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Bloomberg Pitches in to Provide Meals for Healthcare Workers on the Frontline

Bloomberg Philanthropies in conjunction with World Central Kitchen will support healthcare workers across New York City amid COVID-19

Apr 19, 2020 5:11 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Nurses Demand More Gear, Saying Colleagues Have Succumbed To COVID-19

Nurses at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn are demanding more protective equipment for themselves and their colleagues amid what they say is a string of employee deaths there. Click here to view original web page at www.kpbs.

Apr 17, 2020 4:14 PM Read more >

Inside Telehealth: Is It Working?

Community Healthcare Network Dr. Bryan Tolentino tells BK Reader the ins-and-outs of remote care and diagnosis in this time of social distancing

Apr 17, 2020 2:55 PM Read more >

NYCHA Residents in Brownsville Receive 1,000 Face Masks, Following State Mandate

NYCHA is now taking preventative steps to ensure the wellbeing of their residents

Apr 16, 2020 4:00 PM Read more >

Report Finds a Future Uncertain for Brooklyn-Based Arts Organizations Amidst COVID-19

A new report by the Center for Urban Future shares personal stories of struggle by a number of beloved Brooklyn arts orgs

Apr 16, 2020 2:22 PM Read more >

No Car, No Test! The Covid-19 Testing Site in Flatbush is Turning Away Walkups

NY'ers ask, why set up a drive-through-only testing sites when only 45% of New York households owns a car?

Apr 15, 2020 5:27 PM Read more >

Here is Where You Can Get Tested for COVID-19 in Brooklyn

Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio scramble to increase testing in neighborhoods that are disproportionately affected by the novel virus

Apr 15, 2020 3:46 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Senior Citizens Talk Isolation and Getting On With Life During COVID-19

Brooklyn has the largest population of seniors in the city, many of whom live alone and are finding ways to deal with social isolation

Apr 15, 2020 3:24 PM Read more >

Lawmakers Monitoring Crown Heights Nursing Home After Allegations Bodies Were Left For Days

Brooklyn lawmakers have asked the Governor take control of the center, after multiple reports of disturbing conditions

Apr 15, 2020 2:42 PM Read more >

Bodies left in beds at nursing homes as NYC morgues run out of room

So many people are dying from COVID-19 at two Brooklyn nursing homes that one of them is running out of room to store bodies.

Apr 15, 2020 11:06 AM Read more >