Business
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced earlier today in a call with reporters that the red and yellow zones in Brooklyn will be reduced in size by 50 %. The red cluster is now concentrated along the length of Ocean Parkway and in Midwood. The yellow zone now is between New Utrecht and
Central Brooklyn
Halloween house in Prospect Park South. Liena Zagare/BklynerHalloween is spookier than ever this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents throughout Brooklyn are having to come up with new and creative ways to keep the spirit alive. Whether it’s a chill night in or a celebration with close
Bed Stuy
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BROOKLYN – Five people were shot and two teenagers were killed in
Borough Park
The ultra-Orthodox community in New York is experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 infections after losing hundreds of members in the first wave. The lack of compliance with public health guidance has brought renewed tragedy. Many people are pointing fingers at the community for their failure to comply and to
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability at City Hall on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Greg B. Smith, This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2020/10/22/21528781/nycha-lead-paint-more-apartments-identified] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Thousands more young children
Central Brooklyn
As over 200 people piled into a virtual rally on Oct. 15, emotions rang high. Students, teachers, council members, and more voiced their concerns for the proposed budget cuts of Learning To Work (LTW) [https://camba.org/programs/learning-to-work/], a program that helps support and re-engage students who have dropped
Central Brooklyn
First Lady Chirlane McCray and Chancellor Richard Carranza join school leadership at the Parkside School to highlight the work being done to support students’ social and emotional wellbeing as they start the new school year on Friday, October 2, 2020 Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York
Central Brooklyn
Karina Torres could lose out on a paid internship that has helped her family stay afloat if new funding cuts are approved. Courtesy of Karina Torres (Via Chalkbeat)By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/13/21515137/transfer-school-yabc-cuts] Not long after the coronavirus began tearing
Bed Stuy
On a narrow sidewalk on the edge of Bushwick, Brooklyn, last Friday evening, a DJ was blasting techno music, his mixer set up on a foldable table. On the other side of the sidewalk, the smell of grilled hot dogs and hamburgers wafted from the grill, while a crowd was
Central Brooklyn
By Christina Veiga, Alex Zimmerman, and Sam Park, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/7/21507093/nyc-schools-closed-thursday] An additional 33 New York City public schools are affected by closures starting Thursday, due to coronavirus upticks in the surrounding neighborhoods, the education department announced Wednesday night. In total,
Central Brooklyn
On a table set up outside on Rogers Avenue in East Flatbush for a community baby shower, gift bags filled with diapers, formula and other baby necessities sat unclaimed – six of the 20 moms had gone into labor in the last 48 hours, earlier than expected. Angelica Kirlew and her
Business
In an attempt to reign in the spread of COVID19, and in response to the city’s request to restrict gatherings, Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced the following: > We have a clear and effective plan to respond to any clusters that threaten our progress. We will attack each area