Central Brooklyn
A Brooklyn bus driver covers their face behind the wheel, April 7, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez, originally published in THE CITY on April 8, 2020 [https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/bus-drivers-hardest-hit-by-deaths-as-covid-19-devastates-mta.html] For 15 years, Ernesto Hernandez drove MTA buses around his home borough of Brooklyn,
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard where local companies are manufacturing thousands of protective hospital gowns to supply the city’s healthcare worker. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Passover begins tonight. Chag Pesach Sameach! The coronavirus is still out there, so please continue staying at home. We have had too many
COVID-19
This disease has been tearing our hearts apart, as it tears the bodies of our family members, friends, and neighbors. The endless sirens, the sight of ambulances by apartment buildings, the stacks of plain coffins by the funeral homes. The posts on social media. The tolling of church bells every
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Dr. Lucy PontrelliCROWN HEIGHTS – Dr. Lucy Pontrelli, 55, has been a doctor for 25 years. Currently, she works in private practice. Though she may not be helping fight the coronavirus battle from an emergency room, the work she does is ever so important. Pontrelli had wanted to be a doctor
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Sydney Sims on UnsplashAs the country quarantines in response to the spread of Coronavirus, some people find the home to be a dangerous place. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is already reporting that domestic abusers have been using the pandemic to further isolate their victims [https://twitter.com/
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Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeAnother day, another briefing. There’s still a coronavirus pandemic, so please continue staying indoors. Today is World Health Day, a day to honor our healthcare workers. Let’s thank them for all they have done. They are truly our heroes. * As of 5:30
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Photo: COPCPBROOKLYN – Young people have been stepping up and volunteering amid the coronavirus pandemic for weeks now. [/youth-volunteers-coronavirus/] Last week, the City Line Ozone Park Civilian Patrol [https://www.facebook.com/copcp2020/] (COPCP) partnered up with the Islamic Society and Muslim Women’s Educational Initiative at Brooklyn College (ISO/MWEI)
Business
We, like you, are still trying to figure out how to navigate this new reality we’ve found ourselves in. There are a lot of uncertainties, but one thing we know for certain is that we love our local restaurants and we want to support them in any and all
Business
While some restaurants and cafes have pivoted to a takeout-only model to stay afloat since the governor mandated the closure of non-essential businesses, countless others have closed down indefinitely due to a lack of sales cutting into their already razor-thin margins. Dank [https://www.instagram.com/dank_brooklyn/?hl=en]
COVID-19
NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/04/03/nyc-spring-break-cancelled-teachers/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] by Alex Zimmerman, Christina Veiga on April 3, 2020 New York City teachers will have
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Every day at 7 p.m., New Yorkers clap, cheer and bang pots and pans to thank healthcare workers. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Good morning! There’s still a coronavirus pandemic. We hope you had a wonderful weekend, that was hopefully spent staying at home. Here are some
Business
We, like you, are still trying to figure out how to navigate this new reality we’ve found ourselves in. There are a lot of uncertainties, but one thing we know for certain is that we love our local restaurants and we want to support them in any and all