COVID-19

Oct
08
‘It’s Really Unfair:’ Sunset Park Salons React to Cuomo COVID Cluster Closures

‘It’s Really Unfair:’ Sunset Park Salons React to Cuomo COVID Cluster Closures

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2020/10/7/21507105/sunset-park-salons-cuomo-covid-cluster-closures] by THE CITY [https:
4 min read
Oct
07
Boro Park Leaders Silent As Residents Protest COVID-19 Restrictions

Boro Park Leaders Silent As Residents Protest COVID-19 Restrictions

A fire that demonstrators started last night. (Photo via Citizen app)BORO PARK – Hundreds of Orthodox Jewish residents gathered in
6 min read
Oct
07
Beating in Borough Park Backlash Against New COVID Restrictions Sends Hasidic Man to Hospital

Beating in Borough Park Backlash Against New COVID Restrictions Sends Hasidic Man to Hospital

The family of Berish Getz says he was beaten unconscious by a crowd in Borough Park protesting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’
3 min read
Oct
07
Giving Birth During Pandemic: East Flatbush Moms Dream Of Homebirth, Try To Make The Best Of It

Giving Birth During Pandemic: East Flatbush Moms Dream Of Homebirth, Try To Make The Best Of It

On a table set up outside on Rogers Avenue in East Flatbush for a community baby shower, gift bags filled
4 min read
Oct
06
Latest On Southern Brooklyn’s COVID Cluster – Return To Lockdown

Latest On Southern Brooklyn’s COVID Cluster – Return To Lockdown

In an attempt to reign in the spread of COVID19, and in response to the city’s request to restrict
2 min read
Oct
06
OPINION: I Wish Our City And Schools Stepped Up For Immigrant Mothers.

OPINION: I Wish Our City And Schools Stepped Up For Immigrant Mothers.

Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
4 min read
Oct
06
Mayor’s Misleading ZIP Code Talk Means Zip

Mayor’s Misleading ZIP Code Talk Means Zip

There has been so much talk of ZIP codes recently. COVID-19 hot spot areas, watch areas, areas where schools are
4 min read
Oct
06
Brooklyn Rabbi’s Family Losses Fuel Personal Quest to Enforce COVID-19 Safety Measures

Brooklyn Rabbi’s Family Losses Fuel Personal Quest to Enforce COVID-19 Safety Measures

Rabbi Robert Blustein of Ocean Parkway Jewish Center in Brooklyn makes sure everyone has a mask — and is wearing it
5 min read
Oct
05
Latest On Brooklyn’s COVID19 Hotspots – 10/5

Latest On Brooklyn’s COVID19 Hotspots – 10/5

Today Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closing of public and private schools for in-person instruction in the affected zip codes
3 min read
Oct
05
Hundreds of Brooklyn Schools Ordered to Close Tomorrow In COVID19 Hot Spots

Hundreds of Brooklyn Schools Ordered to Close Tomorrow In COVID19 Hot Spots

Earlier today Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that public and private schools in COVID-19 hotspot clusters – those exceeding 3% infection rate
4 min read