While it’s safe to bet against both Gayot and James, there’s no such thing as a sure thing—especially not this year, when traditional campaigning has been shelved, most voting will be by mail and many voters are distracted by the COVID-19 crisis.
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.
Brooklyn
Polish Senior Center Connects with Isolated Clients Through Daily Phone Calls
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‘We know that some of them have a hard time in isolation. They are scared, especially hearing all around that they are the major risk group,’ the manager of the Northside Senior Center in Williamsburg told Nowy Dziennik.
Brooklyn
Chinese Laundromats Remain Open, Amid Fear and Shrinking Staffs
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Chinese owners of laundromats say they are worried more about their safety during the coronavirus pandemic, and some say they’ve had employees quit because they are afraid to come to work.
Brooklyn
As City’s Chain Supermarkets Draw Crowds, Asian Grocery Stores are Well-Stocked
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While some mainstream retail chain stores have run out of items like toilet paper and canned foods, many supermarkets run by Chinese and Korean immigrants have adequate supply.
Brooklyn
Chinese Restaurants in Sunset Park Close Temporarily Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
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Several Chinese restaurants in Sunset Park have decided to close temporarily to prevent coronavirus from spreading, and to relieve economic pressure on their businesses.
City Council Seeks To Stop ICE Abuse in New York Hospitals
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A City Council hearing discussed alleged abuses committed by immigration officers against detained people who are hospitalized in the city.
wildlife
The Squirrel Next Door: A Wildlife Sanctuary in Clinton Hill
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The New York State Department of Conservation grants licenses to those wishing to aid injured or abandoned wildlife.
Mapping the Future
Downzoning Differences: Clash Over Housing Projections Led to Bushwick Stalemate
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The two sides disagreed on what might seem like a simple, factual question: whether or not the stakeholders’ vision for the neighborhood was a ‘downzoning.’
Immigration
Neighbor Group ‘Patrols’ Sunset Park to Protect Immigrants from ICE
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Local activists started Sunset Park Emergency ICE Watch, a volunteer group that looks to protect the neighborhood’s immigrant communities.
Brooklyn
Audiencia para establecer una zona de cese y desistimiento en el este de Nueva York
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Una zona de cese y desistimiento ha hecho parte de la lista de deseos de las organizaciones comunitarias que plantearon su preocupación por la rezonificación del Este de Nueva York en 2016.