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Mar
26
Coronavirus-Related Hate Crime On The Subway

Coronavirus-Related Hate Crime On The Subway

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBARCLAYS CENTER – A man was arrested after spitting on and threatening an Asian man on the subway
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Mar
26
Briefing 3/26: Sakura Matsuri Canceled, Online Metrocard Exchange, & The Brooklyn Hospital Center On The Frontlines

Briefing 3/26: Sakura Matsuri Canceled, Online Metrocard Exchange, & The Brooklyn Hospital Center On The Frontlines

Sakura Matsuri festival in 2018. (Photo: Paul Stremple/Bklyner)Good morning! Hospitals need blood amid the coronavirus crisis. Have you
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Mar
25
Our Hospitals Need Neighbors To Donate Blood!

Our Hospitals Need Neighbors To Donate Blood!

Photo via American Red Cross.While blood from donors isn’t being used to treat coronavirus patients, it is still
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Mar
25
Town Hall On Coronavirus Aims To Reassure As Residents Look For Practical Help

Town Hall On Coronavirus Aims To Reassure As Residents Look For Practical Help

Screenshot via live stream.SOUTH/WESTERN BROOKLYN – To help address the concerns of their neighbors amid the coronavirus, State Senator
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Mar
25
Looking for Info on Coronavirus in Spanish?

Looking for Info on Coronavirus in Spanish?

Photo of 5th Avenue in Sunset Park. Ana Lucia Murillo.As coronavirus continues to spread rapidly through New York, like
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Mar
25
3/25 Briefing: Virtual Date From Rooftops, Quarantine Rainbow Connection, New MTA Schedule

3/25 Briefing: Virtual Date From Rooftops, Quarantine Rainbow Connection, New MTA Schedule

Tents outside Maimonides Hospital to screen patients. (Photo: Evan Zverinsky) Good Morning! There’s still a pandemic. Remember to continue
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Mar
25
Brooklyn Principal Hospitalized After Another Principal Of Co-Located School Dies From Coronavirus

Brooklyn Principal Hospitalized After Another Principal Of Co-Located School Dies From Coronavirus

Chancellor Carranza speaks at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s press conference on COVID-19. City Hall. Monday, March 23, 2020. Credit:
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Mar
24
‘Pray At Home!’ Houses Of Worship Close Physical Doors, Open Virtual Ones

‘Pray At Home!’ Houses Of Worship Close Physical Doors, Open Virtual Ones

Photo via Makki Masjid.BROOKLYN – Houses of worship serve as safe havens for many people. It’s where they go
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Mar
24
No Mask, No Gloves, No Service: Southern Brooklyn Businesses Start to Turn Away Customers Without Masks

No Mask, No Gloves, No Service: Southern Brooklyn Businesses Start to Turn Away Customers Without Masks

Surgical masks. (Unsplash.com)Fong and Zhou Supermarket in Bensonhurst and AAA Pharmacy in Midwood are turning away customers who
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Mar
24
Briefing 3/24: Desperate For More Ventilators. We Need 30k. We Got 400.

Briefing 3/24: Desperate For More Ventilators. We Need 30k. We Got 400.

The NYC Emergency Mgt warehouse where 400 ventilators arrived from the federal government. (Photo via the Mayor’s Office)Another
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