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Apr
23
Domestic Workers Help Others Even As They Face An Uncertain Future Themselves

Domestic Workers Help Others Even As They Face An Uncertain Future Themselves

Members of the WJP women’s committee sewing face masks. Courtesy of WJP.Analilia Leon is a domestic worker who
5 min read
Apr
23
Moms Left To Fend Alone In Maternity Wards, Despite Cuomo Order

Moms Left To Fend Alone In Maternity Wards, Despite Cuomo Order

The re-named New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)By Virginia Breen, originally published in THE CITY.
6 min read
Apr
22
New Coronavirus Testing Sites Opening In Brooklyn, Supplies For NYCHA Residents At Last

New Coronavirus Testing Sites Opening In Brooklyn, Supplies For NYCHA Residents At Last

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
3 min read
Apr
22
Policy Proposal Demands NYS Help Cabbies Amid The Pandemic

Policy Proposal Demands NYS Help Cabbies Amid The Pandemic

A yellow cab driver in Brooklyn. (Photo via Avery Leigh White)BROOKLYN – State Senator Julia Salazar from Brooklyn, and Zohran
3 min read
Apr
22
Briefing 4/22: Essential Workers Are Mostly People Of Color, Restaurants Still Waiting On Federal Loan & More

Briefing 4/22: Essential Workers Are Mostly People Of Color, Restaurants Still Waiting On Federal Loan & More

Our heroes at NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.)Good morning Brooklynites! Today is Earth
1 min read
Apr
21
Briefing 4/21: Fewer Calls For Ambulances, Fewer Hospitalizations, Still Lots Of Deaths

Briefing 4/21: Fewer Calls For Ambulances, Fewer Hospitalizations, Still Lots Of Deaths

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGood morning! It’s a brand new day. Please take care of yourself and stay indoors! * As
2 min read
Apr
20
$20 Million In COVID-19 Relief Funds For Immigrant Workers & Families

$20 Million In COVID-19 Relief Funds For Immigrant Workers & Families

BROOKLYN – All New Yorkers, regardless of their immigration status, are now included in citywide COVID-19 response and relief efforts. Mayor
3 min read
Apr
20
State’s Deadliest Nursing Homes List Omits Hundreds Of Fatalities

State’s Deadliest Nursing Homes List Omits Hundreds Of Fatalities

Councilmember Mark Treyger.By Josefa Velasquez, Yoav Gonen and Ann Choi.  Additional Reporting By Ese Olumhense, Originally published in THE
6 min read
Apr
20
Briefing 4/20: Gathering Inside A Barbershop, All Permits For City Events In June Are Canceled

Briefing 4/20: Gathering Inside A Barbershop, All Permits For City Events In June Are Canceled

Outside NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island last week. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.)Happy Monday! We hope your weekend
2 min read
Apr
17
Two Passengers Die In A Day As Subway Fatalities Rise Amid Ridership Plunge

Two Passengers Die In A Day As Subway Fatalities Rise Amid Ridership Plunge

Train passing.By Jose Martinez, Originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/two-nyc-subway-riders-die-in-day-as-fatalities-rise.html] . A woman died
3 min read