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Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. (Photo by Erica Price/Bklyner)It’s Wednesday! Some days it is rainy and windy. Other days, we sweat too much. We keep thinking about the beach. How have your days been going? Have a story you want to share? Please reach out! * There
Announcements
(Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – NYC public schools are planning on reopening on a part-time basis in the fall with in-person classes two to threes times a week, the Mayor announced. The decision won’t be final until the Governor says so, and that can take until August.
COVID-19
Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashBy Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/7/7/21316621/nyc-preschools-can-reopen] Privately run child care centers in New York City can reopen as early as Monday, about three months after the coronavirus forced 3,000 programs to shut
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For David, who is in nursing school, this will be his last year as a lifeguard in Coney Island. (Photo: Erica Price/Bklyner)It’s Tuesday. Can you believe how quickly the first week of July passed by? We hope you’re staying safe and well. And if there are
Business
When restaurants were ordered to close in March, many had to find new and creative ways to stay afloat. Bars began bottling their signature cocktails, and many restaurants decided to start selling their extra stock. For several of these, a general store has proved an effective way to maintain the
Central Brooklyn
Nina. Photo courtesy of Nina.Three years ago, after a car accident left her contemplating the possibility that she might die without anyone knowing her true gender identity, Nina (not her real name) finally decided to come out as a transgender woman. She made the announcement during a family reunion,
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First day of Lifeguards on duty at NYC beaches during NYC’s phase 2 re-opening during the coronavirus pandemic, on July 1st, 2020 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. (Photo by Erica Price)It’s a rainy evening! It’s the perfect breeze, the sound of thunder, and rain.
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Humayun Butt. (Photo via his family)BRIGHTON BEACH – Humayun Butt was a dad to four children. He was a grandpa to eight. And he was a father figure to many. He loved to laugh. He would make his wife chai for breakfast every morning. At the end of March, he
Arts & Culture
Portrait of Mayo Orozco by artist Nadia Westcott. Courtesy of Joe Matunis.Two new murals in Williamsburg – one at the event space 74Wythe [https://www.74wythe.com/], the other right inside the South 4th Street entrance to Domino Park – pay tribute to the people holding New York together. Just inside
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MTA New York City Transit demonstrates prototypes of permanent protective barriers at the Bus Operator’s position on local and express buses at the Michael J. Quill Depot on Tue., June 30, 2020. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitBrooklyn 99 [https://www.nbc.com/brooklyn-nine-nine] may be
Bay Ridge
At Asiyah Women’s Center.SUNSET PARK – After New York was put on PAUSE back in March to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone was expected to stay home as much as possible. There were few places to go, with businesses, schools and houses of worship shuttered. Those in need
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Jonathan (not pictured), a Navy vet who’s currently based out of Brooklyn, originally from South Carolina, has set up the flags numerous times on the pier in Coney Island since 2012’s Hurricane Sandy. Photo by Erica Price/BklynerThis year has been something else – it has broken our hearts,