How the Islamic Bay Ridge Center adapted to Brooklyn’s COVID-19 outbreak.
Brad Lander
COVID-19 Prompts New Concerns About the Gowanus Rezoning
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However, with the city’s Department of City Planning temporarily shuttered due to the crisis and Mayor de Blasio’s emergency order, local elected officials are concerned that the Gowanus rezoning will not move forward in any form.
Elections
It’s Newcomers vs. Veteran Pols in Race for Bronx Congressional Seat
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All eight candidates on Thursday’s debate stage are people of color, and three are women. Four are current or former public officials, while the others aren’t—and that proved to be one of the few points of differentiation that any of the candidates drew.
2020 campaign
Brooklyn Congressional Primary Rematch Plays Out on a Changed Landscape
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Two years ago, neophyte candidate Adem Bunkedekko came within 1,700 votes of ousting Yvette Clarke. They meet again this year. But they have company.
Brooklyn
Businesses Begin to Reopen in Sunset Park’s Chinatown
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On a recent weekday, the scene on Eighth Avenue was reminiscent of the hustle and bustle before the pandemic. Between 60th and 56th streets about half the shops had reopened, with fresh fruit and vegetable vendors pitching their wares to customers, World Journal reports.
2021 election
Eric Adams Says Cops Should Not Enforce Social Distancing
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‘The police department has historical tension in certain communities. You’re now encouraging the largest interaction with these groups in history.’
Coronavirus
‘The Virus Spreads Faster Here’: El Barrio Tops Manhattan’s COVID-19 Rate
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East Harlem zip code 10029 had the most COVID-19 cases in Manhattan, city data shows. ‘When a plague comes to New York, it always hits Harlem hard,’ one resident told El Diario.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Brings Hunger Crisis for Latinos in Queens
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Queues of Latino residents waited recently outside a community center in Corona to collect food and fruit. The line extended for two blocks.
Brooklyn
NY’s Polish Business Owners Fight to Survive in COVID-19 ‘Ghost Town’
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‘The city has practically turned into a ghost town. It is hard to say how long we will be able to function like that. I don’t even want to think now about closing down and firing workers. They are struggling too,’ the owner of Cracovia Deli in Boro Park told Biały Orzeł.
Coronavirus
New York’s Ecuadorans Face ‘Double Crisis’ From COVID-19 Both Here and Back Home
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Ecuador has emerged as an epicenter for coronavirus, creating ‘double anguish’ for Ecuadorian immigrants in New York as they watch the virus ravage both their homes, El Diario reports.
courts
Stage Set for Next Round in Inwood’s Rezoning Saga
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The city’s Law Department says it is ready to deliver its case to a state appeals court for restoring the Inwood rezoning, which was annulled by a lower court last year. It’s just not sure exactly when it will be able to do so.