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Mar
25
Brooklyn Principal Hospitalized After Another Principal Of Co-Located School Dies From Coronavirus

Brooklyn Principal Hospitalized After Another Principal Of Co-Located School Dies From Coronavirus

Chancellor Carranza speaks at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s press conference on COVID-19. City Hall. Monday, March 23, 2020. Credit:
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Mar
24
‘Pray At Home!’ Houses Of Worship Close Physical Doors, Open Virtual Ones

‘Pray At Home!’ Houses Of Worship Close Physical Doors, Open Virtual Ones

Photo via Makki Masjid.BROOKLYN – Houses of worship serve as safe havens for many people. It’s where they go
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Mar
24
A Brooklyn Principal Has Died From Coronavirus Complications

A Brooklyn Principal Has Died From Coronavirus Complications

Dez-Ann Romain, via Brooklyn Democracy Academy’s Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw8W6Cwnqr_/].Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.
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Mar
23
Stay Calm. Stay Home. Stay Healthy.

Stay Calm. Stay Home. Stay Healthy.

Forsythia in bloom. Liena Zagare/BklynerAs our routines are upended by Covid-19, I would like to remind my fellow New
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Mar
23
BP Adams Relieves Coronavirus Anxiety By Meditating, You Can Join Him

BP Adams Relieves Coronavirus Anxiety By Meditating, You Can Join Him

Eric Adams meditating. (Photo via Adams’ office.)BROOKLYN – To reduce the spread of the coronavirus, we are told to “social
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Mar
23
Here’s The Latest On NYC’s Child Care Centers

Here’s The Latest On NYC’s Child Care Centers

Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/03/20/heres-the-latest-on-nycs-child-care-centers-opening-monday-amid-a-citywide-school-shutdown-due-to-coronavirus/?utm_
4 min read
Mar
20
Taking Care of Those Sick With Coronavirus In Cramped Quarters

Taking Care of Those Sick With Coronavirus In Cramped Quarters

NYU Langone staff [https://www.instagram.com/p/B99qsaLhm1U/].A lot of people in Brooklyn are living in tiny apartments
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Mar
20
Dollar Vans Are Still Operating, Serving The Underserved

Dollar Vans Are Still Operating, Serving The Underserved

A Dollar Van near the Barclays Center. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order [https://www.nydailynews.
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Mar
19
Brooklyn Hospital’s Planned Shrinkage Paused To Tackle Coronavirus

Brooklyn Hospital’s Planned Shrinkage Paused To Tackle Coronavirus

A Kingsbrook ambulance heads toward the hospital after picking up someone from a bus on Nostrand Avenue, March 18, 2020.
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Mar
18
Paid Sick Leave for Workers in Mandatory Quarantine Approved, Government Support For Small Businesses

Paid Sick Leave for Workers in Mandatory Quarantine Approved, Government Support For Small Businesses

Photo by Macau Photo Agency on UnsplashAs of today, if you get quarantined as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), you
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