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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says police are going to crack down on people violating the coronavirus social distancing guidelines, and fines are increasing from $500 to $1,000. The Brooklyn Bridge walkway was much emptier than usual on Sunday, however. Photo: Mary Frost

Cuomo extends coronavirus PAUSE order, bashes New York City rule breakers

April 6 | Mary Frost

Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended the state’s PAUSE mandate on Monday, ordering...

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The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal has been chosen as the site for a temporary coronavirus field hospital by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Shown: The Queen Mary 2 docked at the Cruise Terminal. File photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Cuomo: 1,000-bed coronavirus hospital coming to Brooklyn Cruise Terminal

March 27 | Mary Frost

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that the federal government will build...

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In his coronavirus update on Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was dismayed to see the crowds in Prospect Park near Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, where the Saturday farmers market was in full swing. Slide courtesy NYS Office of the Governor

The city has 24 hours to come up with a pedestrian streets plan to fight coronavirus

March 22 | Mary Frost

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday gave New York City 24 hours to...

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New York on PAUSE after Cuomo issues mandatory coronavirus shutdown

March 20 | Mary Frost

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order on Friday mandating...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday he plans to visit three or four states where weed is legal. AP photo by Richard Vogel

Cuomo is embarking on a multi-state weed tour

February 20 | Mary Frost

Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to take an epic trip to visit three...

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DSA sex workers campaign

DSA challengers push state legislature on criminal justice reform

January 22 | By Emma Whitford and David Brand

As Democratic leaders in Albany discuss rolling back new pre-trial criminal...

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Grassroots 2020 candidates demand major campaign finance reform to ‘level the playing field’

November 8 | Emma Whitford

More than a dozen Democratic primary challengers for state office gathered on...

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Cuomo says he’ll fight Trump’s anti-LGBTQ foster care rule 

November 5 | Alex Williamson

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that his office would take legal action...

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Gounardes dismisses Golden staffer’s pending lawsuit as ‘frivolous’

November 5 | Paula Katinas

The bruising campaign between Democratic State Sen. Andrew Gounardes and his Republican...

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Downy Woodpecker, a December sighting in Brooklyn Bridge Park. This species is the smallest of the ‘peckers’ in North America. Scientific name: Picoides pubescens. Woodpeckers are constructed to absorb 97 percent of the shock energy of ‘pecking’ in their bodies, so the brain is protected. In addition to foraging for insects on tree trunks, they also have the power to carve out holes in the wood for shelter and nesting. Pecking also can be used as a signal to proclaim their territory (they have been known to peck on manmade objects for the resonating effect) or for mating signals. Photo by Heather Wolf, author of BIRDING AT THE BRIDGE. Join the Eagle family of supporters and get daily updates and features (like bird of the day).

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A Cedar Waxwing, seen in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Jan A Cedar Waxwing, seen in Brooklyn Bridge Park, January 2021. The Waxwings have a colorful scientific name: Bombycilla cedrorum. In no danger of extinction, they love fruit. Over-ripe berries that have fermented in the sun have intoxicated flocks of cedar waxwings, causing them to crash into windows. Photo by Heather Wolf, author of BIRDING AT THE BRIDGE. Join the Eagle family of supporters and get daily updates on Brooklyn news (and birds).
The New York Mets’ home, Citi Field, joined Yank The New York Mets’ home, Citi Field, joined Yankee Stadium on Wednesday in offering COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible New Yorkers, but a lack of supply means only a few hundred people a day will initially get shots there.

The Citi Field vaccination hub will be reserved for taxi drivers, food service workers and vaccine-eligible residents of the borough of Queens.

Read more on our website.
Seen at Brooklyn Bridge Park, February 2021, a Buf Seen at Brooklyn Bridge Park, February 2021, a Bufflehead, North America’s smallest migrant diving sea duck, photographed by Heather Wolf. BIRDERS OF BROOKLYN, join the Eagle family of supporters and get daily updates on Brooklyn news (and birds). Link in bio.
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"
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