northern brooklyn

Apr
23
New Hotline To File Complaints About Nursing Homes

New Hotline To File Complaints About Nursing Homes

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Apr
23
Moms Left To Fend Alone In Maternity Wards, Despite Cuomo Order

Moms Left To Fend Alone In Maternity Wards, Despite Cuomo Order

The re-named New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)By Virginia Breen, originally published in THE CITY.
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Apr
22
New Coronavirus Testing Sites Opening In Brooklyn, Supplies For NYCHA Residents At Last

New Coronavirus Testing Sites Opening In Brooklyn, Supplies For NYCHA Residents At Last

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
3 min read
Apr
22
NYC students: Need an iPad for remote learning? The deadline to request one is Thursday.

NYC students: Need an iPad for remote learning? The deadline to request one is Thursday.

Photo by Patricia Prudente on UnsplashChristina Veiga, Originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/4/21/
1 min read
Apr
22
Kindergarten Acceptance Letters Are Out, And Fewer Students Are Getting Waitlisted

Kindergarten Acceptance Letters Are Out, And Fewer Students Are Getting Waitlisted

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2 min read
Apr
20
$20 Million In COVID-19 Relief Funds For Immigrant Workers & Families

$20 Million In COVID-19 Relief Funds For Immigrant Workers & Families

BROOKLYN – All New Yorkers, regardless of their immigration status, are now included in citywide COVID-19 response and relief efforts. Mayor
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Apr
20
State’s Deadliest Nursing Homes List Omits Hundreds Of Fatalities

State’s Deadliest Nursing Homes List Omits Hundreds Of Fatalities

Councilmember Mark Treyger.By Josefa Velasquez, Yoav Gonen and Ann Choi.  Additional Reporting By Ese Olumhense, Originally published in THE
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Apr
17
Friday Crime Blotter: Robberies & Arrests

Friday Crime Blotter: Robberies & Arrests

WILLIAMSBURG – Cops are looking for two men that robbed a woman and struck her and another man in the face.
3 min read
Apr
16
Hundreds Of Public Hospital Workers Test Positive For COVID-19

Hundreds Of Public Hospital Workers Test Positive For COVID-19

Health + Hospitals Kings County ER. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen, originally published in THE CITY [https:
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Apr
15
As de Blasio Reduces NYC Education Spending, Some Schools May See Bigger Cuts Than Others

As de Blasio Reduces NYC Education Spending, Some Schools May See Bigger Cuts Than Others

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability on COVID-19. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Originally posted on Chalkbeat
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