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Oct
16
Public Hearing About New Shelter And New Mixed Use Building

Public Hearing About New Shelter And New Mixed Use Building

Brooklyn Community Board 14 will be hosting two public hearings [https://cb14brooklyn.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4a2503b5d85bca56fb11363ff&
2 min read
Oct
08
Ditmas Park Neighbors Rally To Save Benji, The Homeless Cat

Ditmas Park Neighbors Rally To Save Benji, The Homeless Cat

Benji the Cat. (Photo via Dahlia Schweitzer)DITMAS PARK – In the midst of chaos and politics, neighbors got together to
6 min read
Oct
02
A Tree Falls In Brooklyn. Two Months After Isaias, Still There.

A Tree Falls In Brooklyn. Two Months After Isaias, Still There.

The fallen tree. (Photo: Ryan Lynch)DITMAS PARK – Tropical Storm Isaias hit Brooklyn in early August. [/was-brooklyn-prepared-for-tropical-storm-isaias/] It left 22,
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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
Sep
29
Latest on Brooklyn’s COVID-19 Spike

Latest on Brooklyn’s COVID-19 Spike

The Numbers – the city’s Department of Health (DOH) has switched how they are releasing the data they are disseminating,
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
22
URGENT: Cases Triple In Ocean Parkway Cluster, Williamsburg, City Worries About Increase Community Transmission

URGENT: Cases Triple In Ocean Parkway Cluster, Williamsburg, City Worries About Increase Community Transmission

Via NYC DOH [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-recent.page]We just received an email from the NYC
2 min read
Sep
15
P.S. 139 Shuts Down For 24 Hours After Second Confirmed Coronavirus Case

P.S. 139 Shuts Down For 24 Hours After Second Confirmed Coronavirus Case

Photo by David Ballew [https://unsplash.com/@daveballew?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
2 min read
Sep
15
With a week left to reopen, can Mayor de Blasio convince NYC that school buildings are safe?

With a week left to reopen, can Mayor de Blasio convince NYC that school buildings are safe?

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza tour P.S. 59 in Brooklyn with labor leaders on Sept. 2, 2020.
7 min read
Sep
04
Man Killed At Flatbush And Ditmas

Man Killed At Flatbush And Ditmas

Shortly after midnight on Friday, September 4, police responded to a 911 call of an assault near the corner of
1 min read