No less than five government agencies, and some put the number over ten, are roaming the city and inspecting for store compliance with the COVD-19 rules. Store owners in Crown Heights are reporting multiple visits by inspectors each week.
A criminal complaint has been filed in federal court in Brooklyn charging a Brooklyn resident with wire fraud in connection with lying to get government COVID-19 relief funds.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 145,811 COVID-19 diagnostic test results were reported to New York State yesterday—a new record high with a 5.8% positive rate.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced new restrictions for Jewish areas of South Brooklyn today in an effort to fight a spike in COVID-19 in mostly Jewish neighborhoods.
One day ahead of de Blasio’s plan to shut schools across nine ZIP codes that have shown an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases, Governor Cuomo weighed in, shutting them down starting tomorrow.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is proposing shutting down schools and nonessential businesses in parts of New York City effective Wednesday amid a COVID-19 surge, a move that would represent a significant step back in the city’s reopening process.
Rebecca Soffer Ph.D, a Jewish Developmental Psychologist, took on New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio in a viral message calling for the Jewish community to sign a petition to the US government.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced Tuesday that New York City will begin fining people who refuse to wear a face mask. The drastic move comes as the positive rate of COVID-19 passed 3% since the city passed it’s first wave.
This brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “cashing out” on an insurance policy. A group of firefighters battling a blaze in the Flatlands area of Brooklyn found that it was raining money, almost $1 Million’s worth, after they cut through a ceiling to get to a fire.
With the recent concerning spike in the number of COVID-19 cases found in the Jewish communities of New York City, Central Hatzalah has published an advisory to the Jewish community.
A New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene memo reporting an alarming spike in COVID cases has officials concerned, and promped New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio to promise more enforcement.
New York City was among three cities labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the Justice Department on Sunday and targeted to lose federal money for failing to control protesters and defunding cops.
A Manhattan subway train derailed Sunday morning after a maniacal, laughing vandal tossed metal clamps onto the tracks.
The resident of the Queens home where suspected bomb-making materials were discovered after a fire has been charged with reckless endangerment.
In the days following the horror of September 11th, 2001 a Hatzalah volunteer, who responded to the World Trade Center as the towers collapsed, penned this memoir of the events of that day.
Amid the chaos and panic following the airliners slamming into the two World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, many men and woman answered a higher calling – instead of running away, they turned and ran towards the burning buildings. Among those brave men was a band of Shomrim volunteers from Crown Heights. During their time at ground zero, one of the volunteers took these historic videos, published here on Crown Heights.info for the first time.
Governor Cuomo announced Wednesday that a deal was struck that would allow indoor dining to continue in New York City starting September 30th, with restrictions.
