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Brooklyn Company Awarded $100,000 to Increase Production of its Innovative, Affordable Bridge Ventilators

Brooklyn Company Awarded $100,000 to Increase Production of its Innovative, Affordable Bridge Ventilators

Spiro Devices will now increase production of its automated resuscitator, giving hospitals another tool in their toolbox
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With Limited COVID-19 Testing Sites Available, Brooklynites Are Looking Outside the Borough

With Limited COVID-19 Testing Sites Available, Brooklynites Are Looking Outside the Borough

Dr. Mason Pimsler says many former patients from his time at Brookdale Hospital have followed him out to Long Island to get tested
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Will Blood Plasma From Recovered Patients Help in the Treatment of COVID-19?

Will Blood Plasma From Recovered Patients Help in the Treatment of COVID-19?

The FDA spearheads a nationwide blood donation drive to test convalescent plasma.
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Cooking for Community: How Two Brownsville Groups Are Supporting Vulnerable Neighbors During COVID-19

Cooking for Community: How Two Brownsville Groups Are Supporting Vulnerable Neighbors During COVID-19

The Brownsville Community Culinary Center and Collective Fare are working day and night for a community they knew would be underserved through the pandemic
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The Week in Covid-19 (5/01/20): Brooklyn, Here's Everything You Need to Know so Far

In recent weeks, the City has expanded its testing outreach to 11 sites, in areas hardest-hit by the disease.
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Restaurants Crushed in Pandemic are Rebounding Through a Nonprofit Partnership

Restaurants Crushed in Pandemic are Rebounding Through a Nonprofit Partnership

The alliance provides meals to overworked hospital staff and paychecks to restaurant workers
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City’s Plan to Fight Coronavirus in NYCHA Buildings Off to a Slow Start

While pieces of the mayor's plan have started rolling out, other critical parts remain up in the air
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EDC Teams up with Brooklyn-Based Garment Manufacturers to Produce Isolation Gowns

EDC Teams up with Brooklyn-Based Garment Manufacturers to Produce Isolation Gowns

Course of Trade, a non-profit based in Brooklyn, is staffing up to meet the city's need for protective equipment.
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The Bed-Stuy Ambulance Corps Remains One of New York's Forgotten Essential Workers

The Bed-Stuy Ambulance Corps Remains One of New York's Forgotten Essential Workers

As COVID-19 has left many communities of color with little to no support, one volunteer ambulance service steps up
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Brooklyn-Based Alcohol Distilleries Temporarily Convert to Make Hand Sanitizers

Due to an overwhelming demand for hand sanitizers, two Brooklyn-based distilleries have been forced to pivot
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