Brooklyn Diocese’s Catholic Nursing Homes Begin Vaccinating Residents and Staff Against COVID-19
January 15, 2021By Emily Drooby It’s a long-awaited shot in the arm, and a shot at hope for the first time in months: seniors […]
Topic: Pandemic
Dentists Are Staying During Pandemic, Despite Having One of the Most Dangerous Jobs
January 13, 2021By Emily Drooby Dentist Joseph Izzo starts his morning by gearing up. “We are wearing gowns, we are wearing face shields, we […]
SOMOS Fights to Get COVID Vaccines for Their Frontline Workers, Preps Future Distribution Sites
January 5, 2021By Emily Drooby Leaders of SOMOS Community Care are hopeful that on Wednesday Jan. 6, they will be able to vaccinate 400 […]
Pandemic Forces Catholic-Owned Brooklyn Beauty Salon to Close After 45 Years in Business
December 21, 2020By Emily Drooby Christine’s Beauty Salon is a staple of the mostly residential neighborhood of Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. It’s a place that […]
From Who Gets It First, to How Its Distributed; What You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine
December 15, 2020By Emily Drooby On Tuesday Dec. 15, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout ramped up at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. The same hospital […]
What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Vaccine Front-Runners From Moderna and Pfizer
November 19, 2020By Emily Drooby It’s a shot at hope: two coronavirus vaccines front-runners have emerged, Moderna and Pfizer. In July, a local Georgia […]
McCarrick Report, Pandemic Fallout and Racial Inequality Discussed During USCCB Annual Meeting
November 16, 2020By Emily Drooby “In light of the Holy See’s report on Theodore McCarrick, we again want to express our deep sorrow and […]
Six Brooklyn Diocese Catholic Schools to Reopen After Forced Closure Within COVID Hot Spot Red Zone
November 9, 2020By Emily Drooby Joseph Rotondi is back in class for the first time in over a month. “I’m pretty happy to see […]
COVID Testing Costs a Concern as Some Brooklyn Diocese Schools Reopen After NYC Hot Spot Closures
October 26, 2020By Emily Drooby On Oct. 26, there was a sea of backpacks in Forest Hills, Queens. It was the first-time doors at our […]
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 […]