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Daily Archives: April 15, 2020

victims fund, covid-19, Sandra Santos Vizcaino, Scott Stringer
Posted inLocal Voices

Op-Ed: Why we Should Create a COVID-19 Victims Fund

by Local Voices April 15, 2020January 28, 2021

By Scott M. Stringer, New York City Comptroller By all accounts, Sandra Santos-Vizcaino was an amazing teacher — a gentle soul who was as gifted at unlocking the mysteries of […]

New York City used to be heralded as a city of public commuters and city walkers. Why is this now hurting us? Photo by Pamela Drew
Posted inUncategorized

No Car, No Test! The Covid-19 Testing Site in Flatbush is Turning Away Walkups

by Kimberlean Donis April 15, 2020January 28, 2021
Drive through testing centers arrive at Brooklyn
Posted inNeighborhoods

Here is Where You Can Get Tested for COVID-19 in Brooklyn

by Gia Ramesh April 15, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Brooklyn Senior Citizens Talk Isolation and Getting On With Life During COVID-19

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 15, 2020January 28, 2021
Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Photo: Google Maps.
Posted inUncategorized

Lawmakers Monitoring Crown Heights Nursing Home After Allegations Bodies Were Left For Days

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 15, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

‘Hundreds and hundreds of kittens’: the volunteers saving strays as Covid-19 closes shelters

by Brooklyn Reader April 15, 2020January 28, 2021
MTA To Pay Death Benefits For COVID-19 Transit Victims
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

MTA To Pay Death Benefits For COVID-19 Transit Victims

by Brooklyn Reader April 15, 2020January 28, 2021
Bodies left in beds at nursing homes as NYC morgues run out of room
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Bodies left in beds at nursing homes as NYC morgues run out of room

by Brooklyn Reader April 15, 2020January 28, 2021

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