COVID-19
The winter is finally here, or at least it feels like it. With it, as we spend more time indoors, COVID-19 is spreading fast, and the higher the rates the faster they seem to be growing. Of the 20,366 Brooklyn tests, 841 came back positive for a positivity rate
Animals
The nonprofit Flatbush Cats helps to tame the population of feral felines through the trap-neuter-return (TNR) method. | Courtesy of Flatbush CatsBy Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/11/24/21717488/spay-and-neuter-pandemic-cat-astrophe] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] When free spay-and-neuter surgeries
Announcements
Antonio Reynoso. (Photo via Reynoso’s office)The list of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021 is growing. The seat is currently held by Eric Adams, who is term-limited and is running for NYC Mayor. Council Member Antonio Reynoso –who was born and raised in Williamsburg to parents
COVID-19
Veggie stand in Brooklyn.Brooklyn reported 624 positive tests of the 15,853 taken, a rate of 3.95%. Our current 7-day positivity is at 2.9%, according to data from the state. Brooklyn Yellow-zone focus area positivity is at 6.13%, up from 5.73% yesterday, and up significantly
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray donate blood at the New York Blood Center in Manhattan on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeNew York Blood Center (NYBC) is asking New Yorkers this holiday season to give the gift of life. The goal is to
Announcements
Syed Bukhari.MIDWOOD – Last year, Syed Bukhari, 37, got tired of driving a cab, something he had been doing for the last 15 years. The pay isn’t good, there are no benefits, and the business was declining. [/cabbie-coronavirus/] So, he applied for work at the MTA, but then the
COVID-19
Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeAs the cases of COVID-19 across New York City increase rapidly, so are related hospitalizations. The result is that the number of available beds at hospitals is dropping. Today the City’s Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi issued an advisory asking older residents and those especially
Announcements
Verrazzano Bridge. Liena Zagare/BklynerIt’s the day before December! Where has the time gone? We hope you are staying safe and wearing your face masks. And we hope your Thanksgiving was relaxing. Here is some more information on the numbers, how many people have been getting tested, and what
Central Brooklyn
Fewer people have been getting tested since the big pre-Thanksgiving rush in the city, and Brooklyn at large is no longer an outlier – our numbers are steadily going up. Of the 18,455 Brooklyn resident test results, 646 were reported positive yesterday, or 3.5%. New York City’s current
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/remote-learning?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York In a major shift for the
COVID-19
Yesterday’s reporting from the NY State, of 19,803 people tested, 491 were positive for CIVID-19 – 2.5%. The 7-day positivity average is 2.3% in Brooklyn. The Yellow zone rate keeps going up and is now at 4.44% 7-day rolling, up from 4.12% yesterday. Still one
Central Brooklyn
In Brooklyn, 18,642 people got tested, and 453 or 2.4% tested positive for COVID-19, 7-day rolling average is at 2.3%, still the second-lowest rate in the city for the most populous borough. In the Yellow-zone, the infection rate is at 4.12% on 7-day rolling, a number