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Brooklyn Electeds Introduce Bills to Provide No-Cost Doula Services for NY'ers

Brooklyn Electeds Introduce Bills to Provide No-Cost Doula Services for NY'ers

Councilmembers Gutiérrez, Louis and Hudson introduced two bills to create a "doula pipeline" across the city 
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How Would You Rate the Cleanliness of Brooklyn's Streets?

How Would You Rate the Cleanliness of Brooklyn's Streets?

311 complaints related to dirty conditions in the city nearly doubled last year, rising from around 26,000 in 2020 to 45,000 in 2021.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Announces Plans to Open New Cancer Center in Flatbush

Memorial Sloan Kettering Announces Plans to Open New Cancer Center in Flatbush

Ranked among the top two cancer hospitals in the country in adult and pediatric oncology, MSK will be opening a new location in Brooklyn in early 2023
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A Brooklyn-Based Rites of Passage Program Celebrates 20 Years of Transforming, Affirming Young Lives

A Brooklyn-Based Rites of Passage Program Celebrates 20 Years of Transforming, Affirming Young Lives

Egbe Iwas offers a series of dynamic workshops that teaches youth skills that emphasize supporting positive self-affirmation and building strong moral character toward leadership in the community.
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Bed-Stuy Legislator and Local Advocate Proposes Legislation to Tackle Lupus

Bed-Stuy Legislator and Local Advocate Proposes Legislation to Tackle Lupus

A Bed-Stuy resident and New York lawmaker Kevin Parker work together to tackle Lupus research and its implications on Black and Brown New Yorkers.
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Health Commissioner: NYC is Entering a New Risk Alert for COVID-19

Health Commissioner: NYC is Entering a New Risk Alert for COVID-19

"As a practical matter, what this means for New Yorkers is that they must exercise even greater caution than they have the last few weeks," Dr. Ashwin Vasan announced Monday.
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Report: As COVID's Threat Moves from Pandemic to Endemic, People are Less Likely to Get Booster

Report: As COVID's Threat Moves from Pandemic to Endemic, People are Less Likely to Get Booster

An EmblemHealth study finds public attitudes toward prevention measures drastically change as awareness shifts to living with COVID long-term.
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Meet the Brownsville Running Club for Women of Color Disrupting Systemic Inequity

Meet the Brownsville Running Club for Women of Color Disrupting Systemic Inequity

We Run Brownsville is a free running club for women of color featuring a walk-to-run program and a supportive, wellness-focused community.
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Citi Bike Offering Free, 1-Day Passes During Car-Free Earth Day on April 23

Citi Bike Offering Free, 1-Day Passes During Car-Free Earth Day on April 23

DOT has scheduled celebrations along nine City streets with programming promoting education around climate change and activities for all ages
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Community Conversation at Kings Theatre Explores Solutions Around Black Maternal Health

Community Conversation at Kings Theatre Explores Solutions Around Black Maternal Health

America’s maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the developed world, and they are especially high among Black women
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