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Brooklyn Officials, Residents Say Hardest Hit Neighborhoods Need More Vaccine Outreach: ‘We’re Still In Mourning’
As the infection rate keeps increasing, the race is on to ramp up vaccination efforts.

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As the infection rate keeps increasing, the race is on to ramp up vaccination efforts.

Sources told CBS2’s Alice Gainer the child may have been playing with the gun when it went off.
“If you are staying in the Arlo Hotel anywhere in the United States, check out,” protesters said.
Trottenberg stepped down from her job in New York City last month to join Biden’s presidential transition team.
New York City is opening more vaccination sites, including one in Harlem on Sunday, but it’s still a challenge for many to get the shot.
Workers say the dispute with their bosses is over a $1 per hour raise, CBS2’s John Dias reported Sunday.
Coronavirus pandemic fallout has impacted the way college students learn.
The historic Abyssinian Baptist Church on West 138th Street filled all 250 appointments, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported.
A man accused of trying to rape a woman in the stairwell of a Bronx apartment building is now under arrest.
The good Samaritan jumped into action after an emotionally disturbed person pushed another man on to train tracks in Harlem on Saturday.
Security is also tight in New York City, where Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to stress there’s no credible threat.
The fire broke out just after midnight at Tabernacle of God in Jesus Christ on Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights.
Investigators say Nicolas Moncada lives with his parents in Bay Terrace.
The incident started when he tried to take a picture of a car that apparently struck him while he was riding his bike.
CBS2’s Ali Bauman went to check them out overnight, but she found near-empty facilities turning dozens of eligible people away.
The FDNY says it broke out on the second floor of a three-story apartment building on Montrose Avenue just after 6 p.m.
On Jan. 15, 2009, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport on its way to North Carolina.
The Nets acquired Harden from the Houston Rockets in a massive 4-team deal.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said Wednesday the city will start phasing out the entry exam.
Flying may not be popular, but a growing number of locals are finding a safe way to take in the sights from above without taking off.