Excluded Workers Fund Provides Pandemic Relief for Undocumented Immigrants
August 9, 2021By Jessica Easthope For the last year and a half, Sharon Pemberton says she’s had the weight of the world on her […]
Topic: COVID Relief Bill
St. John’s Bread & Life Remains Steadfast for Brooklyn Residents in Need Beyond the Pandemic
June 23, 2021By Jessica Easthope Nearly a year and a half into the pandemic and the lines at St. John’s Bread & Life in […]
St. Matthew’s Church Impacted by NYC Exodus as Crown Heights Among Areas with Highest Move-Outs
April 26, 2021By Jessica Easthope As Mass lets out of St. Matthew’s Church in Crown Heights, Father Frank Black can’t help but notice how […]
Our Lady of Sorrows Parishioners Start Applications for Funeral Reimbursements Under New FEMA Plan
April 19, 2021By Jessica Easthope Jennifer Perez is in nursing school hoping to become one of the people who helped her dad, Gabriel, in […]
St. Mel’s Catholic Academy Alumni Build New Playground Dedicated to Their Mothers
April 16, 2021By Jessica Easthope When you’re a kid, it doesn’t get any better than the rush of recess on the playground and being […]
MTA Survey Shows Spike in Crime, Dip in Ridership as Agency Works to Get NYC Back on Trains
April 15, 2021By Jessica Easthope New York City and its subway system are evolving around the pandemic. Crime is up, ridership is down and […]
FEMA Allocates Billions for COVID-19 Funeral Reimbursements and Assistance
April 12, 2021By Jessica Easthope Starting Monday, April 12, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is taking applications from people who lost loved ones to […]
Immigrants Continue to Support Family Back Home Despite Financial Struggles During Pandemic
March 24, 2021By Jessica Easthope The pandemic, financial struggles and unemployment haven’t stopped Central and South American immigrants from sending money back home. Every […]
‘We Care Memorial Wall’ Pays Tribute to Those Who Died of COVID-19 in New York Nursing Homes
March 22, 2021By Jessica Easthope Mickey and Dee Newman were always a package deal. “They lived in Brooklyn in the same apartment for 60 […]
St. Mel’s Catholic Academy Helps Flushing Recover From Pandemic Food Insecurity During Lent
March 17, 2021By Jessica Easthope The lines have been endless with people wrapped around blocks, waiting for hours for the essentials. But now, the […]