24 total cases of Covid-19 in Haiti to date 24 total cases of coronavirus have been identified in Haiti according…
Coronavirus, Immigrant Voices
We registered dozens of people for vaccines. 11 things we learned.
If you make it easy for people, they will get vaccinated. This is perhaps obvious but the main reason people were not registering was not from a lack of will or belief in the vaccine’s efficacy. It’s because they didn’t know how to navigate the many sites, or don’t have jobs that allow them to be on the internet all day, or they heard on the news that things are a mess and figured they should wait.
Health & Science, Lifestyle
“Am I eligible” app and other info for Covid-19 vaccine help
You can check your eligibility and schedule an appointment (they’re required at the moment) to receive the vaccine with New York’s “Am I Eligible” app.
Business, Lists & Guides
Support small businesses, buy local this holiday season
Let’s make the holidays about small business. Nearly one-third of small businesses in New York haven’t reopened their doors since March. Those that remain open have taken huge financial hits and are fighting for survival. This season, help support the businesses that shape our communities by buying a portion of your gifts locally.
Lifestyle, New York
Beat of the Boroughs features 54 immigrant artists
Sidiki Conde is among 54 immigrant artists, including Haitian-Americans, featured in the Center for Traditional Music and Dance’s Beat of the Boroughs initiative, just launched this week. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday through March, artists from around the world will be leading performances, workshops, lectures and more on the center’s YouTube and Facebook pages.
Events, Lifestyle, New York
Adopt a dog, mural tour in Brooklyn, tastes of Nigeria
Election week has been … never ending. And you’ve probably had enough political talk to last a lifetime. So this…
New York
Remote or blended learning? Plus the secret to more financial aid
Parents across New York City are wondering: Should we start sending our little ones to school for hybrid instruction or keep them learning online from home? Mayor Bill de Blasio and schools Chancellor Richard Carranza have set a limited window for opting into blended learning. You have between November 2 and November 15 to decide.
Lifestyle, Lists & Guides
Guilt-free Takeout and Your Halloween Planner By Epicenter-NYC
Being busy is a way of life here, and people are willing to pay a premium for convenience. The consequence? Single-use plastic and foam containers — which take between 500 and 1,000 years to decompose — are piling up in landfills.
Columns, Features, Notices & Announcements
A Brooklyn Mom Saves Halloween
The Halloween Pumpkin Hunt 2020 website launched just a few days ago. More than 50 households in several Brooklyn neighborhoods, Queens, Philadelphia and Westport, Connecticut, have signed up. The beauty of the hunt is that it can quite literally be done anywhere.
Columns, Notices & Announcements
From Epicenter-NYC: Last Call For The Census
Filling out the census is crucial to democracy. In fact, it’s mandated by the constitution. Data collection is scheduled to end on Oct. 31.
Lifestyle, Notices & Announcements
From Epicenter-NYC: There’s a Creole app for that
We launched Epicenter-NYC at the height of Covid-19 as a way to
surface and meet needs, expand networks and create more connectivity
among the neighbors of New York City. We are written by the
community, for the community.