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Myrtle Avenue Partnership Wins Innovation Grant For Financial Literacy App

The financial literacy app aims to help local residents identify available government benefits. Meredith Phillips Almeida, executive director of Myrtle Ave Partnership.

Should You Swaddle If You’re Bed-Sharing? Here’s What You Need To Know

photo credit: Romper Parents of newborns are instantly introduced to the world of swaddling. At the hospital, soon after your baby is born, nurses hand you a perfect little baby burrito, swaddled to perfection.

Prospect Park Now Home to NYC's First Composting Toilets

photo credit: curbedny.com Prospect Park's Wellhouse underwent a $2.34 million transformation into a comfort station and is now home to the first composting toilets in a New York City park.

Free Summer Meals for NYC Kids

photo credit:timesunion.com For many kids, summertime means two things: fun and friends.

Can Mindfulness Reduce Fear of Labour and Postpartum Depression?

photo credit: The Guardian Many women feel anxious about giving birth. Fear of the unknown and over-sharing by others ("I felt I was ripped apart," one mother told my antenatal group) can make labour daunting.

End of School Year Means Surge in Homelessness

Commissioner Banks and Borough President Adams Led Information Campaign on Homelessness Commissioner Banks and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, photo credit: NY Times On Friday, Steven Banks, commissioner of the New York City Human Resources Ad

'Making Rent in Bed-Stuy,' Gentrification from a Gentrifier’s Viewpoint

Brandon Harris, middle Cultural activities are flourishing in Bedford-Stuyvesant. In the summer of 2016 Fulton Park got a theater, and then the Billie Holiday Theater officially reopened in May after a two-year renovation.
No One Tells You About the Gut-Wrenching Loneliness of the First Trimester

No One Tells You About the Gut-Wrenching Loneliness of the First Trimester

For somewhere around three months, usually longer, you are invisibly pregnant.
Noel Pointer Foundation Celebrates 22 Years of NYC Music Education

Noel Pointer Foundation Celebrates 22 Years of NYC Music Education

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Taking Antidepressants During Pregnancy Not Associated with Neonatal Problems at 2-4 Weeks

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