Health & Wellness

Members of the nonprofit Brooklyn for Downstate rallied outside SUNY Downstate University Hospital on Tuesday to present findings from a report detailing the state of healthcare in Brooklyn.

The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation awarded St. Francis College funds to support its nursing program.

Bedford Stuyvesant's newest fitness studio offers Afrobeat and West African dance classes, yoga and boxing.

Over 75% of the patients who used the service identify as people of color.

The increase is good news, as the state has historically struggled with low donor registration rates.

Many Brooklyn residents said they would not have walked or biked to work if the Greenway did not exist.

AsafespaceStudio, which began as a community meet-up for Black and brown folks during the height of the pandemic, will now become a holistic wellness space in Sunset Park.

The health organization welcomed representatives from over 40 community organizations across southern Brooklyn to its annual celebration.

Over 100 motorcyclists joined the event on Oct. 16 to raise awareness for breast cancer treatment and research.

New York State Senators Andrew Gounardes and Jabari Brisport and Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest provided state funding to refurbish the aging escalators.