Health & Wellness

City Parks Foundation is bringing free soccer, tennis, golf, yoga, pickleball, and more to Brooklyn parks this fall. Registration is now open for youth and seniors.

Celebrate health and culture in Brooklyn with free screenings, fitness activities, inspiring stories and community programming at Flatbush Central on Sept. 27.

The NYC Health Department will spray pesticides in Brooklyn neighborhoods on Tuesday to reduce mosquito activity.

Climate justice advocates and elected officials urged the state to increase public renewable energy projects to total 15 gigawatts from 7 gigawatts.

Maimonedes Health is now offering patients the opportunity to donate their placenta after birth.

A new NYC Health Department report links alcohol use to thousands of cancer cases each year, highlighting racial disparities, liquor store density and gaps in screening access.

Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center earns a 2025 Community Health Quality Recognition Badge, highlighting its nearly 60-year commitment to equitable, patient-centered care in Red Hook and Queens.

Overnight spraying is coming to Boerum Hill, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Park Slope, Sunset Park and more on Thursday, Sept. 4.

With youth depression at record highs, Brooklyn’s “A Little Unwell” circus fundraiser highlights art’s power in healing and mental health advocacy.

The updated standards restrict artificial colors, expand limits on low- and no-calorie sweeteners, remove processed meats and increase weekly offerings of minimally-processed plant proteins.