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Pregnant? Here's why researchers say you should get a flu shot

Pregnant? Here's why researchers say you should get a flu shot

A positive pregnancy test comes with a barrage of often-conflicting advice about what to eat, how to exercise and when to turn to medication.

Unity in the Community Walk Planned in Crown Heights Tuesday Evening

Over the last week, evidence of questionable police activity throughout the nation has created a dialogue that is pushing many citizens towards action.
Local Literacy Program Aims to Close '30 Million Word Gap' Amongst Low-Income Children

Local Literacy Program Aims to Close '30 Million Word Gap' Amongst Low-Income Children

Reading aloud to your baby can close the "30 million word gap." Photo: Courtesy of Reach Out and Read of Greater New York Reach Out and Read of Greater New York is having what Executive Director Laurie Williams calls "a good problem.

ShotSpotter: Gunfire Detection System Leads NYPD to Crown Heights Shooter

Over the last decade, new technology and advanced investigation techniques have allowed detectives to become more accurate in their search for criminal suspects.

Benjamin Banneker Student Wins Prestigious Mohbat Prize For Writing

Nancy Schuh and Keitha-Clemon Duhaney, 2016 Mohbat Winner For the last five years, Brooklyn public high school seniors have had the opportunity to apply for the Joseph E. Mohbat Price for Writing in memory of Verdery Knights.
I Trusted My Instincts and Switched Doctors Halfway Through My Pregnancy

I Trusted My Instincts and Switched Doctors Halfway Through My Pregnancy

Click here to view original web page at www.babble.com Image Source: Jenny Halteman I glanced up past my shoulder, squinting my eyes as I looked at the screen.

Guns, Cops, Hate and America

The unbearable burden of being black in America is a feeling and truth that white America works hard to marginalize, ignore and relegate to the "myth" bin of human experience.

Abbas Noori Abbood, Iraqi Brooklyn Artist Creates Bicycle Barbershop, a comedy about understanding

Most Americans have never met an Iraqi, citizen of the country the US sanctions, invasion and occupation have destroyed. Abbas Noori Abbood, who grew up in Sadr City, Baghdad, wants to change that.

Summer Camp With Purpose: Camp Bed-Stuy Seeks to Broaden Horizons

Camp Bed-Stuy kids enjoying a city excursion In an era where city-based summer camps often double as full-time babysitters for working parents, a program's curriculum can easily contain a lot of fluff.
Brooklyn, Summer 2016: 'Dependence Day'

Brooklyn, Summer 2016: 'Dependence Day'

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