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Mar
13
What Tenants Need to Know in the Age of Coronavirus

What Tenants Need to Know in the Age of Coronavirus

NYCHA Hallway. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerWith events canceled and schools closing [/brooklyn-coronavirus-briefing-march-13-closings/], Brooklyners will be spending a lot of time in
3 min read
Mar
13
Synagogues Plan For Coronavirus Restrictions

Synagogues Plan For Coronavirus Restrictions

East Midwood Jewish Center. Liena Zagare/BklynerUPDATED 3/13/20: Rabbi Heidi Hoover of B’ShERT Reform Temple in Flatbush
4 min read
Mar
13
Success Academy Closes Schools, Moves To Remote Learning

Success Academy Closes Schools, Moves To Remote Learning

Lesson in progress. By SA Flatbush Principal Wintanna AbaiSuccess Academy announced to families and staff today that it will suspend
2 min read
Mar
13
Contingency Plan For The Schools: Officials Plead With The City, As Little Help Available To Schools

Contingency Plan For The Schools: Officials Plead With The City, As Little Help Available To Schools

Council Members Mark Treyger and Justin Brannan Join with Community Leaders to Denounce Xenophobia and Assuage Fears Regarding the Corona
8 min read
Mar
13
Courts Offer Chance To Delay Eviction and Other Cases Over Illness

Courts Offer Chance To Delay Eviction and Other Cases Over Illness

By Ese Olumhense and Rachel Holliday Smith, Additional Reporting By Reuven Blau, Originally published in THE CITY on 3/12/
6 min read
Mar
12
Coronavirus Brooklyn Briefing: March 12 – As of noon 24 cases in Brooklyn

Coronavirus Brooklyn Briefing: March 12 – As of noon 24 cases in Brooklyn

Mayor Bill de Blasio hosts a roundtable for ethnic and community media on COVID-19. City Hall. Wednesday, March 11, 2020.
2 min read
Mar
12
Planned to Take Citi Bike To Work? You Are Not Alone, And It Is A Problem

Planned to Take Citi Bike To Work? You Are Not Alone, And It Is A Problem

Photo: Compliments of the city’s website.If you’ve taken Citi Bike into Manhattan this week, you may have
3 min read
Mar
12
NYC Reluctantly Readies For Online Learning If The Coronavirus Forces School Closures

NYC Reluctantly Readies For Online Learning If The Coronavirus Forces School Closures

Mapleton School /P.S. 48. Liena Zagare/BklynerOriginally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/03/11/nyc-reluctantly-readies-for-online-learning-if-the-coronavirus-forces-school-closures/
4 min read
Mar
10
Help Available For Small Businesses Affected By Coronavirus

Help Available For Small Businesses Affected By Coronavirus

Coney Island Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerYesterday, March 9, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced measures to help businesses affected or about
2 min read
Mar
10
Neighbors Die In Possible Murder-Suicide

Neighbors Die In Possible Murder-Suicide

EAST NEW YORK/STARRETT CITY – The death of Petula Myrtil, 39, of Brownsville has been deemed a homicide. Petula was
1 min read