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Here's What Saratoga Park's New $2.1M Makeover Will Look Like

Here's What Saratoga Park's New $2.1M Makeover Will Look Like

Bed-Stuy's second largest park is getting new fences, more accessible playground equipment, fresh grass and more.

The Week in COVID-19 (01/31/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine.
NYBeauty Suites: When One Door Closes, Another Opens

NYBeauty Suites: When One Door Closes, Another Opens

Johanne Brierre, a Co-Working Co-Collaborator, Holds Ribbon-Cutting for Beauty-Preneurs

The Week in COVID-19 (01/24/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

COVID-19 rates have decreased across the city and state, showing positive signs New York has passed its Omicron surge

Brooklyn, These 3 Masks Will Give You the Most Protection Against COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its guidance on masks, saying that cloth masks provide the least protection from COVID-19
The COVID-19 Pandemic has Inspired New Health Habits for These 4 Scholars – Here’s What They Put Into Practice and Why

The COVID-19 Pandemic has Inspired New Health Habits for These 4 Scholars – Here’s What They Put Into Practice and Why

We asked four scholars to reflect on a health habit that they have adopted during the tumultuous months and years since COVID-19 turned people’s lives upside down.
Brooklyn, You Can Now Get 4 Free COVID Tests Sent Straight to Your Door

Brooklyn, You Can Now Get 4 Free COVID Tests Sent Straight to Your Door

The government launched a website Tuesday where anyone across the country can order up to four COVID-19 tests free of charge, and have them delivered right to your front door.
The Week in COVID-19 (01/18/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The Week in COVID-19 (01/18/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The CDC has said cloth face masks do not offer as much protection as surgical masks or respirators, and is urging NYers to get high quality face masks to protect against COVID-19
Here’s Where (and How) You Are Most Likely to Catch COVID – New Study

Here’s Where (and How) You Are Most Likely to Catch COVID – New Study

Which of our once-familiar activities is safe? And how safe exactly? These were the questions we sought to answer in our latest research.
From Delta to Omicron, Here’s How Scientists Know Which Coronavirus Variants Are Circulating in the US

From Delta to Omicron, Here’s How Scientists Know Which Coronavirus Variants Are Circulating in the US

By sequencing enough coronavirus genomes, scientists are able to build up a representative picture of which variants are circulating in the population overall.