Announcements
New CityMD location at 6528 18th Ave. By CityMD.A second CityMD [https://www.citymd.com/] site opened in Bensonhurst yesterday at 6528 18th Ave, corner of 66th Street. The urgent care offers X-ray and EKG, in addition to other diagnostic equipment to treat minor injuries and medical complaints can
affordable housing
Rendering of the proposed development a 737 Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park—center of the image. (Image: DencityWorks Architecture)Council Member Carlos Menchaca announced his support Tuesday morning for a controversial spot-rezoning that would allow for the creation of a 14-story mixed-use building at 737 Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park.
Central Brooklyn
Bagels. They’re among our fair city’s most controversial foods, right up there with pizza and pastrami, so it’s no surprise that definitive statements can ruffle a few feathers. Yesterday, The New York Times (our own paper of record!) published a story titled “The Best Bagels Are in
Bay Ridge
Two Bay Ridge playgrounds are getting new equipment and a fresh look. At a meeting of Brooklyn Community Board 10’s parks committee [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ogsvzFJKWI] on Thursday, the city’s Parks Department presented plans to redesign J.J. Carty Playground [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/
Central Brooklyn
NYC high schools will welcome back students on March 22. Brooklyn’s Park Slope Collegiate, which shares a building with several high schools, welcomed its middle schoolers back on Feb. 25. Amy Zimmer/ChalkbeatBy Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/8/22318909/psal-nyc-high-school-reopening] The overwhelming
Central Brooklyn
This week marked the anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID19 in NYC. Today, March 5, marks a year since the first confirmed case in Brooklyn. Soon it will be a year since the city was shut down. And, hopefully, soon everyone will have had a chance to get
COVID-19
Eugene Hurkin, family photo.If there was one thing Eugene Hurkin lived for, it was to laugh and make others smile too. And if a joke was good enough to tell once—it was good enough to tell a thousand times. Every time Eugene and his family drove past a
Central Brooklyn
By Eileen Grench, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/3/3/22312705/state-bill-to-give-new-york-kids-more-miranda-protection-nypd] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] That’s all too common a practice, says a statewide coalition of juvenile justice advocates launching a “Right2RemainSilent” campaign for a law change. When
Central Brooklyn
With COVID19 still active in Brooklyn, random weekly tests [https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-year-20-21/return-to-school-2020/health-and-safety/covid-19-testing] in the borough’s public schools have been the norm since December. But so have school building closures, whenever two unrelated cases are found. This has been particularly frustrating where more than
Central Brooklyn
Megan Alyssa Leyesa with nursing staff. Courtesy of NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island.The pandemic has added a new layer of meaning to this year’s NYC Health + Hospitals Nursing Excellence Awards. “Our annual Nursing Excellence Awards, set against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, honors the tireless work
Central Brooklyn
On Feb. 5, 2020, crews from MTA Bridges and Tunnels today replaced the first of 19 signs on agency property to feature the revised spelling of the bridge’s name, incorporating an additional ‘z’ in the name Verrazzano. Photo: Patrick Cashin/Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNew York’s plan to reduce traffic
Big Story
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza in January 2021. (Image: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)“Carranza to step down mid-pandemic after 3 years at helm of New York City schools [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/26/22302822/chancellor-richard-carranza-resigns-meisha-porter] ” was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign