Everything I’ve Heard About: TESTING & VACCINES
January 13, 2021

Everything I’ve Heard About: TESTING & VACCINES

The COVID testing and vaccine rollout is far from streamlined--to say the least--so I've compiled...
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Everything I’ve Heard About: EDUCATION
January 12, 2021

Everything I’ve Heard About: EDUCATION

These are difficult times, and we're doing our best to keep Manhattan informed - which...
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Everything I’ve Heard About: ARTS & CULTURE
March 31, 2020

Everything I’ve Heard About: ARTS & CULTURE

These are difficult times, and we're doing our best to keep Manhattan informed - which...
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Everything I’ve Heard About: MONEY
March 31, 2020

Everything I’ve Heard About: MONEY

These are difficult times, and we're doing our best to keep Manhattan informed - which...
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Everything I’ve Heard About: DONATIONS & VOLUNTEERING
March 31, 2020

Everything I’ve Heard About: DONATIONS & VOLUNTEERING

These are difficult times, and we're doing our best to keep Manhattan informed - which...
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Everything I’ve Heard About: FOOD
March 15, 2020

Everything I’ve Heard About: FOOD

These are difficult times, and we're doing our best to keep Manhattan informed - which...
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Black History Month resources

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In honor of Black History Month, I’m featuring these great resources for teachers, families, and history buffs alike to use year round. Black History Month began in 1915, when historian Carter G. Woodson began the “Negro History Week” to honor the contributions of African Americans. He chose the second week of February to pay respect to two Americans who changed the lives of African Americans forever. Former President Abraham Lincoln’s… Read more

Weekly COVID newsletter (2/25)

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Friends, It’s Thursday, February 25, 2021. Welcome to my weekly COVID-19 newsletter. Here are the bullets for NYC according to nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker, the New York State COVID testing dashboard, and the NYC Dept. of Health: Manhattan:
  • 101,955 cumulative confirmed cases (+4,078 from last week)
  • 3,852 cumulative deaths (+68 since last week)
  • 2.8% seven-day positivity average (the same as reported here last week)
NYC:… Read more

New seniors report part of Age-friendly Manhattan initiative

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My newest report, based on over 1,000 responses from senior New Yorkers, “Steps to a more Age-friendly Manhattan,” proposes dynamic solutions for addressing the needs of our older adults, researched and written in partnership with The New York Academy of Medicine. The report is part of my office’s Age-friendly Manhattan initiative, covering everything from transportation to housing to community support and health services. Key findings from “… Read more

Input needed: annual budget priorities survey

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I’m seeking public input on my annual Borough Board Budget Priorities Report– a statutory requirement of the City Charter. By Tuesday, 3/16, please fill out this short survey about what budget issues are important to you– and you can submit additional comments to mbpobudget@gmail.com. Responses to the questionnaire will remain confidential and will be added to my final report to the Mayor, City Council, and Office of Management and… Read more

Weekly COVID newsletter (2/18)

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Friends, It’s Thursday, February 18, 2021. Welcome to my weekly COVID-19 newsletter. Here are the bullets for NYC according to nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker, the New York State COVID testing dashboard, and the NYC Dept. of Health: Manhattan:
  • 97,877 cumulative confirmed cases (+4,242 from last week)
  • 3,784 cumulative deaths (+91 since last week)
  • 2.8% seven-day positivity average (down from 3.1% last week)
NYC:
  • 668,341
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Weekly newsletter (2/11)

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Friends, It’s Thursday, February 11, 2021. Welcome to my weekly COVID-19 newsletter. Here are the bullets for NYC according to nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker, the New York State COVID testing dashboard, and the NYC Dept. of Health: Manhattan:
  • 93,635 cumulative confirmed cases (+4,636 from last week)
  • 3,693 cumulative deaths (+81 since last week)
  • 3.1% seven-day positivity average (down from 3.3% last week)
NYC:
  • 640,017
… Read more

B.P. Brewer in the News:
January 30 – February 5

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View of Upper West Side buildings Friday, February 5 Thursday, February 4 Wednesday, February 3 Monday, February 1 Sunday, January 31
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Weekly newsletter (2/4)

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Friends, It’s Thursday, February 4, 2021. Welcome to my weekly COVID-19 newsletter. Here are the bullets for NYC according to nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker, the New York State COVID testing dashboard, and the NYC Dept. of Health: Manhattan:
  • 88,999 cumulative confirmed cases (+5,065 from last week)
  • 3,612 cumulative deaths (+77 since last week)
  • 3.3% seven-day positivity average (down from 3.4% last week)
NYC:
  • 610,346
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B.P. Brewer in the News:
January 23 – January 29

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View of Upper West Side buildings Wednesday, January 27 Tuesday, January 26 Monday, January 25 … Read more

Weekly COVID newsletter (1/28)

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Friends, It’s Thursday, January 28, 2021. Welcome to my weekly COVID-19 newsletter. These statistics have been psychologically numbing for a while now. But it’s worth noting that January has been America’s deadliest month of the pandemic so far– over 83,000 deaths. And the British variant (known as B117) “may be associated with a higher degree of mortality” according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week. Britain’s preliminary data suggests… Read more

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