In Other Brooklyn News

In New York , where there are over 7,000 diagnosed cases of the novel coronavirus , 100% of the state's workforce will be ordered to stay home except for those providing essential services.

Two people suffered injuries after a fire raced through a three-story brick apartment building in Brooklyn on Saturday night, fire officials said.

More than one million New York City students are slated to begin remote learning Monday, but the education department acknowledged that it could take weeks before all students have the technology they need to communicate with their teachers.

For the last 12 years, Stephanie Chen has co-owned and operated Hong Kong Cafe in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, a Chinese restaurant and neighborhood staple for many local residents.

It's hard to overstate how serious it was for Rabbi David Cohen, senior halachic authority in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn and nationwide, to cancel all shul-related activities due to the coronavirus outbreak. And yet, that's what happened.

Antsy children, frazzled mothers, seniors strolling on paved paths and young families with newfound free time all shared the familiar green spaces of New York this week as the city shut down around them as a result of the coronavirus spread.

As people in San Francisco shelter in place and New York City was warned to prepare for a similar measure, some 40 people met in New Mexico for an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Wednesday amid White House pleas to avoid groups as the country battles

Hasidic leaders in Crown Heights shut down the movement's headquarters and other places of worship as the new coronavirus spreads through their community, according to reports.

The usually busy streets of Crown Heights fell nearly silent today, as most Crown Heights residents remain in their homes in response to calls from Rabbonim and local officials to self-isolate to help prevent the spread of the virus.

City Health Department officials have warned Hasidic medical professionals in Crown Heights that as much as 80 percent of the neighborhood may have already been exposed to COVID-19, multiple sources confirmed to Gothamist.