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Mar
30
Rep. Nydia Velázquez Diagnosed With ‘Presumed Coronavirus Infection’

Rep. Nydia Velázquez Diagnosed With ‘Presumed Coronavirus Infection’

Nydia Velázquez. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez confirmed that she was diagnosed with ‘presumed coronavirus infection’ and
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Mar
30
Briefing 3/30: Coronavirus-Related Homicide, Biggie In Brooklyn, PAUSE Extended

Briefing 3/30: Coronavirus-Related Homicide, Biggie In Brooklyn, PAUSE Extended

Some flowers to brighten up your Monday – we’ll see them soon again. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Happy Monday! We
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Mar
27
Briefing 3/27: 365 Deaths, Elon Musk To Donate Ventilators, ‘Play At Your Own Risk’

Briefing 3/27: 365 Deaths, Elon Musk To Donate Ventilators, ‘Play At Your Own Risk’

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerHappy Friday! There’s still a pandemic, so please stay home if you can. Staying at home
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Mar
27
Data Shows Central, Southern Brooklyn Hard Hit By Coronavirus

Data Shows Central, Southern Brooklyn Hard Hit By Coronavirus

Central and Southern Brooklyn have Brooklyn’s highest shares of patients testing positive for the coronavirus, new data released by
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Mar
27
A Murder, Stabbing & Two Assaults

A Murder, Stabbing & Two Assaults

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – A 21-year-old is dead and cops are investigating it as a homicide. On Thursday, March
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Mar
27
Community-Funded Coffee Deliveries Bring “Sheer Happiness” To Hospital Workers

Community-Funded Coffee Deliveries Bring “Sheer Happiness” To Hospital Workers

Cora O’Regan with the first Blend delivery. Photo by Samantha Hernandez.Brooklyn hospital workers are spending every day fighting
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Mar
27
Home Births In Demand As Hospitals Shut Partners Out Of NYC Delivery Rooms

Home Births In Demand As Hospitals Shut Partners Out Of NYC Delivery Rooms

New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)By Reuven Blau, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.
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Mar
26
The Young Are Volunteering More As Those Over 50 Told To Stay Home

The Young Are Volunteering More As Those Over 50 Told To Stay Home

Volunteers before the coronavirus, when they were allowed to touch one another. (Photo via MAS Youth Center)BROOKLYN – As the
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Mar
26
Players Don’t Listen, De Blasio Removes Basketball Hoops From 80 Locations

Players Don’t Listen, De Blasio Removes Basketball Hoops From 80 Locations

Removed basketball hoop at St. Andrew’s Playground on the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Kingston Ave. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMayor
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Mar
26
Public Transit Updates: MetroCards at Vending Machines Only, Free Buses, No Shared Access – A – Ride,more

Public Transit Updates: MetroCards at Vending Machines Only, Free Buses, No Shared Access – A – Ride,more

The kiosk and vending machines at Kingston-Throop Station on the C Line. Curtis Brodner/BklynerThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced
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