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The Mary Whalen, a 1930s-era former oil tanker that is now being restored and that hosts cultural and educational programs.Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle

B’klyn offshore tanker, synagogue and brewery nominated for historic status

December 29 | Raanan Geberer

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced the New York State Board for Historic Preservation’s recommendations to add 36 properties to the State and National Register of Historic Places — three of them within Brooklyn. “These nominations reflect generations of community building, planning, and activities that give us a glimpse into our collective past as New […]

A Brooklyn student tested positive for COVID. Teachers didn’t find out until 10 days later.

November 6 | Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. The incident raises questions about potential holes in the city’s contact tracing infrastructure. A Brooklyn elementary school student tested positive for the coronavirus 10 days before the school community learned the child’s results, according to […]

Brooklyn state senator tests positive for COVID-19

July 6 | Marina Villeneuve Associated Press

The leader of the state Senate says a New York City senator has tested positive for COVID-19. State Sen. Julia Salazar, who represents Bushwick, Cypress Hills, Greenpoint and Williamsburg, along with parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville and East New York, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Thursday news release released by Senate Majority Leader […]