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The Week in Covid-19 (6/5/20): Brooklyn, Here's Everything You Need to Know so Far

The Week in Covid-19 (6/5/20): Brooklyn, Here's Everything You Need to Know so Far

This week, New York City saw its first day without any confirmed deaths due to the coronavirus
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On Racial Justice: A Letter From Billie Holiday Theatre Artistic Director Dr. Indira Etwaroo

On Racial Justice: A Letter From Billie Holiday Theatre Artistic Director Dr. Indira Etwaroo

How much longer must we wait for our country to honor our Unalienable Rights?
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Brooklyn Publisher Auctioning Art to Raise Money For Children’s Books Imprint

Brooklyn Publisher Auctioning Art to Raise Money For Children’s Books Imprint

Park Slope publisher Archipelago Books is holding an online art auction to raise funds for children’s imprint Elsewhere Editions
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New Medical Facility in Brownsville Will Provide Free COVID-19 And Antibody Testing

New Medical Facility in Brownsville Will Provide Free COVID-19 And Antibody Testing

The Doral Health & Wellness medical facility will hold its grand opening on Monday, June 1.
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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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A.G. James Scores a Bit of Relief for NY Student Loan Borrowers

A.G. James Scores a Bit of Relief for NY Student Loan Borrowers

As New Yorkers struggle financially from coronavirus, the AG announces $4 million in forbearance from fraudulent companies.
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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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Kids from Brooklyn's NYCHA Sites get Indoor Tennis Lessons

Kids from Brooklyn's NYCHA Sites get Indoor Tennis Lessons

Kings County Tennis League is helping kids cope with the stress, isolation and boredom during quarantine.
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Brooklyn Student Wins Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition

Brooklyn Student Wins Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition

The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation wants to foster a love of books and appreciation of multiculturalism in children’s literature.
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Shooting death of Brooklyn teen was ‘retaliatory’ for stomping of girl: cops

Shooting death of Brooklyn teen was ‘retaliatory’ for stomping of girl: cops

The slaying of a Brooklyn teenager was a "retaliatory shooting" that stemmed from his participation in the brutal stomping attack of a 15-year-old girl two months earlier, NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said Thursday.
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