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Oct
07
Giving Birth During Pandemic: East Flatbush Moms Dream Of Homebirth, Try To Make The Best Of It

Giving Birth During Pandemic: East Flatbush Moms Dream Of Homebirth, Try To Make The Best Of It

On a table set up outside on Rogers Avenue in East Flatbush for a community baby shower, gift bags filled
4 min read
Oct
06
Mayor’s Misleading ZIP Code Talk Means Zip

Mayor’s Misleading ZIP Code Talk Means Zip

There has been so much talk of ZIP codes recently. COVID-19 hot spot areas, watch areas, areas where schools are
4 min read
Oct
05
Latest On Brooklyn’s COVID19 Hotspots – 10/5

Latest On Brooklyn’s COVID19 Hotspots – 10/5

Today Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closing of public and private schools for in-person instruction in the affected zip codes
3 min read
Oct
05
Hundreds of Brooklyn Schools Ordered to Close Tomorrow In COVID19 Hot Spots

Hundreds of Brooklyn Schools Ordered to Close Tomorrow In COVID19 Hot Spots

Earlier today Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that public and private schools in COVID-19 hotspot clusters – those exceeding 3% infection rate
4 min read
Oct
02
Quanda Francis – A Data Driven, Progressive, Independent Brooklynite for Mayor

Quanda Francis – A Data Driven, Progressive, Independent Brooklynite for Mayor

Quanda Francis, campaign photo.Quanda Francis did not have it easy growing up in Brooklyn [https://quandafrancis.com/meet-the-candidate]. The
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Oct
01
Absentee Ballot Vendor Donated Over $100k To GOP Campaigns

Absentee Ballot Vendor Donated Over $100k To GOP Campaigns

BROOKLYN – Last month the Board of Elections (BOE) sent out nearly 100,000 absentee ballots with return envelopes that had
3 min read
Sep
30
Raccoon Vaccination Begins In Brooklyn

Raccoon Vaccination Begins In Brooklyn

The Health Department, along with City agencies, federal and academic partners, is launching its annual effort to vaccinate raccoons against
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Sep
29
Voters Across Brooklyn Get Absentee Ballot Return Envelopes with Wrong Name and Address

Voters Across Brooklyn Get Absentee Ballot Return Envelopes with Wrong Name and Address

A ballot sent to Brooklyn voterBy Greg B. Smith, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/9/28/21492665/voters-brooklyn-wrong-absentee-ballot-envelopes-presidential-election]
4 min read
Sep
28
NYC Principals Union: Mayor de Blasio, Chancellor Should Cede Control of Schools

NYC Principals Union: Mayor de Blasio, Chancellor Should Cede Control of Schools

Sidewalk marked at 6 feet outside PS249 in Brooklyn in September 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christina Veiga and Reema Amin,
5 min read
Sep
25
This Week In Brooklyn: COVID Numbers & Justice For Breonna Taylor

This Week In Brooklyn: COVID Numbers & Justice For Breonna Taylor

Don’t forget to fill out your census! (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – It’s finally Friday! There’
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