Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn, we should be proud. All that mask-wearing and distance keeping and following annoying restrictions mean we are at a 2.2% infection rate, against the city’s 2.5% or 3.00% 7-day averages (first one from Governor, Second from Mayor). Governor eliminated the Brooklyn Orange zone today, turning
Central Brooklyn
Bedford Av L line entrance on Mon., October 19, 2020. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitMTA presented today its best case and doomsday plans and projections for the coming [https://new.mta.info/document/24121]years: proposed 2021 budget and four-year financial plan reflects the worst financial
Election 2020
Andrew Gounardes. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)State Senator Andrew Gounardes declared victory Wednesday afternoon in his fight for reelection to New York’s 22nd State Senate District. > As the vote count comes to a close, it’s clear that our community has given me the incredible honor of being
Central Brooklyn
Last week, I was writing about how we have moved from 200-300 COVID-19 positive cases a day in October to 300-400 cases a day in November across Brooklyn. Now we see numbers in the mid 400s. Neighbors, we are heading fast for more restrictions at this rate. According to the
Business
Flatbush at Lincoln. Liena Zagare/BklynerWe may be tired of the virus, but the virus is not tired of us. While there is hopeful news of an effective vaccine, we are still a way off from being able to get it. In the meantime, all health officials are urging to
Election 2020
Board of Elections workers check absentee ballots in Brooklyn, Nov. 10, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Christine Chung, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/11/10/21559717/nyc-board-of-elections-absentee-ballot-count-begins] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] The city Board of Elections began opening and counting
Dyker Heights
Angel Guardian Home. (Photo via Angel Guardian Home Facebook)DYKER HEIGHTS – The Angel Guardian Home, a century-old former orphanage, has officially been landmarked and is the first historic landmark in Dyker Heights. “Although the Angel Guardian Home sits just outside the borders of my council district, preserving this building has
Central Brooklyn
Success Academy students at the “Slam the Exam” pep rally held at the Barclays Center in 2018. (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York Success Academy, the city’s largest charter school network, will extend all-remote learning through at least March of 2021, the network announced Friday.
Central Brooklyn
Lights on late at Erasmus High School in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Reema Amin, originally published by Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/11/5/21551220/january-regents-exams-canceled-ny] Officials said the January exams cannot be offered safely or fairly this year. The state education department has canceled New York’
Election 2020
Nicole Malliotakis in 2019. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)While only 77% of the estimated votes cast have been tallied, according to the New York Times, early numbers show that in Brooklyn, 74.1 % (514,133) voted for Joe Biden, whereas 25.2% went for Donald Trump (174,731). In the
Central Brooklyn
By Rachel Holliday Smith. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2020/10/29/21540279/brooklyn-landlords-hit-with-class-action-for-tricky-tax-break-rent-math] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] To many tenants, a month or two taken off the yearly rent sounds like a good deal. But a slate of class-action lawsuits filed
Business
How is that possible? Will schools that were in orange and yellow zones that were ordered shut now reopen? What about my business? How long will each stage last? So many questions. Not enough answers. But here is what we know from the Governor’s press conference earlier today and