COVID-19
Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers coronavirus briefing. Governor’s Press office.By Reema Amin and Alex Zimmerman, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/7/13/21323308/nyc-schools-reopening-coronavirus-cuomo?fbclid=IwAR1pWV0Cf1sm9zK7jpvHOeLQ9CZoYeyPrqcjyGN1ZKvJak_zdlDO5KraEic] If the city’s infection rate surges past 9% later in August or after the school
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Photo by Erica Price at Coney Island Beach.Happy Monday! The weekend was filled with shootings, deaths, and protests. We hope this week will be a good one. * A one-year-old baby boy was shot and killed at a cookout last night in Bed Stuy [/one-year-old-boy-shot-and-killed-at-cookout/]. Three other people were also
Business
5th Avenue is closed down between Dean Street and Park Place, Friday-Sunday. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.PARK SLOPE – Brooklyn’s 5th Avenue between Dean Street and Park Place is now part of the city’s Open Streets program, designed to aid small businesses and provide more room for social distancing and
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashOn July 6th, New York City entered phase 3 of its reopening plan. Restaurants are open for outdoor dining; playgrounds have been legally unbolted and New Yorkers can finally get a mani-pedi. And, more than 300,000 people are expected to return to work. All
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIt’s Friday! How do we feel about welcoming the weekend with a good old storm? Please stay safe and indoors! * Tropical Storm Fay is here! It is expected to be windy and rain all day today until 2 a.m. Saturday. The City has also issued
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday that large events requiring a city events permit will be canceled through September 30th as the City works to prioritize open spaces for public use. “The City will not issue a permit for any event in a location that interferes with the Open Streets
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThousands of absentee ballots in Brooklyn and across the city are likely to be invalidated by the city’s Board of Elections, after many were not marked with a cancellation notice, or postmark, at post offices in the city. The number of voters whose votes will not
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Meals ready for distribution. Courtesy of Paul Carney.Andy Wandzilak can’t not feed people. Former co-owner of Two Boots Park Slope with his wife, Piper, as well as a caterer at Kings Theatre, Wandzilak had launched the volunteer-led Hurricane Sandy Relief Kitchen back in 2012 when the storm devastated
Announcements
Beans, beans, beans. Come to your local market and get them all.This Sunday, July 12, a new farmers market will be opening in Williamsburg. Located at Domino Park, the greenmarket is a partnership between Two Trees, who built and operate the privately owned public park, and Grow NYC [https:
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Photo by Erica Price/BklynerIt’s Thursday! The sky is blue, the sun is shining, and it is HOT outside. Then again its almost mid July and we are heading into heatwave season, and storm season. Need to cool off? Beaches are open as are cooling centers. Don’t forget
Bushwick
Bushwick resident and former restaurant Kendra Avila’s unemployment benefits are calculated without her tips, making her even more reliant on the $600 weekly check. | Jose Martinez/THE CITYBy Cara Eisenpress and Greg David, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/7/8/21318152/new-york-city-jobless-600-pandemic-unemployment-assistance] in THE CITY Despite being
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashBy Justin Krebs A 9-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio. Small groups of kids working together consistently. Loads of outside time. Taking advantage of a city beyond school walls. A reduction in standardized testing. Enough flexibility to allow different families to work with different schedules. If I heard