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Nov
05
Executive Orders on Evictions are Expiring. New Ones are Being Issued. Here’s What You Need to Know

Executive Orders on Evictions are Expiring. New Ones are Being Issued. Here’s What You Need to Know

By Allison Dikanovic, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/11/5/21551772/cuomos-executive-orders-evictions-expiring-what-tenants-need-to-know] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.
3 min read
Nov
05
Shop Local For The Holidays: Online

Shop Local For The Holidays: Online

The last two months of the year, traditionally dominated by holiday shopping, may be even more critical this year for
3 min read
Nov
04
Pandemic Numbers: Should We Be A Bit More Worried?

Pandemic Numbers: Should We Be A Bit More Worried?

Screenshot from the NYT Tracker [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/nyregion/new-york-city-coronavirus-cases.html] .NY Times reports [https://www.nytimes.
3 min read
Nov
03
Pandemic Numbers: Exceeding One Threshold, Testing Affluent Areas

Pandemic Numbers: Exceeding One Threshold, Testing Affluent Areas

Todays numbers: 83 patients with a confirmed positivity level of 31% percent admitted to hospitals. Positivity is higher than in
2 min read
Nov
03
I Still Believe In Our City: Campaign To Honor Asian & Pacific Islander And Black New Yorkers

I Still Believe In Our City: Campaign To Honor Asian & Pacific Islander And Black New Yorkers

The artwork at the Atlantic Avenue Subway Station. (Photo via NYCCHR)BARCLAYS CENTER – A new public art campaign launched today
3 min read
Nov
02
Brooklyn Pandemic Numbers: Creeping Up

Brooklyn Pandemic Numbers: Creeping Up

The weather has truly turned, and with it seems comes the rise in COVID-19 numbers. I’m resuming the daily
4 min read
Oct
30
Schools Can Reopen, Everyone Has To get Tested, Kids Have To Opt In – Will They?

Schools Can Reopen, Everyone Has To get Tested, Kids Have To Opt In – Will They?

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today in a call with the press that all schools in the red and orange zones
2 min read
Oct
30
A Tale of Two Avenues: Avenue U Deals With Split Cluster Regulations

A Tale of Two Avenues: Avenue U Deals With Split Cluster Regulations

In the heart of Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, there is a very literal divide. Avenue U, between Coney Island Avenue
5 min read
Oct
30
Remembering This Year One Tattoo At A Time

Remembering This Year One Tattoo At A Time

The Magic Cobra Tattoo Society in Williamsburg has been “slammed” since reopening, according to owner Woodz. As part of social
5 min read
Oct
29
Driven Crazy: Alternate Side Parking Rules Stay In Effect in Brooklyn Red Zone

Driven Crazy: Alternate Side Parking Rules Stay In Effect in Brooklyn Red Zone

Yossi Eliav, 22, moved his car because alternate side parking remains in effect inside the red zone in Kensington, Brooklyn,
3 min read