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Jul
15
Local Politicians Plan To Celebrate Restaurant Re-Opening Despite Pandemic Restrictions

Local Politicians Plan To Celebrate Restaurant Re-Opening Despite Pandemic Restrictions

Councilwoman Farah Louis announced she and at least 75 other people would celebrate the reopening of Suede Restaurant in East
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Jul
14
How Mindfulness Helps Students in Brooklyn School Cope With Pandemic And Social Justice Issues

How Mindfulness Helps Students in Brooklyn School Cope With Pandemic And Social Justice Issues

Unite NY Rally on Juneteenth 2020. Adrian Childress/BklynerStudents may be drawn first to the calming impacts of mindfulness, but
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Jul
13
Brooklyn Woman’s Death During Childbirth Spurs Renewed Outcry Over Treatment Disparities

Brooklyn Woman’s Death During Childbirth Spurs Renewed Outcry Over Treatment Disparities

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY.  This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/health/2020/7/9/21319623/
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Jul
10
Briefing 7/10: More Drivers Speeding, More Vigils & Outcry Over Treatment Disparities

Briefing 7/10: More Drivers Speeding, More Vigils & Outcry Over Treatment Disparities

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIt’s Friday! How do we feel about welcoming the weekend with a good old storm? Please
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Jul
09
Briefing 7/9: Tropical Storm Fay, Catholic Schools To Shut Down, Cooling Centers To Open & More

Briefing 7/9: Tropical Storm Fay, Catholic Schools To Shut Down, Cooling Centers To Open & More

Photo by Erica Price/BklynerIt’s Thursday! The sky is blue, the sun is shining, and it is HOT outside.
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Jul
08
Briefing 7/8: Southern Brooklyn Food Giveaway, Testing Day Of Action & More

Briefing 7/8: Southern Brooklyn Food Giveaway, Testing Day Of Action & More

Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. (Photo by Erica Price/Bklyner)It’s Wednesday! Some days it is rainy and
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Jul
08
NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

(Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – NYC public schools are planning on reopening on a part-time basis in the
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Jul
07
Briefing 7/7: Local Pol Testing Positive For Coronavirus, More Outdoor Dining & Flooded Basements

Briefing 7/7: Local Pol Testing Positive For Coronavirus, More Outdoor Dining & Flooded Basements

For David, who is in nursing school, this will be his last year as a lifeguard in Coney Island. (Photo:
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Jul
07
“All Black lives matter” – A Black Trans Woman Navigates the Black Lives Matter-COVID Era

“All Black lives matter” – A Black Trans Woman Navigates the Black Lives Matter-COVID Era

Nina. Photo courtesy of Nina.Three years ago, after a car accident left her contemplating the possibility that she might
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Jul
06
Briefing 7/6: Phase 3 Reopening, Paying Tribute To Essential Workers & More

Briefing 7/6: Phase 3 Reopening, Paying Tribute To Essential Workers & More

First day of Lifeguards on duty at NYC beaches during NYC’s phase 2 re-opening during the coronavirus pandemic, on
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