Brooklyn Kosher Restaurant Mixed Greens Has Summons Over COVID-19 Red Zone Violation Rescinded
October 22, 2020By Jessica Easthope The phone has been ringing off the hook at Mixed Greens. The kosher restaurant in part of Sheepshead Bay, […]
Topic: Coronavirus
Bay Ridge Nonprofit ‘ Grandma’s Love Delivers’ Redesigns Food Initiative to Support Students During COVID
October 21, 2020By Jessica Easthope During the coronavirus pandemic, the Dept. of Agriculture reported the number of American children who are food insecure has […]
Seven Months Into Pandemic, Parishioners in Brooklyn Diocese Are Still Grappling With Unemployment
October 20, 2020By Emily Drooby Many New Yorkers are still struggling, especially when it comes to stable work. Across the state, unemployment rates are […]
Brooklyn Diocese Catholic School Speaks Out on HEROES Act COVID-19 Relief Bill Snub
October 20, 2020By Jessica Easthope Students filing in to Bay Ridge Catholic Academy can’t enter their classrooms without a temperature check. Once they get […]
As Italy Faces “Second Wave” of COVID-19, Evidence Shows A Different Impact
October 19, 2020Currents News Staff Italy recorded a record number of positive COVID-19 tests for the fifth day running on Sunday. But in a […]
How ‘Spiritual’ First Aid Workshops Help Those Suffering From Pandemic Trauma
October 16, 2020Currents News Staff During this pandemic, it seems everyone has been touched by some sort of trauma in one way or another. […]
Owner of Buckley’s Restaurant in Brooklyn ‘Red Zone’ Feels Blacklisted by NYC COVID-19 Map
October 15, 2020By Jessica Easthope Over the last seven months, Jimmy Buckley’s family business Buckley’s in Marine Park, Brooklyn has gone from booming to […]
‘Hour Children’ Helps Formerly Incarcerated Moms and Their Families During Pandemic
October 14, 2020Currents News Staff As COVID cases rise, more and more schools are switching to remote learning. It isn’t easy, especially for working […]
Brooklyn Diocese Sues Governor Andrew Cuomo Over ‘Unjust’ COVID-19 Restrictions
October 8, 2020By Paula Katinas and Jessica Easthope WINDSOR TERRACE — The Diocese of Brooklyn is taking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to court. The diocese […]
‘Mayor de Blasio, Gov. Cuomo: Come and See,’ Says Msgr. Cassato, Vicar for Brooklyn Diocese Schools
October 8, 2020By Melissa Enaje WINDSOR TERRACE — “Come and see.” That was the message from the Diocese of Brooklyn’s vicar for Catholic Schools […]