Central Brooklyn
Train passing.By Jose Martinez, Originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/two-nyc-subway-riders-die-in-day-as-fatalities-rise.html] . A woman died on a Brooklyn subway platform Wednesday after exhibiting what an MTA report describes as “symptoms of COVID-19” — making her the second person to die in the system that morning and
COVID-19
Medgar Evers college. File Photo/BklynerA new COVID-19 testing site for healthcare and essential workers opened today at Medgar Evers College. Mayor de Blasio announced during this morning’s press conference that 10 new COVID-19 testing sites would be opening soon. Five of these sites, including the site at Medgar
Business
Manwaring shows off some of the pantry’s goods. Courtesy of Patricia Manwaring. In the 11 years Roots Cafe [http://rootsbrooklyn.com/] has been in the neighborhood, it has gone through two rounds of owners, landing now on the third. Patricia Manwaring owns and operates the cafe with her husband
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio visited NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island to thank and applaud medical staff, and deliver 600 care packages of food and personal care products for hospital workers and their families. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Happy Friday! The coronavirus pandemic still isn’t over yet, so
COVID-19
Across the country, it has become undeniably apparent that the coronavirus pandemic is taking a vastly disproportionate toll on communities of color. Here in New York City, Latinx and Black residents are dying at twice the rate of whites. In Brooklyn, economic, social, and health inequities are deeply rooted along
Arts & Culture
Even though the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) closed its physical doors due to coronavirus on March 16, it has continued to provide a critical resource for local communities [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/coronavirus], offering free digital books, compiling reading lists, holding essay competitions for teenagers and connecting with its youngest
Central Brooklyn
Health + Hospitals Kings County ER. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/hundreds-of-nyc-public-hospital-workers-have-covid-19-data.html] More than 900 staffers in the city’s public hospitals have tested positive for COVID-19 as coronavirus has flooded everywhere from emergency rooms to
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability on COVID-19. City Hall. Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a press conference yesterday morning to discuss the city’s newly increased efforts to fight hunger in the age of COVID-19. The mayor,
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – In the age of the coronavirus, pantries are working overtime [/coronavirus-in-brooklyn-what-you-can-do-to-help/] to provide for people depend on them for survival, and the Brooklyn College pantry is no different. The pantry, [https://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/about/offices/studentaffairs/student-support-services/food-pantry.php] located on the Brooklyn
COVID-19
P.S. 282. Courtesy of Amy Rodriguez.School has changed completely over the past month as classrooms have shut across the city and learning has moved online. New York City public schools will now be closed through the end of the school year at least, with no guarantee that they’
Announcements
People in line at The Campaign Against Hunger food pantry in Brooklyn. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Good morning! We hope you are all staying well, healthy, and happy. Here are the new numbers for today. * As of 2 p.m. yesterday, there were 111,424 positive confirmed coronavirus
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability on COVID-19. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/04/15/nyc-school-cuts-fair-student-funding/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] by Alex Zimmerman on April 15, 2020 Mayor Bill de