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Mayor Bill de Blasio visited NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island to thank and applaud medical staff, and deliver 600 care packages of food and personal care products for hospital workers and their families. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Happy Friday! The coronavirus pandemic still isn’t over yet, so
Arts & Culture
Even though the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) closed its physical doors due to coronavirus on March 16, it has continued to provide a critical resource for local communities [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/coronavirus], offering free digital books, compiling reading lists, holding essay competitions for teenagers and connecting with its youngest
Central Brooklyn
Health + Hospitals Kings County ER. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/hundreds-of-nyc-public-hospital-workers-have-covid-19-data.html] More than 900 staffers in the city’s public hospitals have tested positive for COVID-19 as coronavirus has flooded everywhere from emergency rooms to
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – In the age of the coronavirus, pantries are working overtime [/coronavirus-in-brooklyn-what-you-can-do-to-help/] to provide for people depend on them for survival, and the Brooklyn College pantry is no different. The pantry, [https://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/about/offices/studentaffairs/student-support-services/food-pantry.php] located on the Brooklyn
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People in line at The Campaign Against Hunger food pantry in Brooklyn. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Good morning! We hope you are all staying well, healthy, and happy. Here are the new numbers for today. * As of 2 p.m. yesterday, there were 111,424 positive confirmed coronavirus
COVID-19
Materials for face shields. Courtesy of ArtCube Nation.Big companies across Brooklyn are shifting to making face shields and other medical equipment to help with the shortages at NYC hospitals. Yesterday, Mayor Bill De Blasio applauded their efforts, which he said will greatly reduce the shortage in the city within
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The Department of Transportation informs that the City is issuing temporary Citywide on-street parking permits to healthcare personnel working in hospitals during COVID-19. To obtain the parking permit, healthcare workers should reach out to their hospital administrators directly. NYC DOT is extending the permit expiration for all City Parking Permits
Central Brooklyn
Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/04/13/nycs-teachers-aides-hardest-hit-by-coronavirus-deaths-new-education-department-figures-show/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] by Christina Veiga on April 13, 2020 After facing mounting pressure to disclose the toll of the coronavirus pandemic on the education department, officials announced Monday
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After the storm on the waterfront in Red Hook yesterday. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Good morning! Coronavirus numbers keep increasing so please continue staying at home. Don’t forget to social distance! * As of 9:30 a.m. yesterday, there are 106,813 confirmed positive cases in NYC.
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Taken from YAMA’s video about their mission.BAY RIDGE – The Yemeni American Merchants Association (YAMA) [https://www.yamausa.org/]launched its #NYCMaskMission campaign [https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/the_nyc_mask_mission_covid19_support_fund#!/] to provide bodega owners and essential workers with masks, gloves, and hand sanitizers. “… Our
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At 7 p.m. every day, neighbors applaud and honor out health workers. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Happy Monday! We hope you enjoyed your weekend. It’s raining out, so continue staying indoors. * As of 5 p.m. yesterday, there are 104,410 confirmed coronavirus cases in NYC.
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Erica Wilde waving to her student before dropping off the books. (Photo via Wilde, with permission)BROOKLYN – The coronavirus pandemic closed all schools causing students to take part in distance learning. But learning from home isn’t easy when parents can’t speak English. Fatima Uddin has a son that