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Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom

October 3, 2021

Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With ultimatums taking effect this week in states like New York, California, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the fear is that some employees will quit or let themselves be fired … The post Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.

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3rd Ave. Corridor (closed shop), Brooklyn, 2020.

March 7, 2021

Jack Toolin has added a photo to the pool: www.jacktoolin.net

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More coronavirus relief on the way for small businesses

January 10, 2021

For Nancy Sinoway, a second coronavirus relief loan would increase the chances that her dressmaking business will survive. “I could use it for marketing, for new samples. I could use it as a lifeline,” says Sinoway, who designs and makes dresses for occasions like weddings and proms. She was flooded with order cancellations starting in … The post More coronavirus relief on the way for small businesses appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.

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Public schools could shut down as early as Monday: de Blasio

November 15, 2020

New York City parents should prepare for school closures due to a citywide spike in COVID-19 cases as early as Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday.  For weeks, the number of new cases of the virus has been steadily increasing across the five boroughs pushing the city’s overall positivity rate closer to the de Blasio administration’s 3 percent threshold, triggering a citywide shutdown for in-person learning.  Schools are still open today. De Blasio told WNYC’s Brian Lehrer the city’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate based on a seven-day average is now at 2.83 percent–a sharp jump from yesterday’s reported rate of 2.6 percent–and the daily positivity rate is 3.09 percent. The …

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Colorful murals brighten up barren Coney Island

October 4, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic kept Coney Island’s amusement parks closed and other big attractions shuttered, leaving the neighborhood in a prolonged state of limbo — and yet, the pandemic couldn’t stop the seaside community’s creative nature. The Alliance for Coney Island recently sponsored six noted artists to paint sprawling murals on storefront gates to liven up an area plagued by graffiti and disrepair as most businesses remain closed during the pandemic. On Oct. 1, members of the Alliance unveiled the new artworks — part of their People’s Playground Mural Project. “We are trying to beautify it,” Alliance Executive Director Alexandra Silversmith said of the area. “We think public art is a big benefit to the area, and these are all local artists …

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