COVID-19
Maria Rodriguez with grandson Octavio Vargas at the hospital.Maria Rodriguez is home from NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, where she was recovering from coronavirus, just in time for Mother’s Day to be celebrated with her daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The 87-year-old matriarch was the hospital’s 850th patient with
Announcements
The city is set to distribute millions of free face coverings, and this is the latest set of locations [https://maps.nyc.gov/face-coverings/#] for distributions this week. There are 17 locations in total in Brooklyn, and most of them assume you do not work during the day: THURSDAY: Bensonhurst
community
Dr Barbot answers questions in video-press briefing. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography OfficeThe City issued an alert to health care providers [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/han/alert/2020/covid-19-pediatric-multi-system-inflammatory-syndrome.pdf] after fifteen cases compatible with multi-system inflammatory syndrome were identified in children in New York City hospitals.
Central Brooklyn
Early morning in Coney Island/Fishing. Liena Zagare/BklynerI’ve spent nearly 18 years in the New York foster care system. I’m 20 years old, living here in Brooklyn, and out of all my siblings, I’m the only one still in foster care and am currently “transitioning” out
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Rachel Silberstein/ BklynerThis is one of those moments when you realize you are not in control. You are a child at the top of the Ferris wheel when it stops moving. When it starts swaying you ask your dad, “How do we know it won’t fall?” Our
Bensonhurst
Members of the WJP women’s committee sewing face masks. Courtesy of WJP.Analilia Leon is a domestic worker who lives in Bensonhurst. About five or six weeks ago, as the coronavirus pandemic began to shut down New York City, Leon’s employer told her to stay home as a
Central Brooklyn
The re-named New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)By Virginia Breen, originally published in THE CITY. [https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/moms-left-alone-in-maternity-wards-despite-cuomo-order.html] Anxious first-time mom-to-be Keri Lynn Patton spent two hours awaiting transfer to a labor and delivery area of New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Patricia Prudente on UnsplashChristina Veiga, Originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/4/21/21230508/nyc-students-need-an-ipad-for-remote-learning-the-deadline-to-request-one-is-thursday] Time is ticking for students who need a city-issued device to participate in remote learning while school buildings are closed due to the coronavirus. Families must submit a
Central Brooklyn
Photo byElement5 Digital [https://unsplash.com/@element5digital?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/kindergarten?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Christina Veiga, Originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/4/
COVID-19
Getting your first job marks one of the most significant stages in our transition into adulthood. For decades, millions of New York City youth have taken this step through the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), with the largest number of SYEP participants working in our hospitals. My first paid job
Arts & Culture
Even though the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) closed its physical doors due to coronavirus on March 16, it has continued to provide a critical resource for local communities [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/coronavirus], offering free digital books, compiling reading lists, holding essay competitions for teenagers and connecting with its youngest
COVID-19
P.S. 282. Courtesy of Amy Rodriguez.School has changed completely over the past month as classrooms have shut across the city and learning has moved online. New York City public schools will now be closed through the end of the school year at least, with no guarantee that they’