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Name, Title: Mark Winston Griffith Where do you work: Executive Director of Brooklyn Movement Center; Co-founding Board Member of Central Brooklyn Food Cooperative What does your organization do? BMC is a Black and membership-led multi issued communi

One Brooklyn Health, a newly-launched network of health care providers, will open and expand 11 community health centers in underserved neighborhoods. Photo courtesy Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. Governor Andrew M.

The Community Baby Shower provided expecting teen mothers with essentials such as diapers and bottles, as well as information and emotional support from guest speakers.

The free Playstreets program keeps children engaged in a wealth of recreational and arts activities in a safe environment.

Name, Title: Karina Christiansen PhD What work have you done for the community: I see my contribution as a public health researcher to challenge the way we have thought about food justice and community health.

In lieu of the first heatwave in 2018, the city is opening cooling centers, extending public pool hours, and issuing recommendations on how to stay cool and safe!

Still undecided about summer for your child? We've got at least 5 reasons summer in Cumbe's Dance, Drum & Imagination Summer Camp is super fulfilling! Photo courtesy Cumbe Dance 1.

Bristol Street in Brownsville turned into a dance party, playground and health fair for the residents On Tuesday, the Brownsville Neighborhood Health Action Center held its annual Jump into Summer Block Party on Bristol Street, an opportunity to brin

East New York's mix of one- and two-family homes with unoccupied basement units that could increase the city's stock of affordable housing.

Planning to tackle systemic poverty as an antidote to militant policing, Beckford vows to reform police accountability, affordable housing and the state's budget.