Central Brooklyn
While the majority of schoolchildren are learning remotely, many of them depend on school food for nutrition. To make sure no kid goes hungry, the city set up pickup locations [https://www.opt-osfns.org/schoolfoodny/meals/default.aspx] for free breakfasts and lunches – grab and go kits that can be
Bay Ridge
NYPD Lieutenant Hayward prepares to strike Brent Schmidt (R) after members of the Occupy Wall Street movement had been removed from Zuccotti Park in New York November 15, 2011. Photo: REUTERS/Lucas JacksonDeputy Inspector Joseph Hayward is now in charge of the 71st Precinct [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/
Business
Chain stores on Kings Highway in 2018. Liena Zagare/BklynerMore than one in every ten chain stores across Brooklyn closed in 2020, as retailers faced immense challenges stemming from the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent business shutdowns. That’s according to the latest “State of the Chains” report [https://nycfuture.org/
Business
McDonald’s restaurant in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Jan. 5, 2021. Salma Elazab/Bklyner Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, essential employees never stopped working – grocery stores were stocked, deliveries were made. And fast food was available to grab and go, its workers among some of the least protected when it comes to
brownsville
Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Yoav Gonen and Eileen Grench, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/3/22211709/nypd-cops-brooklyn-brownsville-experiment-defund-police] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A Brooklyn community’s experiment to deal with a longstanding crime hotspot in a busy commercial corridor took
Central Brooklyn
The news this Monday morning could be better. January 3 numbers reported by NYS.Instead, New York state is approaching 9% infection rates (8.34%), City is at 9% by its own count, and the curve looks awfully close to exceeding the peak of what we saw in the spring.
affordable housing
About a year and a half ago, four Brooklyn neighbors joined forces to help open more doors for those in desperate need of housing – residents with rental assistance vouchers (Section 8, CityFHEPS, FHEPS, HASA, SOTA to name a few). Launched on December 31, 2020, Unlock NYC [https://weunlock.nyc/] is
Central Brooklyn
via NYC DOHDear NYC, The best thing about 2020 is that it’s finally over. It’s been a long year and however you mark its end, we won’t judge. But we do want you to be safe. So here are some tips from the NYC Health Department for
Business
Openings and Closings in Brooklyn are normally fun to compile. Not this year. This year almost every list was fraught with anxieties— would another neighborhood favorite close? What did this opening delay mean? What would places do without indoor dining? Still. Every single time there were still far more openings
Central Brooklyn
The city’s COVID-19 positivity rate exceeded 7% for the third straight day [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-goals.page#viz1607355501127] by its own count, though not all tests have yet been processed. The 7-day average based on NY State data stands at 4.6%, and will undoubtedly
Central Brooklyn
This is a common sight near Graham and Metropolitan Ave intersection. By Paul Kelterborn.Paul Kelterborn is a resident of Brooklyn Community Board One and a regular bicycle commuter. The death of Adrian Coyotl De Los Santos, a bicyclist killed on December 23 [/cyclist-fatally-struck-by-mta-bus-driver/] when an MTA bus driver mowed
Central Brooklyn
On Friday afternoon, the city’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) convened an emergency virtual meeting with the city’s community boards [https://ny.curbed.com/2017/3/15/14918194/nyc-community-board-member-get-involved] . The meeting was called with 30 minutes notice, and only District Managers — the paid staffers who oversee their