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Number of NBA owners, executives believe 'best case scenario' to resume season in mid-to-late June: Report

Number of NBA owners, executives believe 'best case scenario' to resume season in mid-to-late June: Report

After a CDC report recommending that no gatherings of 50 or more people take place for the next eight weeks was released on Sunday night, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that a number of NBA owners and executives increasingly believe a best case sc
Brooklyn Hospital Opens Coronavirus Pre-Screening Tent

Brooklyn Hospital Opens Coronavirus Pre-Screening Tent

An unassuming tent outside The Brooklyn Hospital Center could help bring people peace of mind over the new coronavirus and ease the strain on emergency rooms. Click here to view original web page at patch.
Brooklyn businesses brace for COVID-19 shutdown

Brooklyn businesses brace for COVID-19 shutdown

Brooklyn business owners and staff prepared for the worst ahead of the Mayoral executive order to shut down or reduce operations of most establishments in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Where to Get Take-Out or Delivery Alcohol in NYC Right Now

Where to Get Take-Out or Delivery Alcohol in NYC Right Now

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to intensify and cities across the country hunker down, New Yorkers have been tasked with the uncharacteristic, yet morally responsible practice of social distancing.
N.Y.C.’s Economy Could be Ravaged by Coronavirus Outbreak

N.Y.C.’s Economy Could be Ravaged by Coronavirus Outbreak

The sudden and prolonged shutdown of New York City's museums and its iconic Broadway theaters. Restaurants and bars also closed except for take out and delivery. Hotels struggling to stay open in the face of a wave of canceled reservations.
Video shows man stealing woman's wallet at gas station in Brooklyn

Video shows man stealing woman's wallet at gas station in Brooklyn

Police have released video of a thief caught on camera stealing a woman's wallet at a gas station in Brooklyn. The incident took place on Saturday, Feb. 15, in front of a gas station on Bedford Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Bed-Stuy Food Pantry Strains Under Coronavirus Rush

Bed-Stuy Food Pantry Strains Under Coronavirus Rush

Food stores are running low at Bed-Stuy's The Campaign Against Hunger as coronavirus fears have increased demand at the pantry. Normally, the pantry serves about 300 households a day, said founder Melony Samuels.
Fleeing to Hamptons, buying beans: New York City coronavirus fears trace wealth gap

Fleeing to Hamptons, buying beans: New York City coronavirus fears trace wealth gap

People walk past a convenience store where the latest cover of a magazine is stuck on a pillar outside of it today in New York. The Brooklyn neighborhood of Dumbo is one of the richest in New York.
Lawyer Wants "Thug" NYPD Cops Who Attacked Innocent Black Male in Brooklyn Fired

Lawyer Wants "Thug" NYPD Cops Who Attacked Innocent Black Male in Brooklyn Fired

A rally was held Thursday in support of a young man who was seen in cell video being savagely beaten by officers of the New York Police Department despite his hands being up priorto the attack.
ICE agents storm Flatbush restaurant and douse detainee with pepper spray

ICE agents storm Flatbush restaurant and douse detainee with pepper spray

ICE agents stormed a Brooklyn restaurant and released a cloud of caustic pepper spray to nab an undocumented immigrant worker, unsettling video of the bust shows. The agents barged into La Cabana, a Spanish eatery on Flatbush Ave.