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How Covid Helped a Neighborhood Rediscover Its Restaurants

How Covid Helped a Neighborhood Rediscover Its Restaurants

Like many New York neighborhoods these days, Ditmas Park was missing an ice-cream parlor — until January 2020, when the Low family opened What's the Scooooop , where the menu ranges from organic ice cream cones to to kimchi-topped French fries
This Pharmacist Had Vaccine Doses to Spare. So He Hit the Road.

This Pharmacist Had Vaccine Doses to Spare. So He Hit the Road.

In a city scrambling to vaccinate people against Covid-19 as quickly as possible, Ambar Keluskar faced a problem this month that seemed to defy logic: Mr.

A ‘Daunting, Dark and Difficult’ Time: How a Brooklyn School Moved Forward After Losing its Leader to COVID

High school student Etienne Musole remembered one of his first interactions with principal Dez-Ann Romain. She asked point blank whether he wanted to graduate.
NYC Public Schools With The Worst Attendance Are In Areas With Higher COVID Rates

NYC Public Schools With The Worst Attendance Are In Areas With Higher COVID Rates

New data shows that nearly half of New York City public schools have had attendance rates during the COVID-19 crisis that fall below what's considered acceptable by education experts.
The Moment That Changed it All: When New Yorkers Realized the City and World Stopped

The Moment That Changed it All: When New Yorkers Realized the City and World Stopped

It's been one year since the moment New Yorkers realized the city's COVID catastrophe had arrived and life was grinding to a halt. It struck at different times for different people, but it was surreal and scary for everyone all the same.
NYers Will Get Paid Time Off To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

NYers Will Get Paid Time Off To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

New York workers will not have to worry about taking unpaid time from their jobs to get the coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
Man Stabbed in Neck in Unprovoked Attack on Brooklyn Bus

Man Stabbed in Neck in Unprovoked Attack on Brooklyn Bus

The 47-year-old victim was chatting on his cellphone as he rode a B46 bus toward the corner of Sterling Place and Utica Ave. in Crown Heights around 5:20 p.m. on March 5 when a bald man came up and started talking to him.

2021 Elections: Who’s Running in the 40th Council District

The candidates vying to replace Mathieu Eugene, the longest-serving member of the New York City Council, face a laundry list of issues at the forefront of their would-be constituents' minds.
Envisioning a Community Farm for Our Neighborhood, and Yours

Envisioning a Community Farm for Our Neighborhood, and Yours

Our needs for housing, food security, health, and green open spaces are all critical. Therefore, city policies and planning must not pit these needs against each other. Seldom considered are the health benefits provided by greenery.
Real Estate Agent Fired After He's Caught On Camera Telling Gym Manager To 'Go Back To China'

Real Estate Agent Fired After He's Caught On Camera Telling Gym Manager To 'Go Back To China'

Yet another real estate agent learned the hard way earlier this week that it's not okay to be racist.