Sign in Subscribe

COVID-19

Apr
17
Briefing 4/17: 500 Coronavirus Patients Safely Discharged From Maimonides Medical Center & More

Briefing 4/17: 500 Coronavirus Patients Safely Discharged From Maimonides Medical Center & More

Mayor Bill de Blasio visited NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island to thank and applaud medical staff, and deliver 600 care
2 min read
Apr
16
De Blasio Unveils $170 Million Initiative to Fight Hunger During Pandemic

De Blasio Unveils $170 Million Initiative to Fight Hunger During Pandemic

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability on COVID-19. City Hall. Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral
3 min read
Apr
16
USG Gives $13k To Brooklyn College Food Pantry

USG Gives $13k To Brooklyn College Food Pantry

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
3 min read
Apr
16
Briefing 4/16: Trump Accuses NYC Of Inflating Death Toll, Retail Tenants Want Help With Rent

Briefing 4/16: Trump Accuses NYC Of Inflating Death Toll, Retail Tenants Want Help With Rent

People in line at The Campaign Against Hunger food pantry in Brooklyn. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Good morning!
2 min read
Apr
15
Artists Find Ways To Help During PPE Shortage

Artists Find Ways To Help During PPE Shortage

Materials for face shields. Courtesy of ArtCube Nation.Big companies across Brooklyn are shifting to making face shields and other
3 min read
Apr
15
Briefing 4/15: Uptick In Domestic Violence, Remote City Council Meeting, $500k In Benefits

Briefing 4/15: Uptick In Domestic Violence, Remote City Council Meeting, $500k In Benefits

After the storm on the waterfront in Red Hook, Brooklyn on Monday, April 13, 2020. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography
2 min read
Apr
14
Where to Order and Take Out Food: Bay Ridge

Where to Order and Take Out Food: Bay Ridge

We, like you, are still trying to figure out how to navigate this new reality we’ve found ourselves in.
3 min read
Apr
14
Briefing 4/14: 90 Residents Dead In 2 Nursing Homes, Trader Joe’s To Temporarily Close

Briefing 4/14: 90 Residents Dead In 2 Nursing Homes, Trader Joe’s To Temporarily Close

After the storm on the waterfront in Red Hook yesterday. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Good morning! Coronavirus numbers
2 min read
Apr
13
Briefing 4/13: Boro Park Firehouse With 11 Firefighters Testing Positive, Face Coverings Mandated, Giving Birth

Briefing 4/13: Boro Park Firehouse With 11 Firefighters Testing Positive, Face Coverings Mandated, Giving Birth

At 7 p.m. every day, neighbors applaud and honor out health workers. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Happy
2 min read
Apr
10
Distance Learning For Children From Non-English Backgrounds Isn’t So Easy

Distance Learning For Children From Non-English Backgrounds Isn’t So Easy

Erica Wilde waving to her student before dropping off the books. (Photo via Wilde, with permission)BROOKLYN – The coronavirus pandemic
4 min read