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Aug
07
Briefing 8/7: Botanic Garden Reopens, Four-Alarm Fire & The Wonder Wheel

Briefing 8/7: Botanic Garden Reopens, Four-Alarm Fire & The Wonder Wheel

Wonder WheelIt’s finally Friday! The weather is nice out, do go out for a walk if you can. We
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Aug
07
Instead of Leading, De Blasio & Carranza Are Telling Parents To Make Selfish Choices

Instead of Leading, De Blasio & Carranza Are Telling Parents To Make Selfish Choices

Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashI spent the hours from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. yesterday,
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Aug
06
Brooklyn Residents Adapt To A City Without Gyms

Brooklyn Residents Adapt To A City Without Gyms

Caption: Darren Tomasso (left) leads a fitness class in Dumbo. Photo courtesy of Darren Tomasso.Gyms are gone, and we
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Aug
06
Two-Wheel Traffic Up on Bridges, But Cash-Strapped City Can’t Expand Crowded Bike Lanes

Two-Wheel Traffic Up on Bridges, But Cash-Strapped City Can’t Expand Crowded Bike Lanes

Cyclists ride over the Queensboro Bridge, Aug. 3, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez, originally published [https://www.thecity.
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Aug
04
8 Things To Know About NYC School Reopening Plans Before Friday’s Deadline For Remote-Only Learning

8 Things To Know About NYC School Reopening Plans Before Friday’s Deadline For Remote-Only Learning

Photo by Ben Mullins [https://unsplash.com/@benmullins?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
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Aug
04
NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Barbot Resigns Amid Pandemic

NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Barbot Resigns Amid Pandemic

Dr. Oxiris Barbot. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot, who clashed with the
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Aug
03
Briefing 8/3: COVID-19 Recovery Clinics, Giving Back With Plants & Filling Out The Census

Briefing 8/3: COVID-19 Recovery Clinics, Giving Back With Plants & Filling Out The Census

Don’t forget to fill out your census! (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.)It’s Monday and it’s
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Aug
03
Don’t Delay Your Care, Now Is the Time – OPINION

Don’t Delay Your Care, Now Is the Time – OPINION

Bret J Rudy, courtesy of NYULHBBy Bret J. Rudy, MD. When Covid-19 first took hold of Brooklyn in early March,
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Jul
30
Briefing 7/30: Parking Permits For Medical Professionals, First Criminal Trial & More

Briefing 7/30: Parking Permits For Medical Professionals, First Criminal Trial & More

Coney Island Beach when it first reopened a few weeks ago. (Photo via Erica Price)It’s Thursday! Again, it’
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Jul
30
Stop Obsessing About Reopening Schools, And Focus On Teaching Our Kids – OPINION

Stop Obsessing About Reopening Schools, And Focus On Teaching Our Kids – OPINION

Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashI have lost count how many hours this summer I have devoted to zoom calls
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