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Sep
16
The New Breadline Starts On Your Phone: Masbia Soup Kitchen Serves Food With Dignity

The New Breadline Starts On Your Phone: Masbia Soup Kitchen Serves Food With Dignity

A woman checking in for her scheduled appointment via the Plentiful app. Keira Wingate/BklynerAt the height of the COVID-19
4 min read
Jul
17
Senator Schumer, Support New York’s Immigrants During COVID-19! OPINION

Senator Schumer, Support New York’s Immigrants During COVID-19! OPINION

Brooklyn Immigrant Community Coalition – Distribution at Good Shepherd Church. (Photo: Rathkopf Photography, with permission)The health and prosperity of each
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Apr
30
Halal Food Carts Launched To Feed Over 1,000 People Every Day During Ramadan

Halal Food Carts Launched To Feed Over 1,000 People Every Day During Ramadan

BROOKLYN – Several local organizations have gotten together to launch four food carts that will give out free halal iftar meals
3 min read
Apr
29
Immigrant Workers and the Nonprofits That Serve Them Are in Overdrive

Immigrant Workers and the Nonprofits That Serve Them Are in Overdrive

Members of the WJP women’s committee sewing face masks. Courtesy of WJP.The Day Laborer Workforce Initiative held a
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Apr
23
Domestic Workers Help Others Even As They Face An Uncertain Future Themselves

Domestic Workers Help Others Even As They Face An Uncertain Future Themselves

Members of the WJP women’s committee sewing face masks. Courtesy of WJP.Analilia Leon is a domestic worker who
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Apr
08
Teaching Special Ed and English-Language-Learning Students Remotely Presents Special Challenges

Teaching Special Ed and English-Language-Learning Students Remotely Presents Special Challenges

Adjusting to the remote learning environment has been a particular struggle for students who are just learning English, live in
3 min read
Apr
03
Man Detained By ICE In Violent Brooklyn Raid Is Free Pending Deportation Hearing

Man Detained By ICE In Violent Brooklyn Raid Is Free Pending Deportation Hearing

Gaspar Avendaño-Hernández was released from ICE custody during the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Courtesy of Cruz FamilyBy Claudia Irizarry Aponte, Originally
4 min read
Mar
26
Main Street As We Know It May Never Recover From Coronavirus

Main Street As We Know It May Never Recover From Coronavirus

8th Avenue in Sunset Park’s Chinatown before the pandemic struck. Ana Lucia Murillo/Bklyner“Longterm, we could see the
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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
2 min read
Mar
19
As Coronavirus Spreads, Can The City Protect Its Inmates?

As Coronavirus Spreads, Can The City Protect Its Inmates?

By now, many New Yorkers are doing their best to social distance to keep from getting coronavirus. But how do
3 min read