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100-Year-Old East New York Man Gives His Secrets to a Long, Happy Life

100-Year-Old East New York Man Gives His Secrets to a Long, Happy Life

Gerard "Harold" Davis shares his fitness routine, the foods he eats and the practices that have kept him safe for a century
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Meet the Doctor Fighting Breast Cancer Disparities in Brooklyn

Meet the Doctor Fighting Breast Cancer Disparities in Brooklyn

Renowned breast cancer expert Dr. Vivian Bea is deeply committed to eliminating health disparities through research and community outreach
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Pop-Up Farm Stand at Brownsville School Remembers Young Shooting Victim

Pop-Up Farm Stand at Brownsville School Remembers Young Shooting Victim

A farm stand held at P.S. 178 in Darien Simpson's name Wednesday raised money for a new healthy food initiative
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Bringing Her Home: Mural for Sha-Asia Semple Unveiled in Bed-Stuy

The 26-year-old died during childbirth at Woodhull Medical Center July 3, highlighting the maternal death rate for Black women
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City Launches Campaign Urging New Yorkers to Get Flu Vaccine

City Launches Campaign Urging New Yorkers to Get Flu Vaccine

The seasonal flu is one of the leading causes of death in NYC, and this year the City is ramping up efforts to get New Yorkers vaccinated
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Why COVID-19 Vaccines Need to Prioritize 'Superspreaders'

Why COVID-19 Vaccines Need to Prioritize 'Superspreaders'

How should COVID-19 vaccine be prioritized?
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Prospect Heights Among Neighborhoods to be Sprayed for Mosquitoes This Week

Prospect Heights Among Neighborhoods to be Sprayed for Mosquitoes This Week

The city is planning to spray several Brooklyn neighborhoods with pesticides Thursday to reduce risks posed by the pests
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Fall Sports Back on the Agenda for City’s Youth

Fall Sports Back on the Agenda for City’s Youth

Permits for youth sports leagues have been issued after the council reversed its decision to suspend youth sports indefinitely
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Kids Are Bigger Coronavirus Spreaders Than Many Doctors Realized – Here’s How Schools Can Lower The Risk

Kids Are Bigger Coronavirus Spreaders Than Many Doctors Realized – Here’s How Schools Can Lower The Risk

The first U.S. schools have reopened with in-person classes, and they are already setting off alarm bells about how quickly the coronavirus can spread
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Brooklyn Poet’s New Book Lays Bare the Imperfect Process of Healing

Brooklyn Poet’s New Book Lays Bare the Imperfect Process of Healing

Jackie Bluu, a survivor of sexual abuse, wants readers to know they are not alone
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