COVID-19

Street Vendors Call for Inclusion in New York Citys Recovery Plan

Politicians and immigrant and human rights organizations are calling on the City Council to legalize thousands of street vendor businesses

Aug 12, 2020 12:15 PM Read more >

I'm a COVID-19 Long-Hauler and an Epidemiologist Here's How it Feels When Symptoms Last for Months

Margot Gage Witvliet was hospitalized with COVID-19 in March. More than four months later, she has yet to recover

Aug 11, 2020 11:29 AM Read more >

Bushwick Small Business Owners Rally for Rent Relief

Wyckoff Avenue merchants say they are at serious risk of eviction and permanent displacement due to the coronavirus pandemic

Aug 10, 2020 3:02 PM Read more >

Brooklyns Todos Together Fund Helps Detained Immigrants, Families Through Crisis

Brooklyn Defender Services has set up the fund to help families with expenses and detainees access essential items in detention during the coronavirus pandemic

Aug 10, 2020 12:23 PM Read more >

COVID-19 School Reopening Plans Pose New Dilemmas for Brooklyn Parents

Should students return to school or learn entirely online? Brooklyn parents weigh in.

Aug 7, 2020 2:01 PM Read more >

Protestors Occupy Downtown Brooklyn Lawyers Office as Eviction Moratorium Extended

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order extending the eviction moratorium for 30-days, but protestors say it's not enough

Aug 6, 2020 2:03 PM Read more >

Religious Leaders, Public Advocate and The Legal Aid Society Call on Cuomo to Extend Eviction Moratorium

The moratorium expires tonight, putting more than 14,000 New York City families at risk of homelessness

Aug 5, 2020 4:57 PM Read more >

Crown Heights Women Use Plants to Connect with NYC Seniors

PlanTogether is an initiative that distributes plants to NYC seniors quarantined at home and at nursing home facilities all over Brooklyn and Queens.

Aug 4, 2020 3:30 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Families Upset With COVID-19 Restrictions During Prison Visitations

Smaller visiting room capacities and mask wearing will be enforced in upstate prisons when they reopen to visitors this week

Aug 3, 2020 1:46 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Residents Fear the End of Enhanced Unemployment Payment

With the $600 a week extended unemployment coming to an end tomorrow, Brooklyn residents are left confused by Government inaction

Jul 30, 2020 1:32 PM Read more >