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Mar
23
Stay Calm. Stay Home. Stay Healthy.

Stay Calm. Stay Home. Stay Healthy.

Forsythia in bloom. Liena Zagare/BklynerAs our routines are upended by Covid-19, I would like to remind my fellow New
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Mar
23
Playgrounds Remain Open, But Are They Safe?

Playgrounds Remain Open, But Are They Safe?

The playground at Irving Square Park. (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)As the weather gets nicer, Mayor Bill de Blasio says he
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Mar
23
City Looks At Opening Streets to Pedestrians

City Looks At Opening Streets to Pedestrians

Park Slope. Liena Zagare/BklynerBrooklyn enjoyed the kind of weather [https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/brooklyn/historic] Friday, March
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Mar
23
BP Adams Relieves Coronavirus Anxiety By Meditating, You Can Join Him

BP Adams Relieves Coronavirus Anxiety By Meditating, You Can Join Him

Eric Adams meditating. (Photo via Adams’ office.)BROOKLYN – To reduce the spread of the coronavirus, we are told to “social
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Mar
23
Briefing 3/23: Back To School (Again), Drive-Through Testing, Inmate With Coronavirus

Briefing 3/23: Back To School (Again), Drive-Through Testing, Inmate With Coronavirus

Photo via Gov Cuomo.Good afternoon! We hope you enjoyed the weekend in the comfort of your homes or six
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Mar
20
Food Trucks and Carts Struggle While Farmers Markets Soldier On Under Coronavirus Conditions

Food Trucks and Carts Struggle While Farmers Markets Soldier On Under Coronavirus Conditions

Food trucks and carts all over Brooklyn are struggling to stay open as Coronavirus grinds business to a halt. Farmers’
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Mar
20
‘The Department Doesn’t Understand,’ One Cop Explains Frustration Amid The Coronavirus

‘The Department Doesn’t Understand,’ One Cop Explains Frustration Amid The Coronavirus

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Doctors and nurses working in hospitals across the city are asking for more gloves, masks,
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Mar
20
Taking Care of Those Sick With Coronavirus In Cramped Quarters

Taking Care of Those Sick With Coronavirus In Cramped Quarters

NYU Langone staff [https://www.instagram.com/p/B99qsaLhm1U/].A lot of people in Brooklyn are living in tiny apartments
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Mar
20
Brooklyn Briefing 3/20: Marriage Bureau Closed, Tax Filing Deadline Extended, Luna Park Opening Postponed

Brooklyn Briefing 3/20: Marriage Bureau Closed, Tax Filing Deadline Extended, Luna Park Opening Postponed

A testing site on Flushing Avenue. Photo via Liam Quigley. [https://twitter.com/_elkue]Good Morning! It’s another Friday
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Mar
19
Brooklyn Briefing 3/19: 1K Doctors & Nurses Volunteer In 24 Hours, 4 Brooklyn Nets Players Test Positive, Enroll For Health Insurance

Brooklyn Briefing 3/19: 1K Doctors & Nurses Volunteer In 24 Hours, 4 Brooklyn Nets Players Test Positive, Enroll For Health Insurance

Via Governor Cuomo’s office.Updated throughout the day. Good morning! Here’s the latest on Coronavirus. New numbers are
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