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Daily Archives: July 1, 2020

Brooklyn, COVID-19, environmental justice, East Flatbush, Downtown Brooklyn, Davida Herzl, Aclima, greenhouse gas, air pollution, community, communties of color, mobile sensing network
Posted inUncategorized

New Mapping Technology Will Measure Air Pollution, Block-by-Block, in Brooklyn

by Yannise Jean July 1, 2020January 28, 2021

Aclima– an environmental company that provides governments, researchers, industry and communities with  intelligence to reduce air pollution and climate-changing emissions.– will be launching its pollution air mapping initiative in Brooklyn […]

COVID-19; MTA; PPE; Phase 3; Reopening; Public Transportation
Posted inUncategorized

MTA Vending Machines Across NYC to Sell PPE to Battle COVID-19

by Kimberlean Donis July 1, 2020January 28, 2021
Indoor Dining; COVID-19; Mayor Bill de Blasio; Phase 3
Posted inFeatured News

A Return to NYC Indoor Dining Delayed During Phase 3 Reopening

by Kimberlean Donis July 1, 2020January 28, 2021
Photo: Dimitri Dim from Pexels.
Posted inRace Matters

Mama, Am I Going to Die Young Because I’m Black in America?

by Local Voices July 1, 2020January 28, 2021
Snipes to Open First U.S. 2.0 Concept at Barclays Center
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Snipes to Open First U.S. 2.0 Concept at Barclays Center

by Brooklyn Reader July 1, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Expected To Announce Decision On Allowing Indoor Dining In NYC: ‘I Need The Local Governments To Do The Compliance’

by Brooklyn Reader July 1, 2020January 28, 2021
food, restaurant
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

How This Restaurant Directory App Is Helping Black-Owned Restaurants Around the Country

by Brooklyn Reader July 1, 2020January 28, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio. Photo: Kevin Case for Flickr.
Posted inFeatured News

City Council Passes Budget With Cuts to NYPD and Restored Funding for Community Programs

by Anna Bradley-Smith July 1, 2020January 28, 2021

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