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Jul
21
City-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Lagging in Results Turnaround

City-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Lagging in Results Turnaround

A Health + Hospitals coronavirus testing center at Gotham Health in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, July 17, 2020. | Rachel Holliday Smith/THE
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Jul
21
“Our Students Can’t Afford A Gap Year”, St. Francis College’s President Discusses Plans For Fall Reopening

“Our Students Can’t Afford A Gap Year”, St. Francis College’s President Discusses Plans For Fall Reopening

St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights. Courtesy of the college.St Francis College [https://www.sfc.edu/]‘s President Miguel
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Jul
20
Briefing 7/20: Last Phase Of Reopening, Back-to-School Town Hall, Traffic & More

Briefing 7/20: Last Phase Of Reopening, Back-to-School Town Hall, Traffic & More

Lifeguarding for 4 years. Name not given. Photo by Erica Price/BklynerIt’s Monday! And it’s hot. Make sure
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Jul
20
COVID Rent Relief – Only Two Weeks To Apply

COVID Rent Relief – Only Two Weeks To Apply

Photo by Anthony Fomin [https://unsplash.com/@aginsbrook?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
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Jul
17
Briefing 7/17: Six Years Since Eric Garner Died, Fourth Reopening On Monday & More

Briefing 7/17: Six Years Since Eric Garner Died, Fourth Reopening On Monday & More

Black Lives Matter. (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.)Happy Friday! We hope your week was a great one. And we
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Jul
17
More Open Street Dining In Park Slope, Sunset Park and Williamsburg This Weekend

More Open Street Dining In Park Slope, Sunset Park and Williamsburg This Weekend

Diners at BK9 enjoy shade outside. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.In their effort to aid small businesses and restaurants in recovering
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Jul
17
Senator Schumer, Support New York’s Immigrants During COVID-19! OPINION

Senator Schumer, Support New York’s Immigrants During COVID-19! OPINION

Brooklyn Immigrant Community Coalition – Distribution at Good Shepherd Church. (Photo: Rathkopf Photography, with permission)The health and prosperity of each
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Jul
16
Briefing 7/16: A New Street Safety Bureau & Alcohol To Be Served Only To People Who Order Food

Briefing 7/16: A New Street Safety Bureau & Alcohol To Be Served Only To People Who Order Food

From this morning. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)It’s Thursday! We are still living in a pandemic so please be
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Jul
16
Brooklyn Diocese Closes Two Catholic Academies, Leaves Parents Outraged And Suspicious

Brooklyn Diocese Closes Two Catholic Academies, Leaves Parents Outraged And Suspicious

PARK SLOPE – On Tuesday morning at the corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street, dozens of families stood outside the
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Jul
16
Seeds in the Middle Brings Fresh Produce Programs to Food Insecure Areas of Brooklyn

Seeds in the Middle Brings Fresh Produce Programs to Food Insecure Areas of Brooklyn

Signs at the Brownsville Market. Photo courtesy of Seeds in the Middle.On Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville, there are five
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