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Apr
02
Muslims And Jews Struggle To Observe Burial Traditions As Loved Ones Die In The Pandemic

Muslims And Jews Struggle To Observe Burial Traditions As Loved Ones Die In The Pandemic

Imam Ahmed Ali (center, standing) at a janazah at the Marlboro Muslim Memorial Cemetery in New Jersey. (Photo via Ali)
6 min read
Apr
02
Briefing 4/2: All Playgrounds Shut Down, Boro Park With High Number Of Cases, E-Bikes Legalized

Briefing 4/2: All Playgrounds Shut Down, Boro Park With High Number Of Cases, E-Bikes Legalized

Data from the NYC Department of Health on positive cases per zip code.Good morning! It’s the second day
2 min read
Apr
01
Rep. Max Rose Deployed To The National Guard To Assist In Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Rep. Max Rose Deployed To The National Guard To Assist In Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Max Rose. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)STATEN ISLAND – Congressman Max Rose will be deployed to the National Guard today to
1 min read
Apr
01
Briefing 4/1: Death Toll Passes 1,000, More Ambulances, Rent Is Due

Briefing 4/1: Death Toll Passes 1,000, More Ambulances, Rent Is Due

Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeIt’s April Fools Day, though there is nothing about the coronavirus that is a
2 min read
Mar
31
Feeding The Hungry: Free Meals For Homebound Elderly

Feeding The Hungry: Free Meals For Homebound Elderly

Photo: MCPSBROOKLYN – Before the coronavirus pandemic, Muslim Community Patrol and Services (MCPS) [/muslim-community-patrol-services/] prepared and distributed 150 hot meals to
3 min read
Mar
31
Boro Park Man Hoarded Medical Supplies, Coughed On FBI Agents

Boro Park Man Hoarded Medical Supplies, Coughed On FBI Agents

BORO PARK – A man was arrested by the FBI for allegedly coughing on the agents and lying about hoarding ‘scarce
2 min read
Mar
31
ER Doctors At SUNY Downstate Are Taking It One Day At A Time: “I don’t look till tomorrow. I think that will break all of us.”

ER Doctors At SUNY Downstate Are Taking It One Day At A Time: “I don’t look till tomorrow. I think that will break all of us.”

As the coronavirus pandemic burns through Brooklyn, nearly every bed in SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s emergency department is dedicated
4 min read
Mar
31
Brooklyn is Preparing for Virtual Seders During the Pandemic

Brooklyn is Preparing for Virtual Seders During the Pandemic

Photo by Erica Sherman/BklynerThe holidays are about connecting. From services, where dozens pray side-by-side and touch their siddur, or
3 min read
Mar
31
Briefing 3/31: USNS Comfort, More Deaths, Empty Streets

Briefing 3/31: USNS Comfort, More Deaths, Empty Streets

Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeGood morning! It’s finally the last day of March. There’s still a coronavirus
2 min read
Mar
30
Where To Get Fresh Produce During COVID-19

Where To Get Fresh Produce During COVID-19

Photo via Local Roots CSAWith an order to stay at home [/new-york-state-will-go-on-pause-sunday-night-what-that-means/] as much as possible, some New Yorkers are
2 min read