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Any plan for the equitable recovery of NYC should Any plan for the equitable recovery of NYC should focus on communities like East New York that have disproportionately borne the brunt of the pandemic that have exacerbated the historic consequences of disinvestment in the neighborhood.

One place to start is Broadway Junction. Nowhere else in the City can one find used car lots, gravel storage and piles of garbage next to a transportation hub boasting five subway lines and a branch of the Long Island Railroad.

Only Central Business Districts like Midtown and Lower Manhattan and outer borough hubs like Downtown Brooklyn and Jamaica, Queens boast rival transit infrastructure. And yet no action to date has been taken on the many planning efforts over the years to galvanize investment and opportunity in the area.

Read more on our website in our new column "Subject to Inspection: Brooklyn Spaces and Issues"
Cat Café in Heights receives $25K grant from ASPC Cat Café in Heights receives $25K grant from ASPCA: COVID-19 has severely impacted feline adoption haven

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition (BBAWC), which operates Brooklyn Cat Café, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) as part of its national ASPCA Relief and Recovery Initiative, which includes providing $4 million in critical funding for animal welfare organizations whose programs, operations, or fundraising capabilities have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The grant will help BBAWC fund essential lifesaving services such as spay/neuter surgeries, vaccines, veterinary care, and an expanded foster program to meet the increased need for cat rescue during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Our world in photos, January 12 UKRAINE — Dr. V Our world in photos, January 12

UKRAINE — Dr. Viktoria Mahnych rode an old-fashioned horse-driven cart to visit a patient with COVID-19 in Verhovyna village, Ivano-Frankivsk region of Western Ukraine, Wednesday. Ukraine has been struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic which has inundated its overburdened medical system, as Dr. Viktoria Mahnych goes door to door providing much-needed help to patients. 

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Click the link in the bio to read our conversation Click the link in the bio to read our conversation with a local vet on wether dogs can carry the #coronavirus on their fur, if humans can get the illness from their pooches and what tips they should follow when walking their canines on the street. Shown: David Weeks with his dog Milo on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
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