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The Bushwick Film Festival is Here, Plans to Continue Despite Pandemic

The Bushwick Film Festival is Here, Plans to Continue Despite Pandemic

Around 30% of film projects have canceled due to COVID-19. The Bushwick Film Festival refuses to be one of them.
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Supporting Young Moms: How The Alex House Project is Giving Young Parents a Place to Turn

The Alex House Project started as a program for young moms to learn and find support, then the dads came knocking—and the door hasn’t closed with COVID-19
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NYC Mayor Pleads with Residents for More Blood Donations

NYC Mayor Pleads with Residents for More Blood Donations

Blood donation mobile sites are reopening across the city. But will citizens show up?
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For Years, These First Responders Struggled for Community Support. Now, with COVID-19, They Need it More Than Ever

For Years, These First Responders Struggled for Community Support. Now, with COVID-19, They Need it More Than Ever

There was a time when emergency calls in Bed-Stuy went unanswered. The Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps was formed to answer the call.
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Long lines outside NYC bike stores as people avoid public transportation

Long lines outside NYC bike stores as people avoid public transportation

Forget Trader Joe's — long lines are snaking around the corners of Big Apple bicycle stores as transit-averse New Yorkers seek a safe way to get around during the coronavirus crisis.
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Restaurants, other businesses develop creative ways to stay afloat amid pandemic

Restaurants, other businesses develop creative ways to stay afloat amid pandemic

As businesses continue their efforts to stay afloat during this pandemic, many of them are getting creative to make changes or additions to their operations to bring in more revenue.
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Road To COVID

Road To COVID

Teen opens up about her quarantine experience
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Memorial Day: Why veterans are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic

Memorial Day: Why veterans are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic

By: Jamie Rowen , University of Massachusetts Amherst As the nation takes a day to memorialize its military dead, those who are living are facing a deadly risk that has nothing to do with war or conflict: the coronavirus.
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Masking The Borough’s Police Force, Precinct by Precinct

Masking The Borough’s Police Force, Precinct by Precinct

Clothing designer Zam Barrett and his team are sewing more than 1000 face masks for Brooklyn’s police officers
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How One Non-Profit Is Combating Food Instability Among Brooklyn's Elderly

How One Non-Profit Is Combating Food Instability Among Brooklyn's Elderly

For St. Nicks Alliance, assisting others through crisis is in its DNA
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