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Home » Archives for May 2020

Monthly Archives: May 2020

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Nonprofit Founder Opens up on the Effects of COVID-19 on Education in NYC

by Helen Chen, Jr. Editor May 31, 2020June 1, 2020

AS THE pandemic settles in America, policymakers, government officials, families, and communities must consider how they will move forward in a post-pandemic world. Everyone’s life has been greatly altered. Low-income […]

teens in the quarantine
Posted inUncategorized

How Teens Are Dealing With Quarantine (From the Perspective of a Teen)

by Helen Chen, Jr. Editor May 31, 2020June 1, 2020
Posted inLocal Voices

On Racial Justice: A Letter From Billie Holiday Theatre Artistic Director Dr. Indira Etwaroo

by Local Voices May 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

When the ‘Greater Good’ Gets Personal

by Michael Milton May 30, 2020December 18, 2020
Cuomo authorizes New York businesses to ban entry without wearing a mask
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Cuomo authorizes New York businesses to ban entry without wearing a mask

by Brooklyn Reader May 29, 2020January 28, 2021
City Council Finally Gets Ball Rolling on Sidewalk Cafes
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

City Council Finally Gets Ball Rolling on Sidewalk Cafes

by Brooklyn Reader May 29, 2020January 28, 2021
International and translated children's books published by Brooklyn publisher, Elsewhere Editions. Photo: Jill Schoolman.
Posted inUncategorized

Brooklyn Publisher Auctioning Art to Raise Money For Children’s Books Imprint

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 29, 2020January 28, 2021
Brownsville, Doral Health & Wellness, Brooklyn, coronavirus, COVID-19, testing, COVID-19 testing, antibody testing, medical facility, community, outreach, grand opening
Posted inUncategorized

New Medical Facility in Brownsville Will Provide Free COVID-19 And Antibody Testing

by Yannise Jean May 29, 2020January 28, 2021
Ian Lockwood; music; comedy; quarantine
Posted inUncategorized

This Billieburg Artist Tackles Comedy, Music and Laughter During Quarantine

by Kimberlean Donis May 29, 2020January 28, 2021
Swastikas found drawn on front porch of Flatbush home
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Swastikas found drawn on front porch of Flatbush home

by Brooklyn Reader May 28, 2020January 28, 2021
Congress; COVID-19; Oversight and Reform Committee
Posted inUncategorized

Oversight Committee Introduces Fair and Accurate Census Act

by Kimberlean Donis May 28, 2020January 28, 2021
Development to offer affordable Haitian seniors housing, as rents rise
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Development to offer affordable Haitian seniors housing, as rents rise

by Brooklyn Reader May 28, 2020January 28, 2021
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, The Black Women's Blueprint, COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic, mothers, women, supplies, maternity health, emergency health
Posted inUncategorized

‘Sistas Van’ Delivers Necessary Hygienic Products to Brooklyn Women in Need, Amid COVID-19

by Yannise Jean May 28, 2020January 28, 2021
Wholesaler Quality King exploited New Yorkers by marking up Lysol products more than double during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Mike Mozart on Flickr.
Posted inUncategorized

Price Gouging Wholesaler of $16 Cans of Lysol Faces Lawsuit

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 28, 2020January 28, 2021
mobile, app development, custom, benefits
Posted inSponsored

5 Benefits of Custom Mobile App Development

by Sponsored May 27, 2020January 28, 2021
NYPD social distancing enforcement shows racial divide targeting minorities: study
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

NYPD social distancing enforcement shows racial divide targeting minorities: study

by Brooklyn Reader May 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

‘I’m trying not to drown’: small landlords want relief too

by Brooklyn Reader May 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Bichotte Reintroduces Bill to End Racial Profiling
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Bichotte Reintroduces Bill to End Racial Profiling

by Brooklyn Reader May 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Crown Heights Leads Social Distancing Tickets, Arrests From 311
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Crown Heights Leads Social Distancing Tickets, Arrests From 311

by Brooklyn Reader May 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Important Coronavirus News

As states reopen, tensions flare between the rule followers and rule breakers

by Brooklyn Reader May 27, 2020September 28, 2021

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