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NYC School lunch. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Greg B. Smith, Originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/03/plan-in-works-to-expand-free-nyc-school-meals-to-adults.html] . Mayor Bill de Blasio is considering handing out free meals to adults for the asking after his plan to supply students with breakfast, lunch and
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Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability on COVID-19. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/03/26/internet-service-providers-blocked-nyc-families-with-unpaid-bills-from-its-remote-learning-deals-de-blasio-plans-to-crack-down/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] by Reema Amin on March 26, 2020 Two New York
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New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)By Reuven Blau, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/03/home-birth-in-demand-as-hospitals-ban-partners-from-delivery.html] . When Hannah Mermelstein heard that NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital was no longer allowing partners into child birthing rooms because of the coronavirus, she cried all
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Todd Maisel at work. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe last time I saw photojournalist extraordinaire and Marine Park neighbor Todd Maisel in flesh was at an ICE rally in Flatbush. He whacked me in the head with his cameras looking for a better angle on a story he was shooting for AM
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Screenshot via live stream.SOUTH/WESTERN BROOKLYN – To help address the concerns of their neighbors amid the coronavirus, State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Council Member Justin Brannan hosted a virtual town hall for Southern Brooklyn yesterday. But neighbors said the well-intentioned event was “out of touch,” overlooking practical information that
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Surgical masks. (Unsplash.com)Fong and Zhou Supermarket in Bensonhurst and AAA Pharmacy in Midwood are turning away customers who aren’t wearing face masks — a policy that a spokesperson from the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) says should not exist. “Business owners are not permitted
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Forsythia in bloom. Liena Zagare/BklynerAs our routines are upended by Covid-19, I would like to remind my fellow New Yorkers to guard their mental health as closely as they guard their physical health. Keeping your wits together and your sense of self strong bolsters your ability to fight this
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Doctors and nurses working in hospitals across the city are asking for more gloves, masks, and other supplies to protect themselves. Police officers are in the same boat. One officer from a precinct in Southern Brooklyn told Bklyner that cops, who qualify as essential workers,
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NYU Langone staff [https://www.instagram.com/p/B99qsaLhm1U/].A lot of people in Brooklyn are living in tiny apartments with roommates, or with extended families, often “doubled up”. As the pandemic spreads, more people who are not “very sick” are asked to stay home – the latest numbers as of
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Adult day care in Brooklyn. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Yvonne Ward, Executive Secretary New York State Adult Day Services Association [https://www.nysadultday.com/]. The CDC reports that the elderly with chronic health conditions have the most to fear from COVID-19. This is the majority of New York City’s Social
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Gray morning on Atlantic Ave. Curtis Brodner/BklynerUpdated throughout the day Today is Saint Patrick’s Day! The parade may be postponed, and bars are out of the question, but you can still order delivery or takeout from your favorite Irish pub. Latest numbers: Statewide there are 1,374 cases,
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Governor Cuomo. Darren McGee- Office of Governor Andrew CuomoNew York Attorney General Letitia James and New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that — effective immediately — the state will halt the collection of medical and student debt owed to the State of New York and referred to the Office of