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‘Freedges’ Offer Free Food In Neighborhoods To Those In Need : NPR

September 29, 2020
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Volunteer Thadeaus Umpster with the anarchist collective In Our Hearts delivering donated produce to community fridges in the Bed Stuy section of Brooklyn.

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Volunteer Thadeaus Umpster with the anarchist collective In Our Hearts delivering donated produce to community fridges in the Bed Stuy section of Brooklyn.

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Marina Vergara has been involved in distributing food to Los Angeles’ large homeless population for years through her work with a nonprofit that supports the chronically unhoused.

But this spring, she heard about something new. Free food refrigerators, or “freedges,” were springing up all over New York as the deadly pandemic fueled a striking rise in wider food insecurity and hunger. Vergara reached out to the members of the collective who were setting up them up.

“They connected me with a few different people in L.A. who were thinking about doing this,” she says.

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Health officials warn of ‘alarming’ COVID increase in New York City neighborhoods

September 27, 2020
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NEW YORK — Coronavirus continues to spread “at an alarming rate” in several New York City neighborhoods, the city health department said Sunday, a day before it is expected to decide whether to shut down private schools and nonessential businesses there.



Andrew Cuomo wearing a suit and tie: New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news conference on September 08, 2020 in New York City.

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New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news conference on September 08, 2020 in New York City.

The COVID infection rate in Gravesend/Homecrest is 6.75%, up from 6% last week; 5.34% in Midwood, up from 4.95%; and 4.41% in Borough Park, up from 3.53%, according to the Health Department.

It also flagged Kew Gardens, Edgemere/Far Rockaway, Bensonhurst/Mapleton, Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest/Sheepshead Bay and Flatlands/Midwood as areas of concern.

“Seven of the eight neighborhoods saw increases even from the prior day’s report, based on our preliminary data,” the Health Department said in a statement. “These areas account for over 23% of new cases

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NYC Health Dept.: Coronavirus cases spike in 8 Brooklyn, Queens neighborhoods

September 27, 2020
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continue to grow at an “alarming rate” in eight neighborhoods in the city, outpacing the citywide average by 3.3 times over the past 14 days, according to the city Department of Health.

These areas account for over 23% of new cases citywide over the past two weeks despite representing just under 7% of the city’s overall population, said the Health Department. The neighborhood and percentage increase in cases are:

  • Gravesend/Homecrest (6.75%)
  • Midwood (5.34%)
  • Kew Gardens (3.82%)
  • Edgemere/Far Rockaway (3.9%)
  • Borough Park (4.63%)
  • Bensonhurst/Mapleton (4.41%)
  • Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest/Sheepshead Bay (3.91%)
  • Flatlands/Midwood (3.85%)

In addition to these 8 zip codes, The Health Department identified four additional areas showing increased growth of cases and test positivity between 2% and 3%, which are:

  • Rego Park (2.34%)
  • Kew Gardens Hills/Pomonok (2.71%)
  • Kensington/Windsor Terrace (2.45%)
  • Brighton Beach/Manhattan Beach/Sheepshead Bay (2.74%)

Three out of the four areas above, have also increased

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Study: Citizens in Good Health, Living in Safer Neighborhoods More Likely To Vote

September 27, 2020
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Weekend voting at the headquarters of the San Diego County Registrar of Voters in November 2016. Photo by Chris Stone

A study released Thursday shows that California residents in good health with little psychological distress and better access to health care are more likely to consistently vote.

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The percentage of adults who reported that they always voted was highest among those who said they were in excellent or very good health – just under 41% – and who had experienced no psychological distress in the past year – just under 41%.

That’s compared with 37.4% who reported being in good health and 32.7% who reported being in fair or poor health, according to the brief released by by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

On the other hand, just over 23% of those who reported

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