New York City now meets almost all of the state-mandated metrics necessary for reopening, According to a Regional Monitoring Dashboard updated Tuesday. The two metrics yet to be fulfilled are the ratio of contact tracers to residents, and the share of total beds available in case of a new upsurge of the coronavirus or other […]
Cecilia Clarke, a nationally celebrated leader in nonprofit charitable work and now head of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, recalls an interview for her job seven years ago. She met Alan Fishman, chair of the foundation, for breakfast in the Heights. It was her final interview for the job. “During our conversation, Alan and I had […]
By order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Monday was the last night bars were allowed to be open in New York City due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. That evening, many establishments in Brooklyn were filled with customers trying to get in a final drink — despite warnings that social distancing was necessary in the time […]