Brooklyn Coronavirus Update and Open Thread: Primary Is Back On, Forbearance (5/6/20)

We’re in the eighth week of sheltering in place and the 32nd day of home schooling for New York City schools.

A judge has ordered the New York State Democratic presidential primary election to go on after party leaders cancelled it. Voting for other races was still going to happen anyway, and holding the primary will ensure representation for delegates at the Democratic convention. Absentee ballots are going out this week. If you haven’t already requested one, click here to get yours. The process is quick and easy for already registered voters.

Now that we’re a few days into May, more than 7.5 percent of homes nationally — or 3.8 million homes — are in mortgage forbearance, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

What are your thoughts, and how are you weathering the shutdown? What do you think should be done in Brooklyn to combat the spread of the virus and blunt the damage to local businesses and jobs? Please feel free to comment in a respectful manner (please, no personal attacks, nothing libelous). If you are not already logged in, go up to the top right hand side of the page and log in to be able to comment.