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It's common to see outdoor vendors selling Caribbean products. There's a large Caribbean population in Flatbush. Flatbush, Brooklyn-- also known as "The Flossy," has a population of 110,875.

Women who rely on medication often face a tough choice during pregnancy. They want to keep their babies safe and reduce the risk of harm, but many take daily prescriptions to relieve pain, balance hormones, or control their emotions.

Photo by Jean-Pierre Chigne for BK Reader On Tuesday night, Democrat Brian Benjamin won a special election for the State Senate in Upper Manhattan, giving Democrats control over the New York State Senate and therefore a legislative edge.

image credit: billboard.com The long-awaited renovation for Fort Greene's historic Paramount Theatre is expected to begin this fall as Amplify reports.

More than 200,000 NYC public school students - roughly 1 out of 5 - were chronically absent (missing 38 days or more of school) last year, according to the Mayor's Interagency Task Force on Truancy, Chronic Absenteeism and School Engagement .

Pierre Francillon in front of the first mural in the PLG ABC project in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

The sister neighborhoods of Brownsville and East New York are located in the eastern part of Brooklyn, bordered to the north by Bedford Stuyvesant, the west by Crown Heights and southwest by Flatbush.

Photo by Jean-Pierre Chigne for BK Reader Community Board 16, which represents Brownsville, held its monthly meeting at 444 Thomas Boyland Street on Tuesday May 23.

photo credit: sheknows.com When postpartum depression (PPD) sets in, it's hard for a new mother not to think about the toll her emotional upheaval is having on her baby.