Announcements
Funeral of Rabbi Chaim Mertz in Williamsburg. Scott Stein/BklynerWILLIAMSBURG – About 2,500 people gathered on a Williamsburg street last night at a funeral for Rabbi Chaim Mertz who had died from the coronavirus. People were wearing masks, but there was absolutely no social distancing. At around 8 p.m.
Arts & Culture
Brooklyn Public Library, Courtesy of BPLDuring this unprecedented time, the Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/] is asking residents to contribute to its local oral history archive, Our Streets, Our Stories [https://ourstreetsourstories.tumblr.com/], by sharing their experiences about living through the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has already
Borough Park
Borough Park parents said a yeshiva was still being run out of a building on 48th Street during the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Reuven Blau and Yoav Gonen, Originally published in THE CITYBrooklyn parents say underground yeshiva classes are flourishing in Borough Park — but cops closed a
Business
Sheepshead Bay. Liena Zagare/BklynerWhile we are seeing a positive trend in data, with deaths, hospitalizations, and critical care cases going down, the aftershocks of this virus are going to linger for quite some time. For millions across the country, COVID has resulted in a loss of income and employment.
Announcements
7-Eleven robbery.CANARSIE – Cops are looking for a man in connection to a gunpoint robbery inside a 7-Eleven last month. On Monday, March 30 at around 12:32 p.m., a man entered a 7-Eleven located at 10504 Flatlands Avenue. He displayed a black firearm and verbally threatened the employee,
Central Brooklyn
Sky above Kensington, Brooklyn. Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBy Christine Chung, Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Ann Choi, Originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/south-asian-leaders-say-community-covid-toll-undercounted.html] City health officials estimate that 830 New Yorkers of Asian descent have died from coronavirus as of Tuesday, the fewest deaths of any
Central Brooklyn
Parkside Av. Liena Zagare/BklynerThis morning Mayor Bill de Blasio said the City will, over the next month – May – “create a minimum of 40 miles of open streets” with the goal “to get up to a hundred miles of those open streets,” though that would depend on how long the
Announcements
BAY RIDGE – The NYPD needs help looking for a man who broke into a tobacco shop to steal money and energy drinks. On Tuesday, April 21, at around 8 a.m., a man approached Mist Tobacco Shop, located on Third Avenue between 83rd and 84th Streets, and attempted to pry
Announcements
Photo byAmisha Nakhwa [https://unsplash.com/@amishanakhwa?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/old-hands?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Coronavirus has been the most deadly to our elderly and disabled neighbors, many of
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
brighton beach
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.At this morning’s press conference Mayor Bill de Blasio finally focused on the residents of New York City’s public housing (NYCHA). He announced more deliveries of disposable gloves
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