC’s Child Care Centers

Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/03/20/heres-the-latest-on-nycs-child-care-centers-opening-monday-amid-a-citywide-school-shutdown-due-to-coronavirus/?utm_
4 min read
Mar
20
‘The Department Doesn’t Understand,’ One Cop Explains Frustration Amid The Coronavirus

‘The Department Doesn’t Understand,’ One Cop Explains Frustration Amid The Coronavirus

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Doctors and nurses working in hospitals across the city are asking for more gloves, masks,
3 min read
Mar
20
Taking Care of Those Sick With Coronavirus In Cramped Quarters

Taking Care of Those Sick With Coronavirus In Cramped Quarters

NYU Langone staff [https://www.instagram.com/p/B99qsaLhm1U/].A lot of people in Brooklyn are living in tiny apartments
5 min read
Mar
20
Dollar Vans Are Still Operating, Serving The Underserved

Dollar Vans Are Still Operating, Serving The Underserved

A Dollar Van near the Barclays Center. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order [https://www.nydailynews.
3 min read
Mar
20
Brooklyn Briefing 3/20: Marriage Bureau Closed, Tax Filing Deadline Extended, Luna Park Opening Postponed

Brooklyn Briefing 3/20: Marriage Bureau Closed, Tax Filing Deadline Extended, Luna Park Opening Postponed

A testing site on Flushing Avenue. Photo via Liam Quigley. [https://twitter.com/_elkue]Good Morning! It’s another Friday
2 min read
Mar
19
Brooklyn Briefing 3/19: 1K Doctors & Nurses Volunteer In 24 Hours, 4 Brooklyn Nets Players Test Positive, Enroll For Health Insurance

Brooklyn Briefing 3/19: 1K Doctors & Nurses Volunteer In 24 Hours, 4 Brooklyn Nets Players Test Positive, Enroll For Health Insurance

Via Governor Cuomo’s office.Updated throughout the day. Good morning! Here’s the latest on Coronavirus. New numbers are
3 min read