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April 06, 2020

NYC Girl Scouts send cookie donations to hospital staff

April 06, 2020/ Guest User
NYC Girl Scouts send cookie donations to hospital staff

“Girl Scouting is all about serving your community, and the best way we can help now, is by bringing joy to those who need it most — our healthcare workers and their families.”

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April 06, 2020/ Guest User/
coronavirus, news, Health
Girl Scouts, NYC Health + Hospitals, Girl Scouts of Greater New York, Meridith Maskara
April 06, 2020

Illness spreads with little scrutiny in Queens’ private jail

April 06, 2020/ David Brand
Illness spreads with little scrutiny in Queens’ private jail

“Everybody is next to each other, everybody is coughing,.”

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April 06, 2020/ David Brand/
coronavirus, Health, Features, Southern Queens
coronavirus, covid-19, queens detention facility, geo group, private jails
April 04, 2020

In Jackson Heights, living rooms become ‘mask factories’ as neighbors pitch in

April 04, 2020/ David Brand
In Jackson Heights, living rooms become ‘mask factories’ as neighbors pitch in

“Many of our elderly neighbors feel so isolated right now.”

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April 04, 2020/ David Brand/
coronavirus, Communities, Features, Health, news, northern queens
mutual aid, jackson heights, nuala o'doherty, masks, coronavirus, COVID-19
April 03, 2020

City expands school meal program to adults

April 03, 2020/ Guest User
City expands school meal program to adults

“No one will be turned away, I want to really emphasize that there's no charge and no one will be turned away.”

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April 03, 2020/ Guest User/
coronavirus, news
Department of Education, COVID-19, coronavirus
April 03, 2020

Queens Public library smashes ebook records

April 03, 2020/ David Brand
Queens Public library smashes ebook records

Circulation reached an all-time high this month, as the combined ebook and multimedia materials surpassed the previous record, set in March of last year, by more than 7,000 checkouts, QPL said.

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April 03, 2020/ David Brand/
coronavirus, news, Entertainment
queens public library, COVID-19, coronavirus, ebook
April 03, 2020

COVID-19 threatens people with developmental disabilities, and the agencies that serve them

April 03, 2020/ David Brand
COVID-19 threatens people with developmental disabilities, and the agencies that serve them

“We are starting to see a disturbing trend and we hope the curve starts to flatten but because of the comorbidities, I’m concerned we are going to see more people getting sick and possibly some deaths.”

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April 03, 2020/ David Brand/
coronavirus, news
COVID-19, coronavirus, AHRC, Marco Damiani
April 03, 2020

Queens leaders, residents propose COVID-19 testing in parking lots, empty expanses

April 03, 2020/ Guest User
Queens leaders, residents propose COVID-19 testing in parking lots, empty expanses

“The huge empty parking lot at Douglaston shopping center above Fairway might be able to be used for medical purposes during the pandemic.”

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April 03, 2020/ Guest User/
coronavirus, news
COVID-19, coronavirus, Donovan Richards, adrienne adams, Rockaway Peninsula, Roy Wilkins Park
April 03, 2020

'I feel scared for my life' — Inmates face COVID-19 inside NYC's only private jail

April 03, 2020/ David Brand
'I feel scared for my life' — Inmates face COVID-19 inside NYC's only private jail

“You cannot do social distancing in this jail because everyone is so on top of each other.”

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April 03, 2020/ David Brand/
coronavirus, Features, Law, Health, news, Southern Queens
covid-19, coronavirus, queens detention facility, geo group, private jails
April 03, 2020

Queens pharmacists fight the coronavirus from the ‘front lines of the drugstore’

April 03, 2020/ Guest User
Queens pharmacists fight the coronavirus from the ‘front lines of the drugstore’

“We are risking ourselves,” Shah said. “But we know we have this responsibility.”

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April 03, 2020/ Guest User/
coronavirus, news, Health
New York City Pharmacists Society, pharmacies, coronavirus, covid-19
April 02, 2020

Liz Crowley calls for property tax freeze

April 02, 2020/ Guest User
Liz Crowley calls for property tax freeze

“This is akin to what the governor has secured from banks for homeowners with mortgages and what the IRS has done for income tax filers.”

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April 02, 2020/ Guest User/
news, coronavirus
Elizabeth Crowley, Glen Oaks Village
April 01, 2020

Cuomo closes playgrounds across NYC

April 01, 2020/ Guest User
Cuomo closes playgrounds across NYC

“I warned people that if they didn’t stop the density and the games in the playgrounds — you can’t play basketball, you can’t come in contact with each other — that we would close the playgrounds.”

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April 01, 2020/ Guest User/
coronavirus, news
coronavirus, covid-19, andrew cuomo, playground
April 01, 2020

U.S. Open tennis center tapped to handle COVID-19 patients

April 01, 2020/ Guest User
U.S. Open tennis center tapped to handle COVID-19 patients

“It's going to help take the pressure off Elmhurst.”

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April 01, 2020/ Guest User/
coronavirus, news
elmhurst hospital, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
April 01, 2020

Nation’s EMS workers head to Fort Totten to reinforce NYC first responders

April 01, 2020/ David Brand
Nation’s EMS workers head to Fort Totten to reinforce NYC first responders

“To know we are experiencing record call volumes for the eighth day in a row and to see the support from the rest of the country is heartening.”

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April 01, 2020/ David Brand/
coronavirus, news
EMS, Fort Totten, COVID-19, coronavirus
April 01, 2020

Paul Vallone tests positive for COVID-19

April 01, 2020/ David Brand
Paul Vallone tests positive for COVID-19

“I feel blessed to have had manageable symptoms and I am on the road to recovery.”

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April 01, 2020/ David Brand/
coronavirus, Communities, news, northern queens, politics
paul vallone, covid-19, bayside
April 01, 2020

At least three people have COVID-19 at NYC’s lone private jail 

April 01, 2020/ David Brand
At least three people have COVID-19 at NYC’s lone private jail 

The Queens Detention Facility is operated by private prison contractor GEO Group.

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April 01, 2020/ David Brand/
coronavirus, Communities, Health, Law, news, Southern Queens
queens detention facility, private jail, springfield gardens, donovan richards, GEO Group
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