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Nov
30
What’s Happening In Brooklyn: Kids Returning To School, Lots Of Trees & Strangers Spilling Stories

What’s Happening In Brooklyn: Kids Returning To School, Lots Of Trees & Strangers Spilling Stories

Verrazzano Bridge. Liena Zagare/BklynerIt’s the day before December! Where has the time gone? We hope you are staying
3 min read
Nov
25
Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers + City’s Stockpile Ready For Wave 2

Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers + City’s Stockpile Ready For Wave 2

Yesterday’s reporting from the NY State, of 19,803 people tested, 491 were positive for CIVID-19 – 2.5%. The
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Nov
24
Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers, Free Food And More

Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers, Free Food And More

In Brooklyn, 18,642 people got tested, and 453 or 2.4% tested positive for COVID-19, 7-day rolling average is
2 min read
Nov
20
Brooklyn Pandemic Numbers: Hanging In There

Brooklyn Pandemic Numbers: Hanging In There

The microcluster approach to managing the pandemic works and will continue across the state, Governor said today as he reported
2 min read
Nov
20
Bed Stuy With Its Housing Plan Once Again Leads The City On Community Development

Bed Stuy With Its Housing Plan Once Again Leads The City On Community Development

Today, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) released the Bedford-Stuyvesant Housing Plan. [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/
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Nov
20
Con Edison To Face $25 Million In Penalties For 2019 Power Outages

Con Edison To Face $25 Million In Penalties For 2019 Power Outages

Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019 (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)Con Edison is facing $25 million in penalties and
2 min read
Nov
20
At New York’s Hospitals, Staff Brace for Another COVID Wave: ‘We Know What’s Coming’

At New York’s Hospitals, Staff Brace for Another COVID Wave: ‘We Know What’s Coming’

By Josefa Velasquez, Rachel Holliday Smith, and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.
10 min read
Nov
19
Brooklyn’s COVID-19 Numbers: Mayor Admits Lack Of Plans

Brooklyn’s COVID-19 Numbers: Mayor Admits Lack Of Plans

Statewide Positivity Rate is 2.72%, NYC is 2.53%, and Brooklyn is at 2.4%, second-lowest in the city
2 min read
Nov
18
Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers: Hanging In There, No Longer Orange, Rates Rise Around Us

Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers: Hanging In There, No Longer Orange, Rates Rise Around Us

Brooklyn, we should be proud. All that mask-wearing and distance keeping and following annoying restrictions mean we are at a
2 min read
Nov
17
Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers

Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers

The schools remain open as the city inches towards a 3% infection rate, based on 7-day averages. According to the
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