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Apr
17
Briefing 4/17: 500 Coronavirus Patients Safely Discharged From Maimonides Medical Center & More

Briefing 4/17: 500 Coronavirus Patients Safely Discharged From Maimonides Medical Center & More

Mayor Bill de Blasio visited NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island to thank and applaud medical staff, and deliver 600 care
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Apr
16
Story Times By Local Librarians Brighten The Day For Young And Old Alike

Story Times By Local Librarians Brighten The Day For Young And Old Alike

Even though the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) closed its physical doors due to coronavirus on March 16, it has continued
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Apr
16
Hundreds Of Public Hospital Workers Test Positive For COVID-19

Hundreds Of Public Hospital Workers Test Positive For COVID-19

Health + Hospitals Kings County ER. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen, originally published in THE CITY [https:
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Apr
16
USG Gives $13k To Brooklyn College Food Pantry

USG Gives $13k To Brooklyn College Food Pantry

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
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Apr
16
Briefing 4/16: Trump Accuses NYC Of Inflating Death Toll, Retail Tenants Want Help With Rent

Briefing 4/16: Trump Accuses NYC Of Inflating Death Toll, Retail Tenants Want Help With Rent

People in line at The Campaign Against Hunger food pantry in Brooklyn. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Good morning!
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Apr
15
Artists Find Ways To Help During PPE Shortage

Artists Find Ways To Help During PPE Shortage

Materials for face shields. Courtesy of ArtCube Nation.Big companies across Brooklyn are shifting to making face shields and other
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Apr
14
Parking Permits For Healthcare Workers, Extensions For Expired City Permits

Parking Permits For Healthcare Workers, Extensions For Expired City Permits

The Department of Transportation informs that the City is issuing temporary Citywide on-street parking permits to healthcare personnel working in
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Apr
14
NYC’s Teachers Aides Hardest Hit By Coronavirus Deaths

NYC’s Teachers Aides Hardest Hit By Coronavirus Deaths

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&
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Apr
14
Briefing 4/14: 90 Residents Dead In 2 Nursing Homes, Trader Joe’s To Temporarily Close

Briefing 4/14: 90 Residents Dead In 2 Nursing Homes, Trader Joe’s To Temporarily Close

After the storm on the waterfront in Red Hook yesterday. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Good morning! Coronavirus numbers
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Apr
13
Yemeni Bodega Workers Get Help Through #NYCMaskMission

Yemeni Bodega Workers Get Help Through #NYCMaskMission

Taken from YAMA’s video about their mission.BAY RIDGE – The Yemeni American Merchants Association (YAMA) [https://www.yamausa.org/
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