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Hello There, Weekend!

Hello There, Weekend!

This weekend is a very nondescript two, three days. It's not the first weekend of Spring or Easter weekend, or any holiday.

Osceola Group Takes on SIDS With Sleep Awareness Campaign

photo credit: mynews13.com A Kissimmee organization is trying to save babies from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, one crib at a time. To the Fuentes family, their 11-month-old baby means the world.

Bus Turnaround Campaign to Improve MTA's Reliability, Speed in East New York

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New Mom Discovers Her ‘Hiccups’ Are Actually Violent and Deadly Fits

photo credit: thesun.co.uk When Llyrus Baptista started convulsing when she was 36 weeks pregnant she thought it was just a bad case of the hiccups.

Bed-Stuy Restoration Corporation Launches "RestorationArt"

photo credit: NY Times Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration) announces the launch of its 21st century creative complex: RestorationArt , as Broadway World reports.

Doctor Links Staying Active to Healthy Pregnancy

photo credit: myvmc.com A Shreveport doctor is clearing up a misconception about women working out while pregnant. The doctor says women don't have to change their normal routines once they conceive.

High Lead Levels Found in Crown Heights' School

photo credit: NY Post A test conducted on December 16, 2016 revealed a lead concentration level of 15,000 parts per billion in the water at PS 289 George V. Brower Elementary School in Crown Heights , as the New York Post reports.

Postpartum Doulas Help Moms Recover

photo credit: citizen-times.com Shame. Isolation. Guilt. Pain. Too many women live these words as new mothers. She is depressed because of the dramatic change in hormones. She is lacking the physical capacity to take care of her new baby [..].

Henry Butler Makes Bid for City Council

Henry Butler with his two sons on Easter. Photo: Facebook Bedford Stuyvesant's Community Board 3 District Manager Henry Butler wants to be the next city councilmember representing Brooklyn's 41st district .
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer to Hold Flatbush Town Hall Meeting

NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer to Hold Flatbush Town Hall Meeting

New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer In Partnership With Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Assembly Member N. Nick Perry Assembly Member Helene E. Weinstein Council Member Dr.