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Chaim Deutsch Scorches Earth in Stealth Campaign to Topple Rep. Yvette Clarke

June 10, 2020, 9:36 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:38 a.m.

The Brooklyn City Council member circulates apocalyptic video blaming current leaders for New York’s coronavirus and George Floyd protest upheavals.

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COVID-19 Deepens a Longstanding Staten Island Divide

June 3, 2020, 5:59 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Disparities in fatalities and differing NYC reopening stances on the borough’s north and south shores tells a tale of a split island.

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What Eric Garner’s Mother Told George Floyd’s Family: ‘You Cannot Let This Go’

June 1, 2020, 9:18 p.m.June 2, 2020, 10:06 p.m.

Gwen Carr, whose son’s own video-recorded cries of “I can’t breathe” sparked demonstrations five years ago, also slammed Mayor de Blasio’s handling of police brutality protests.

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Staten Island GOP Politicians Rally Around Reopening NYC

May 20, 2020, 6:39 p.m.May 26, 2020, 1:44 p.m.

Most Republican officials and candidates in the only borough to vote Trump want to move faster than Gov. Cuomo’s plan. There’s one major exception…

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First Tally of Virus Death Toll By Neighborhood Shows City Split in Suffering

May 18, 2020, 9:15 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Large working-class housing developments from Starrett City to NYCHA suffer heavy losses — while a swath of Lower Manhattan sees no COVID fatalities.

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Coney Island Businesses Plead for a Lifesaver to Survive Extended Shutdown

May 7, 2020, 6:17 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Slammed by coronavirus shutdown orders, the folks who make the seaside Brooklyn amusement mecca run say rent breaks and loans may be their best hopes.