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COVID-19

Feb
04
As NYC School Buildings Re-Open, COVID Cases Keep Closing Them Down.

As NYC School Buildings Re-Open, COVID Cases Keep Closing Them Down.

Since winter break, NYC schools have had to shutter for at least 10 days more than 700 times. Laura Faith
7 min read
Feb
03
Opinion: With Hope On The Horizon, We Must Support Community-Based Programs In Vaccination Education

Opinion: With Hope On The Horizon, We Must Support Community-Based Programs In Vaccination Education

As positive news continues to come out about COVID-19 vaccines, there is a glimmer of hope at the end of
4 min read
Feb
03
Three More Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Announced For Brooklyn

Three More Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Announced For Brooklyn

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced 35 community-based pop-up vaccination sites that are opening this week at churches, community centers,
1 min read
Feb
02
Why You Should Run For A Seat On Community Education Council – Fellow Parents Tell All

Why You Should Run For A Seat On Community Education Council – Fellow Parents Tell All

Tevina Willis, lead community organizer for the nonprofit Red Hook Initiative, listened to officials explain rezoning plans for District 15
7 min read
Jan
29

Beloved 1960s Children’s Television Host And Flatbush Native Sonny Fox, Dead at 95

Photo via Sonny FoxSonny Fox, the television host of the beloved 1960s New York-based Sunday children’s program, Wonderama, has
4 min read
Jan
27
OPINION: Unintended Consequences — Council Bill Will Deliver Death Blow To Restaurants, Bodegas and Small Grocers

OPINION: Unintended Consequences — Council Bill Will Deliver Death Blow To Restaurants, Bodegas and Small Grocers

How can New York City get our economy back on track as we all fight furiously to defeat the COVID-19
4 min read
Jan
26
No Vaccines For Homebound Seniors Unable Or Wary To Leave Their Residences

No Vaccines For Homebound Seniors Unable Or Wary To Leave Their Residences

The city still does not have a plan for how to vaccinate homebound seniors living in the five boroughs, leaving
4 min read
Jan
25
Save Our Storefronts – The Fight For Rent Relief For Small Businesses One Story At A Time

Save Our Storefronts – The Fight For Rent Relief For Small Businesses One Story At A Time

Save Our Storefronts members. Photo via Save Our Storefronts TwitterPARK SLOPE – A coalition of New Yorkers are coming together to
4 min read
Jan
19
The Brooklyn Nets Campus Food Pantry Opens in Bed-Stuy

The Brooklyn Nets Campus Food Pantry Opens in Bed-Stuy

The Brooklyn Nets Food Pantry at PS/IS 308 presented by HSS. (Photo by Michelle Farsi)A public school in
2 min read
Jan
18
North Brooklyn Residents Plead With Gov. Cuomo To Keep Marsha P. Johnson State Park Open

North Brooklyn Residents Plead With Gov. Cuomo To Keep Marsha P. Johnson State Park Open

Photo via the Marsha P. Johnson state park’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/marshapjohnsonstatepark/photos/3234868309913481]Marsha P.
3 min read