Every weekday morning, I spend a lot of time reading the news — newspapers, magazines, websites and apps — so I can bring you “In the Papers.” There’s so much to read and so much to share that now, every week, I want to highlight some of the best stuff I’ve seen.
1. She Kept a Library Book for 63 Years. It Was Time to Return It.
NY Times
Betty Diamond returned a book she borrowed 63 years ago from the Queens Public Library’s Auburndale branch.
2. An Unlikely Marriage That Lasted: 25 Years Later, FDNY and EMS Still Together After Testy Merger
NY Daily News
The FDNY and EMS reflect on their once-controversial merger.
3. Multiplying The Good In Our Communities, Mutual Savings Bank Offers A Lesson In Resilience
Bklyner
The concept of a bank being anything other than a giant corporate enterprise seems quaint. Brooklyn’s mutual savings banks are another example of how local businesses have been vital during the pandemic.
4. Candidates Find It's Not Easy Getting New Yorkers To Sign Their Ballot Petitions During A Pandemic
Gothamist
It’s really hard to get people to stop and sign election ballot petitions during a pandemic.
5. Here’s How to Roll Down Car Windows to Stay COVID Safe
NY1
And you’ve probably been rolling down the wrong window to create air flow when you ride a taxi.