The COVID testing and vaccine rollout is far from streamlined--to say the least--so I've compiled...
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Weekly COVID newsletter (1/28)
B.P. Brewer in the News:
January 16 – January 22
Friday, January 22
- Radio.com/CBS880 by Marla Diamond, Preservationists rally to save NYC building linked to Underground Railroad from demolition
- New York Daily News by Larry McShane, Historians, politicians rally to save Washington Heights stop on the Underground Railroad from demolition
- Patch by Gus Saltonstall, Community Orgs, Pols Fight To Protect Historic Wash Heights Home
- Patch by Nick Garber, West Harlem Leaders Oppose New Shelter, Call For Housing Instead
Weekly COVID newsletter (1/21)
Friends,
It’s Thursday, January 21, 2021 (1/21/21 is a palindrome!). Welcome to my weekly COVID-19 newsletter.
Manhattan has had 78,163 cumulative confirmed cases and 3,456 deaths (5,810 more cases and 47 more deaths since last week). The city as a whole has had 537,601 total cases and 26,249 total deaths (42,328 more cases and 508 more deaths since last week), according to nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker.… Read more Weekly COVID newsletter (1/14)
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 the resources I know about on this page in an attempt to create a one-stop portal (I’ve folded in information from my previous testing-only page). Most testing is free or covered by insurance; vaccines are all free. This page’s information is updated as we receive updates (Much of this information comes from the NYC and… Read more Everything I’ve Heard About: EDUCATION
These are difficult times, and we’re doing our best to keep Manhattan informed – which is why we’ve been putting out our daily COVID-19 newsletter (sign up here!).
One of the most challenging parts of this crisis have come from how it has impacted education – from college to pre-K, students are going home as families learn how to best grapple with e-learning platforms. We’ve been sending out information… Read more
B.P. Brewer in the News:
December 26 – January 8
Thursday, January 7
- CBS2 by Andrea Grymes, City Officials Searching For Answers For High COVID-19 Positivity Rates In Manhattan’s Washington Heights And Inwood
- Patch by Nick Garber, Hell’s Kitchen ‘Takeout Challenge’ Crowns Bar As Winner
- NYCounty Politics, MANH Lawmakers on the Move, Jan. 6, 2021
- West Side Rag by Carol Tannenhauser, More Concrete Information on Vaccine Distribution Starts to Trickle Out as Local Seniors Express Anxiety: ‘If
Weekly COVID newsletter (1/7)
Current list of COVID-19 testing sites in Manhattan.
Join your local community board! 2021 applications are due February 22.
Manhattan’s 12 community boards are local organizations each composed of 50 volunteer members serving staggered two-year terms. Community boards are tasked with being the independent and representative voices of their communities—the most grass-roots form of local government. The boards are pivotal in shaping their communities and work to enhance and preserve the character of the city’s many unique neighborhoods. 
