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New York City is the epicenter of the devastation caused by COVID-19, and Paul Bamba, a former Marine who owns the Trifecta Strong gym in SoHo, is doing what he can to help out. Bamba will be taking on an inspiring challenge where he will run 72 miles in 72 hours, starting April 10 at 8 pm, in an effort […]
As I sit here about to write this final piece for the April issue, I checked the COVID-19 scoreboard to see that the US has gone over 1000 deaths for the day, the most ever so far, but probably a normal figure for a number of days or months hereon in. The blame game is already starting, with many criticisms […]
It has been difficult selling advertising for the paper, which is my regular job, so I was asked to keep a diary of the past few weeks as I walk around the neighborhood. I also have no sports to watch which has given me a lot of extra time. Day 1: Wednesday, March 18 My first day of keeping track […]
After undefeated regular season, Summit Academy Charter School’s boys basketball team easily won their first two playoff games, both of which took place at home in Red Hook, and notched an impressive victory against South Bronx Preparatory. The Eagles were on a roll – until the coronavirus canceled the final games of the postseason. In their first playoff game, Summit […]
Giorgio (the name is fictitious for his privacy) is a nurse who works for a hospital in northern Italy, and last week he got infected. He is now one of the 69,176 coronavirus cases in the country. He probably got infected while he was working, and he knew it after the swab he did tested positive. “They called me the […]
Across the nation, federal, state, and city officials spent the month of March scrambling to prepare their constituencies for an unprecedented public health crisis, advocating for various policies to limit the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate the impact of the resulting economic shutdown upon business owners, laid-off workers, and other affected populations. Between campaigns to encourage self-isolation and debates […]
Parenting, as anyone who’s had a kid or been a kid knows, is a complicated job under the best of circumstances. During a pandemic, it’s a whole new ballgame. On March 14, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City’s public schools would close until at least April 20 to limit the spread of the coronavirus. After three days […]
Before I moved to New York, I worked for four years as a movie theater employee. My coworkers and I made minimum wage or a little more, and many could barely afford their rent during the best of times. For some, the lack of disposable income was tolerable only because their favorite recreational activity, by far, was watching movies, and […]
It’s no secret that the hospitality industry is in trouble right now. While New York City’s restaurants have pivoted to takeout and delivery during the coronavirus shutdown, drinking establishments that don’t serve food have closed altogether. In Red Hook, Seaborne, at 228 Van Brunt Street, has taken to delivering cocktails, but two beloved local watering holes have temporarily disappeared from […]
Chase Bank has announced that its branch at 79 Hamilton Avenue will close on June 2. According to Chase’s Carolyn Evert, Vice President of Northeast Regional Communications, the bank “is being consolidated to our 360 Court Street branch in Brooklyn, which is 0.6 miles away.” She noted that Chase will transfer “all customer accounts” to the Carroll Gardens location. A […]