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Mar
27
Plan In Works To Expand Free NYC School Meals To Adults, Too

Plan In Works To Expand Free NYC School Meals To Adults, Too

NYC School lunch. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Greg B. Smith, Originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.
3 min read
Mar
27
Internet Providers Blocked Families With Unpaid Bills From Remote Learning Deals

Internet Providers Blocked Families With Unpaid Bills From Remote Learning Deals

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability on COVID-19. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Originally posted on Chalkbeat
4 min read
Mar
27
Home Births In Demand As Hospitals Shut Partners Out Of NYC Delivery Rooms

Home Births In Demand As Hospitals Shut Partners Out Of NYC Delivery Rooms

New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)By Reuven Blau, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.
4 min read
Mar
26
Reporters Are Not Invincible. Get Well Soon!

Reporters Are Not Invincible. Get Well Soon!

Todd Maisel at work. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe last time I saw photojournalist extraordinaire and Marine Park neighbor Todd Maisel in
1 min read
Mar
25
Town Hall On Coronavirus Aims To Reassure As Residents Look For Practical Help

Town Hall On Coronavirus Aims To Reassure As Residents Look For Practical Help

Screenshot via live stream.SOUTH/WESTERN BROOKLYN – To help address the concerns of their neighbors amid the coronavirus, State Senator
4 min read
Mar
24
No Mask, No Gloves, No Service: Southern Brooklyn Businesses Start to Turn Away Customers Without Masks

No Mask, No Gloves, No Service: Southern Brooklyn Businesses Start to Turn Away Customers Without Masks

Surgical masks. (Unsplash.com)Fong and Zhou Supermarket in Bensonhurst and AAA Pharmacy in Midwood are turning away customers who
3 min read
Mar
23
Stay Calm. Stay Home. Stay Healthy.

Stay Calm. Stay Home. Stay Healthy.

Forsythia in bloom. Liena Zagare/BklynerAs our routines are upended by Covid-19, I would like to remind my fellow New
3 min read
Mar
20
‘The Department Doesn’t Understand,’ One Cop Explains Frustration Amid The Coronavirus

‘The Department Doesn’t Understand,’ One Cop Explains Frustration Amid The Coronavirus

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Doctors and nurses working in hospitals across the city are asking for more gloves, masks,
3 min read
Mar
20
Taking Care of Those Sick With Coronavirus In Cramped Quarters

Taking Care of Those Sick With Coronavirus In Cramped Quarters

NYU Langone staff [https://www.instagram.com/p/B99qsaLhm1U/].A lot of people in Brooklyn are living in tiny apartments
5 min read
Mar
17
Looking After Our Seniors: Let Us Help! (Opinon)

Looking After Our Seniors: Let Us Help! (Opinon)

Adult day care in Brooklyn. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Yvonne Ward, Executive Secretary New York State Adult Day Services Association [https:
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