COVID-19

New Bed-Stuy Based Relief Fund Launched for Folks Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation has already given out three grants from the fund, including to the family of 1-year-old shooting victim Davell Gardner Jnr.

Jul 29, 2020 2:21 PM Read more >

Pandemic Could Devastate Brooklyn's Women and Minority-Owned Businesses

Shocking numbers report they'll be out of business within six months due to COVID-19

Jul 29, 2020 10:37 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Residents Raise $3.7 Million for Those Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Brooklyn Community Foundations COVID-19 relief fund has been handed out to 214 nonprofits helping the borough's most vulnerable residents

Jul 24, 2020 11:10 AM Read more >

Bed-Stuy Restaurant Owners to City and State: We Need More Help!

A coalition of Bed-Stuy restaurant owners have written a letter to the state senator asking for emergency relief!

Jul 22, 2020 3:40 PM Read more >

Bed-Stuy Hospital Receives 1,800 Paintings For Health Care Workers

The paintings, which each represent a different flower, were created by Los Angeles-based artist Michael Gittes

Jul 20, 2020 4:35 PM Read more >

Pending Housing Crisis Sees AG and DA Team Up to Protect Brooklyn Renters and Homeowners

Attorney General Letitia James and District Attorney Eric Gonzalez are expanding Protect Our Homes initiative to protect vulnerable residents

Jul 20, 2020 2:29 PM Read more >

New York City Enters Phase 4 of Reopening

But many indoor activities and large gatherings remain off the table, as the governor tries to limit a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic

Jul 20, 2020 12:34 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Tenants Face Landlord Harassment During Eviction Moratorium

Some landlords have tried to illegally drive renters from their homes during the pandemic, and some police side with the landlord.

Jul 17, 2020 2:39 PM Read more >

Struggling New Yorkers Have Two Weeks to Apply for Rent Relief

The new COVID-19 Rent Relief Program will subsidize up to four months of rental payments for those most in need

Jul 16, 2020 11:36 AM Read more >

Cuomo Announces School Reopening Guidelines

Governor Andrew Cuomo said school reopenings would be based on data and kids would not be "guinea pigs"

Jul 14, 2020 11:02 AM Read more >