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When even JPMorgan Chase is forced to close its branch, how do small businesses manage to stay open?
Surviving Brooklyn Heights business owners have had to use every ounce of ingenuity and all their years of experience to hold on during the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. When even an operation like JPMorgan Chase is forced to close its branch on Montague Street, how do small businesses manage....
The aid, contained in COVID-19 relief bills during both the Trump and Biden administrations, has helped the MTA stave off threatened service cutbacks, layoffs and fare hikes.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/12/new-york-to-receive-6b-chunk-of-federal-aid-for-transit/
New York City’s subways and commuter rails are getting a $6 billion chunk of federal COVID-19 relief funds. Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has received the money as part of more than $14.5 billion in overall federal relief aid. The aid, contained i...
"How do we come together to make our city better and stronger and one that works for everyone, particularly during this difficult time?"
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/12/how-new-robin-hood-ceo-buery-plans-to-fight-nyc-poverty/
Parents who hesitate "are taking an enormous risk and continuing to fuel the pandemic."
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/12/kids-low-covid-19-vaccination-rates-called-a-gut-punch/
Suspicion, misinformation, complacency and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11, authorities say. As of Tuesday, just over 17% were fully vaccinated, more than two months after shots for the ag...
Buckingham Palace told The Associated Press that it would not comment on the "ongoing legal matter."
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/12/giuffres-prince-andrew-suit-goes-ahead-despite-epstein-deal/
A judge has — for now — refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Britain’s Prince Andrew by an American woman who says he sexually abused her when she was 17. Stressing Wednesday that he wasn’t ruling on the truth of the allegations, U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected an argument by An...
AUSTRIA — Women’s World Cup Slalom: United States' Mikaela Shiffrin sped down the course during the first run of an alpine ski women's World Cup slalom, in Schladming, on Tuesday.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/12/our-world-in-photos-january-12-2/
The Sharks will try to complete their first three-game winning streak of the season Saturday on Flatbush Avenue, where they will host Central Connecticut State at 2 p.m.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/12/sharks-remain-unbeaten-in-brooklyn/
Apparently, home is where the heart is. And certainly where the wins are when it comes to the Long Island University men’s basketball team. Brooklyn is the only place the Sharks have managed to emerge victorious this year, going 0-9 on the road and a perfect 5-0 at the Steinberg Wellness Center fo...
"This is a 24/7/365 administration, working around the clock to make this city a safer and greater place to raise healthy children and families, and leading a robust and equitable revival that lifts up every one of us."
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/11/eric-adams-announces-longtime-aide-lewis-martin-as-chief-advisor/
Mayor Eric Adams this week appointed Chaplain Ingrid Lewis-Martin — one of his top aides both when he served as Brooklyn borough president and beforehand, when he was a state senator — as chief advisor to the mayor. In this role, she will be working in partnership with the first deputy mayor, th...
"The big change for New Yorkers is that if you test positive, you should no longer expect a call from your health department."
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/11/local-covid-contact-tracing-now-optional-in-new-york/
New York will no longer require local health departments to conduct contact tracing for people who test positive for COVID-19, state health officials said Tuesday. The shift will help public health staff across New York focus on testing and vaccination, Health Commissioner Mary Bassett said. “The ...
The grant, which was matched with $337,710 in local funds, is expected to help support businesses in creating nearly 1,000 new jobs and retaining 2,000 existing jobs across the borough.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/11/brooklyn-chamber-appoints-caserta-as-director-of-recovery-secures-1-3m-federal-grant/
With Brooklyn’s 62,000 small businesses and entrepreneurs on the ropes again amid skyrocketing Omicron cases, ongoing worker shortages, rent debt crises and ballooning inflation, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of a new executive director and $1.3 million in new fede...
STUDENT WALKOUT AT BROOKLYN TECH: Hundreds of students walked out of Brooklyn Technical High School in Fort Greene on Tuesday to protest the continuation of in-person school during the Omicron wave.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/12/good-morning-brooklyn-wednesday-january-12-2022/
SNAFUS IN REDEEMING VACCINE INCENTIVE PRIZE CARDS: Thousands of New Yorkers have for weeks struggled to redeem their $100 vaccine incentive debit cards as the company that administers them says it is trying to resolve issues with sign-ups, according to a report published in The City. Around 7,000 co...
The offer was made in a letter to a judge filed jointly late Monday by the prosecutors and Maxwell’s attorneys in federal court in Manhattan.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/11/offer-made-to-drop-perjury-charges-in-ghislaine-maxwell-case/
The U.S. government will agree to drop pending perjury charges against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell if her sex trafficking case goes to sentencing later this year, prosecutors said. The offer was made in a letter to a judge filed jointly late Monday by the prosecutors and Maxwell’s attorney...
Schools in Massachusetts’ three largest cities — Boston, Worcester and Springfield — canceled classes, saying they did not want children standing outside for extended periods of time waiting for buses.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/11/some-schools-close-as-extreme-cold-grips-us-northeast/
A mass of arctic air swept into the Northeast on Tuesday, bringing bone-chilling sub-zero temperatures and closing schools across the region for the second time in less than a week. Schools in Massachusetts’ three largest cities — Boston, Worcester and Springfield — canceled classes, saying th...
High-flight-risk criminal defendants are being rearrested on felony charges at a much higher rate than city officials projected after being freed without bail under an alternative-to-jail program, newly released state stats show.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/11/half-of-bail-reform-release-program-participants-rearrested/
This much we do know: What New York had before was not a fair and just system.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/11/the-jurys-out-on-bail-reform/
The good news is that we have more data on how New York’s criminal justice system is working in a new era of bail reform. The bad news is that it’s hardly enough to make informed decisions about whether to reform the reforms. Here’s an example: For every 100 defendants released in the first ye...
SWITZERLAND — Snowstorm: A snow removal vehicle drove on the Tamina bridge in Valens, on Sunday. On the northern side of the Alps, up to 20 inches of snow were expected to fall at higher altitudes.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/11/our-world-in-photos-january-11-2/
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At a school in the Bronx, just five out of 100 seniors showed up, forcing the school to resort to "Zoom in a room" with students on devices in largely empty classrooms.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/11/spread-very-thin-nyc-schools-remain-but-learning-is-disrupted/
Kevin Durant scored 28 points and Kyrie Irving added 22 for Brooklyn, which was without superstar James Harden due a left-knee hyperextension.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/11/nets-fall-to-portland-after-long-flight/
Steve Nash was noticeably baffled Sunday afternoon at Downtown’s Barclays Center when he was asked about the Nets’ quick turnaround following their thrilling overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs. “I can’t remember all the back-to-backs I ever played in, but I don’t remember any six-...
Before 9/11, the deadliest fire in the city’s history was aboard the General Slocum excursion boat in the East River in 1904, when 1,021 passengers died.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/10/a-list-of-some-of-the-deadliest-fires-in-new-york-city/
In her new role, according to Reynoso, Richardson will be focused on addressing food insecurity, reducing gun violence, and supporting Brooklyn’s Community Boards and ensuring they are reflective of the communities they serve.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/10/reynoso-taps-richardson-as-new-deputy-borough-president/
She died of respiratory failure not related to COVID-19, according to a representative.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/10/marilyn-bergman-brooklyn-born-composer-dies-at-age-93/
Marilyn Bergman, the Oscar-winning, Brooklyn-born lyricist who teamed with husband Alan Bergman on “The Way We Were,” “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” and hundreds of other songs, died at her Los Angeles home Saturday. She was 93. She died of respiratory failure not related to COVID-19, ...
HELP FOR FIRE VICTIMS: The Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, in partnership with Mayor Eric Adams and the City of New York, is raising money to support the victims of Sunday’s deadly fire in a Bronx apartment building.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/11/good-morning-brooklyn-tuesday-january-11-2022/
HELP FOR FIRE VICTIMS: The Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, in partnership with Mayor Eric Adams and the City of New York, is raising money to support the victims of Sunday’s deadly fire in a Bronx apartment building. The Jan. 9 fire claimed the lives of more than a dozen of New Yorkers, [...
TOP CARTOONS OF THE WEEK
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/10/top-cartoons-of-the-week-19/
The 330-unit building features over 25% affordable apartments including studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments for New Yorkers that meet the city’s income criteria.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/10/affordable-housing-lottery-opens-at-domino-sugar-factorys-one-south-first/
RUSSIA — In memory: People laid flowers in memory of victims of recent protests at the fence of the Kazakhstan Embassy in Moscow, on Monday.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/10/our-world-in-photos-january-10/
Unless a judge halts its implementation, New York City is the first major U.S. city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to noncitizens.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/10/watershed-moment-in-nyc-new-law-allows-noncitizens-to-vote/
More than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box — and could vote in municipal elections as early as next year — after Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation to automatically become law Sunday. Opponents have vowed to challenge the new law, which...
The Democratic congresswoman’s office said Ocasio-Cortez received a booster shot last fall, adding that she "encourages everyone to get their booster" and follow the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/10/ny-rep-ocasio-cortez-recovering-after-positive-covid-test/
The program is free for BBA members, and attorneys admitted less than five years can join the Brooklyn Bar Association for free right now if they participate in the mentorship program.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/09/brooklyn-bar-association-looking-for-newly-admitted-attorneys-for-its-mentorship-program/
Online programs offer people an easy way to write their wills. Online templates can be completed anywhere, at any time.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/09/online-tools-put-will-writing-in-reach-for-most-people-but-theyre-not-the-end-of-the-line/
COVID cases in U.S. children and teens nearly doubled in the last two weeks of December, totaling nearly 326,000 in the final week alone, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/09/omicron-surge-vexes-parents-of-children-too-young-for-shots/
Afternoons with Grammy. Birthday parties. Meeting other toddlers at the park. Parents of children too young to be vaccinated are facing difficult choices as an omicron variant-fueled surge in COVID-19 cases makes every encounter seem risky. For Maine business owner Erin Connolly, the most wrenching....
Hinds-Radix also conducted the mayor’s swearing-in ceremony at the Times Square New Year’s Celebration.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/07/mayor-adams-nominates-sylvia-hinds-radix-as-corporation-counsel/
Hon. Sylvia Hinds-Radix, an Appellate judge who has been active in, and well-respected by, the Brooklyn legal community for many years, has now been appointed by Mayor Eric Adams as the city’s new corporation counsel. Hinds-Radix will be the first Caribbean-born woman to serve as Corporation Couns...
"He is determined, he sets goals, and he has an ability to keep on top of everything in a regular and aggressive manner."
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/07/scissura-veteran-brooklyn-executive-hailed-in-new-role-as-head-of-edc/
Congratulations poured in on Friday for Mayor Eric Adams’ appointment of lifelong Brooklyn resident Carlo Scissura as president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation. Scissura was appointed at the same time as Jessica Katz, named to a senior housing post, and Dan Garodnick, named t...
MTA personnel made preparations prior to and during the snowfall to keep the system safe for customers.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/07/mta-meets-challenge-of-first-snowfall-of-2022/
New Yorkers who apply for rental aid are protected from eviction while the state reviews their applications.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/07/new-york-to-reopen-rent-aid-applications-halted-since-nov/
COVID-19 TESTING SITE ADDED IN BROOKLYN: COVID-19 testing will be available at four new MTA subway station stops, including one in Brooklyn.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/01/10/good-morning-brooklyn-monday-january-10-2022/
BACKHOE OPERATOR INDICTED FOR RECKLESS MANSLAUGHTER: The operator of a backhoe and his jobsite foreman have been indicted for reckless manslaughter and related charges in connection with the death of a 61-year-old Brooklyn woman, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez reports. The loader, which al...
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