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Crown Heights

Oct
02
COVID Cluster Update – Half of Brooklyn Under Watch

COVID Cluster Update – Half of Brooklyn Under Watch

Yesterday, October 1, the Health Department issued a new Commissioner’s Order [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/
2 min read
Oct
01
Teen Charged As An Adult, Held Without Bail For Attempted Murder In J’ouvert Shooting

Teen Charged As An Adult, Held Without Bail For Attempted Murder In J’ouvert Shooting

Photo by Bill Oxford [https://unsplash.com/@bill_oxford?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
2 min read
Sep
29
Guyanese Institution German’s Soup Opens a New Location in Crown Heights

Guyanese Institution German’s Soup Opens a New Location in Crown Heights

German’s Soup Owner Clinton Urling. Courtesy of Michael Tulipan.First-time visitors to the new German’s Soup [https://www.
3 min read
Sep
29
Support Local Businesses With The First Ever Taste of Prospect Heights

Support Local Businesses With The First Ever Taste of Prospect Heights

If you’re looking to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, support minority-owned businesses, and help local restaurants get back on their
2 min read
Sep
28
EDITORIAL: Stop Blaming Orthodox Jews. Blame Trump For Brooklyn COVID Spikes

EDITORIAL: Stop Blaming Orthodox Jews. Blame Trump For Brooklyn COVID Spikes

Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island to pack food packages for senior citizens
4 min read
Sep
25
Openings and Closings: Free Food, Fifth Avenue, and Fish

Openings and Closings: Free Food, Fifth Avenue, and Fish

This week we welcome lots of new places, including many on Park Slope’s 5th Avenue and some do-gooders. Sadly,
4 min read
Sep
21
Brooklyn Yeshivas Blow NYC-Set Deadlines on Bolstering Secular Studies

Brooklyn Yeshivas Blow NYC-Set Deadlines on Bolstering Secular Studies

Sheindy Weichman, who says her son is being deprived of a secular education | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Reuven Blau and
7 min read
Sep
08
Tenants Withhold Rent from City’s Worst Landlord 

Tenants Withhold Rent from City’s Worst Landlord 

Tenant activists held a rally on Aug. 25 to support tenants of 1616 President St., who have been on rent
7 min read
Aug
27
Four Fired SUNY Downstate Surgeons Sue, Claim Retaliation for Whistleblowing

Four Fired SUNY Downstate Surgeons Sue, Claim Retaliation for Whistleblowing

By Virginia Breen, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/8/26/21403425/fired-suny-downstate-surgeons-claim-retaliation-for-whistleblowing] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.
4 min read
Aug
21
Openings and Closings: New Rooftops, Pop-Ups, and Ice Cream

Openings and Closings: New Rooftops, Pop-Ups, and Ice Cream

The Bagel Store on 5th Avenue. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.This week’s openings and closings bring you, miraculously, far more
4 min read