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Council Member Antonio Reynoso speaking at a press conference in Williamsburg in 2017. (Photo: Paul Stremple/Bklyner)The New York Working Families Party [https://workingfamilies.org/state/new-york/] (WFP) announced today its endorsement of Council Member Antonio Reynoso in the race for Brooklyn Borough President, making the lefty political party
Announcements
New York’s Board of Regents elected Regent Lester Young Jr. as its first Black chancellor. New York State Education DepartmentBy Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/11/22225008/lester-young-jr-makes-history-as-states-first-black-chancellor-for-board-of-regents] . The state Board of Regents made history Monday, electing Lester Young Jr. as its first
Business
A masked worker at Hole in the Wall. Photo from @holeinthewall on Instagram. Applications opened on Monday, January 11, for the Empire State Development [https://esd.ny.gov/] (ESD) “Raising the NYS Bar Restaurant Recovery Fund,” a new reimbursement grant program. The fund, which has about $3 million total available,
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Vaccination form. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeAs of today, Monday, January 11th, the COVID-19 vaccine is available to the so called group 1B [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines.page], which includes the elderly and essential workers, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced. Because the federal supply of the vaccine
history
The Three Kings, Mary, and José. Anna Conkling/ BklynerThis past Saturday, a float which held the Three Kings, the Virgin Mary, José, and a parade princess, drove up and down Grand St and Graham Ave in Williamsburg, handing out presents to any child that approached it. The float was organized
fire
One man has died, as a result of a boat fire at Pier 5 Marina in Brooklyn Bridge Park, cops say. Last Saturday, January 9, 86-year-old Archie Joyner of Brooklyn Heights was found unconscious and unresponsive on the 52-foot Jefferson Recreational boat as the FDNY extinguished the fire. After Joyner
East New York
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] There were two homicides on Sunday in the Brooklyn neighborhood of
Bay Ridge
Protestors gather outside Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ office in Bay Ridge on Saturday, January 9th. (Photo: Billy Richling/Bklyner)Just days after Republican Congress Member Nicole Malliotakis took office, public officials, activists and protestors gathered in Bay Ridge to demand she support the removal of President Donald Trump. But Malliotakis seems
Central Brooklyn
NYC Health + Hospitals is looking to hire new psychiatrists to meet the pandemic induced demand for mental health services. While the campaign is currently open-ended, its focus is on enhancing existing services and making them more accessible to a wider range of people. Photo by Annie Spratt on UnsplashCalling for
Arts & Culture
Greenpoint Library via BPL’s websiteIn response to the invasion of the Capitol on Jan 6, Brooklyn Public Library has put together a list of books for [https://borrow.bklynlibrary.org/booklist/january-6-2021]Brooklynites to read to better understand the historic moment. The list includes both modern and historical fiction
Central Brooklyn
While the majority of schoolchildren are learning remotely, many of them depend on school food for nutrition. To make sure no kid goes hungry, the city set up pickup locations [https://www.opt-osfns.org/schoolfoodny/meals/default.aspx] for free breakfasts and lunches – grab and go kits that can be
Arts & Culture
For aerialists like Kyla Ernst-Alper [https://www.kylaernstalper.com/], life during the pandemic has felt pretty precarious. Kyla Ernst-Alper performing at BKLYN STUDIOS. Photo by Giles Clement. Ernst-Alper, whose job – using her airborne body as a means of visual storytelling – depends on the tight margins of freelance gigs and self-produced