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Daily Archives: May 20, 2020

Mixteca, Lorena Kourousias, Mexico, COVID-19, immigrants, immigrant community, immigrant services, undocumented immigrants, hunger, advocacy, GrowNYC, Nicole Rojas, Sunset Park
Posted inFeatured News

Changing the Narrative: Mixteca Is Amplifying the Voice of Sunset Park’s Immigrant Community

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 20, 2020January 28, 2021

“Essential Brooklyn“ is an 8-part series spotlighting the people and organizations working overtime to lift up their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. These are the ones who give the most […]

shopping, safety, COVID-19, coronavirus, PPE
Posted inFeatured News

Here’s how to stay safe while buying groceries amid the coronavirus pandemic

by Brooklyn Reader May 20, 2020January 28, 2021
House committee to hear from HHS watchdog who identified hospital supply shortages
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

House committee to hear from HHS watchdog who identified hospital supply shortages

by Brooklyn Reader May 20, 2020January 28, 2021
Out-of-control MTA bus rampages through Brooklyn street, leaving 11 injured
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Out-of-control MTA bus rampages through Brooklyn street, leaving 11 injured

by Brooklyn Reader May 20, 2020January 28, 2021
COVID-19, Brooklyn, Crown Heights, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, stamp, USPS, nature, virtual
Posted inUncategorized

Brooklyn Botanical Garden Featured in American Garden Stamp Series

by Yannise Jean May 20, 2020January 28, 2021
Starrett City. Photo: Google Maps.
Posted inUncategorized

New Data Shows East New York ZIP Code has Highest Rate of COVID-19 Deaths in the City

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 20, 2020January 28, 2021

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