Health & Wellness

Brooklyn Community Steps Out in Generosity for Premature Baby Girl and Her Mom

A baby girl born almost 3 months premature amid the COVID-19 pandemic has come home to a house full of supplies thanks to the generosity of the Bed-Stuy community

Aug 10, 2020 12:44 PM Read more >

Family of Sha-Asia Semple Cry Out for Justice After Daughter's Death at Brooklyn Hospital

Semple died during childbirth at Woodhull Medical Center on July 2, highlighting the maternal death rate for Black women

Aug 7, 2020 1:34 PM Read more >

Freedom Food: Bushwick Garden Feeds Its Neighborhood Through Pandemic

Bushwick gardener Kofi Thomas shows how gardening and growing food can make us more free

Aug 3, 2020 11:01 AM Read more >

NYC Pulls Prospect Park Thoroughfares From Brooklyn Open Streets Program

With little warning, City Hall announced that two main thoroughfares that border Prospect Park will be removed from the program

Jul 28, 2020 9:40 AM Read more >

Bed-Stuy Hospital Receives 1,800 Paintings For Health Care Workers

The paintings, which each represent a different flower, were created by Los Angeles-based artist Michael Gittes

Jul 20, 2020 4:35 PM Read more >

New York City Enters Phase 4 of Reopening

But many indoor activities and large gatherings remain off the table, as the governor tries to limit a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic

Jul 20, 2020 12:34 PM Read more >

Bed-Stuy Farmers Market To Return This Weekend

Hattie Carthan Community Market will have social distancing and safety measures in place

Jul 9, 2020 10:49 AM Read more >

Amid COVID-19 and mass protests, Brooklyn gets a Day of Healing

On Thursday, Senator Zellnor Myrie and Kings Against Violence Initiative will hold free online workshops

Jul 8, 2020 10:14 AM Read more >

New State of the Art Dog Run Comes to Prospect Park

Local politicians, community leaders and dog lovers cut the ribbon on the new park yesterday

Jul 7, 2020 11:40 AM Read more >

Isabahlia Ladies of Elegance Foundation is Growing Farm-Fresh Food for Brownsville's Mind, Body and Soul

With 5 community gardens around Brownsville, this foundation is helping change the community's relationship with food and health

Jun 24, 2020 10:47 AM Read more >