COVID-19
An attendee holds a poster that says, “Dear Mayor, Divest from NYPD, Invest in Children & Humanities and Humanity.” (Photo: Megan McGibney/Bklyner)GREENWICH VILLAGE – As public schools begin reopening today, several public school teachers and activists gathered Friday evening to protest the reopening while holding a PPE drive and
Announcements
Here is Dr. Chen in action meeting with a patient, with safety measures in place. (Photo via SOMOS Community Care)SUNSET PARK – When people in the city were urged to stay at home and quarantine during the worst of the coronavirus, Dr. Henry Chen, an internist, came to his office
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Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island to pack food packages for senior citizens ahead of Rosh Hashanah, on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – It’s Thursday and so much is happening across our borough. Don’t forget
Bed Stuy
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza tour P.S. 59 in Brooklyn with labor leaders. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Bed-Stuy’s Community Education Council of (CEC) 16 is taking legal action against the Department of Education (DOE) related to a decision that allows four schools in the
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A litter basket in Ditmas Park. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Garbage has been top of mind for quite a few neighborhoods, especially those in less well-heeled areas, but also worrying some CEOs who penned an open letter to the Mayor last week [https://gothamist.com/news/tired-feeling-powerless-ceos-pen-letter-de-blasio-about-quality-life-issues] . Either way,
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability with Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and Susan Haskell, Deputy Commissioner, Youth Services DYCD. City Hall. Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Christina Veiga, Reema Amin, and Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/9/
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Photo by David Ballew [https://unsplash.com/@daveballew?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/school?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] DITMAS PARK – P.S. 139 will be shutting down for 24 hours
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Dr. Dave A. Chokshi urges everyone to get a flu shot. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – This year, flu season has come amidst a pandemic, which is why elected officials and medical professionals are strongly urging people to get their flu shots before it’s too late. “Now
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza tour P.S. 59 in Brooklyn with labor leaders on Sept. 2, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Christina Veiga and Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/9/14/21437251/bill-de-blasio-nyc-school-reopening] Crouched over laptops and sitting in
Announcements
MTA Chairman & CEO Patrick J. Foye, Interim NYCT President Sarah Feinberg, LIRR President Phil Eng, and NYCT Chief Customer Officer Sarah Meyer hold a press conference at Atlantic Av-Barclays Center on Mon., September 14, 2020. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitCustomers refusing to wear masks on
Animals
Parts of Bergen Beach, Canarsie, Flatlands, Georgetown, Mill Basin, Mill Island, and Paerdegat Basin will be sprayed down with pesticides to reduce the number of mosquitoes that may be carrying West Nile Virus. Department of Health (DOH) will be spraying very low concentrations of DeltaGard® and/or Anvil® using trucks,
Central Brooklyn
Remote school. Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/remote-learning?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] With school starting next week, after a 10-day delay [/nyc-school-re-opening-pushed-back-ten-days/