COVID-19
Screenshot from the NYT Tracker [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/nyregion/new-york-city-coronavirus-cases.html] .NY Times reports [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/nyregion/new-york-city-coronavirus-cases.html] that based on numbers reported by the city and the state, “At least 4 new coronavirus deaths and 798 new cases were reported in
COVID-19
Todays numbers: 83 patients with a confirmed positivity level of 31% percent admitted to hospitals. Positivity is higher than in recent weeks. New reported cases on a seven-day average is past the threshold of 550 cases for the fourth straight day – at 605 cases. The seven-day rolling average for COVID19
Announcements
The artwork at the Atlantic Avenue Subway Station. (Photo via NYCCHR)BARCLAYS CENTER – A new public art campaign launched today as a testament to the resistance of New Yorkers and to honor Asian and Pacific Islanders and Black New Yorkers in the face of racial injustice, xenophobia, and COVID-19-related discrimination,
COVID-19
The weather has truly turned, and with it seems comes the rise in COVID-19 numbers. I’m resuming the daily reports starting today, and while the officials do not put out consistent numbers at the local level, we here will do our best to share with you what we find
COVID-19
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today in a call with the press that all schools in the red and orange zones can open as long as ‘everybody’ is tested before returning to school, and only those testing negative for COVID19 are allowed back in. The regimen will then require that 25%
Business
In the heart of Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, there is a very literal divide. Avenue U, between Coney Island Avenue and Batchelder Street, lies directly on the border of “red” and “yellow” COVID-19 cluster designations. In practice, this means that the Avenue’s non-essential businesses on the north side are
Arts & Culture
The Magic Cobra Tattoo Society in Williamsburg has been “slammed” since reopening, according to owner Woodz. As part of social distancing requirements, the front door is always locked, and walk-ins are no longer allowed. Shervin Abdolhamidi/BklynerLynden Bethel waited outside the Williamsburg Tattoo (@williamsburgtattoo) in Brooklyn on a recent Saturday
Central Brooklyn
Yossi Eliav, 22, moved his car because alternate side parking remains in effect inside the red zone in Kensington, Brooklyn, Oct. 28, 2020. Reuven Blau/THE CITY By Reuven Blau. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/10/28/21539490/alternate-side-parking-rules-nyc-brooklyn-red-zone] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.
Announcements
Have you voted early? (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) BROOKLYN – Have you gotten your flu shots yet? You still have time! The NYC Health Department released early data for the flu season thus far and found that there was a 37% increase in vaccination among adults and a 27%
Business
The Mayor announced today that he would be expanding allowances for New York City’s non-restaurant businesses. The new Open Storefronts program, in effect from October 30th to December 31st, will allow retailers to utilize the curb space in front of their ground-level stores, or curb space if they’re
Announcements
As November is getting sooner, the weather is getting colder. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)The threshold daily number of people admitted to NYC hospitals for a suspected COVID-19 is 200 patients. Today’s report is 60 patients. We are close to the threshold for the seven-day average for
Announcements
The MTA Mask Force handing out masks. (Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit)NEW YORK – The MTA has begun a voluntary COVID-19 screening program for frontline employees, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this morning. Under this new initiative, free COVID -19 testing will be offered at rotating field