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BP Adams to Hold Town Hall for NYCHA Residents

BP Adams to Hold Town Hall for NYCHA Residents

NYCHA residents: Do you want to improve the quality of life and safety in our city's public housing? On Thursday, November 3, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will host a town focused on the tens of thousands of residents living in New York City

Mother of Stillborn Son Donates 16 Gallons of Breast Milk: ‘It Gave Me A Purpose’

This grieving mother donated more than 16 gallons of breast milk after she gave birth to a stillborn son, hoping to turn her personal tragedy into hope for another.

Residents of Flatbush Air Concerns at Monday Town Hall

Photo: Ernest Skinner, NYC Council Residents of Flatbush and Midwood had a chance to air their concerns around the fast changes taking place in their neighborhood, at a town hall meeting held on Monday at P.S. 109 in East Flatbush.

71st Police Precinct Offers Safe, Halloween Path Walk Through Flatbush

Halloween is less than a week away! If you are a Flatbush resident and parent seeking a safe pathway for your young ones to trick-or-treat on Halloween, the 71st Police Precinct will has outlined a route that will be monitored by the NYPD.

Janet Jackson pregnancy: Is it safe at 50?

Janet Jackson officially acknowledged her first pregnancy Wednesday at age 50. More women are holding off pregnancy until 35 or older, so we had some questions about the risks involved in getting pregnant at "advanced maternal age.

Zika Virus Can Damage Fetal Brain Late in Pregnancy: Study

The Zika virus may harm a baby's brain even if the mother is infected just before giving birth, a new study suggests.
'The Campus' Launches in Brownsville, Will Prepare Youth to Compete Globally

'The Campus' Launches in Brownsville, Will Prepare Youth to Compete Globally

Brownsville's underserved youth just got a major leg-up: Senator Jesse Hamilton hosted a ribbon cutting-ceremony Friday at P.S. 298 Dr.
Neighborhood Visioning Session: How Would You Strengthen Crown Heights?

Neighborhood Visioning Session: How Would You Strengthen Crown Heights?

How Would You Strengthen Crown Heights? For the second year, Brooklyn Community Foundation will invest $100,000 in Crown Heights — and residents get to decide how those funds will be used.
Calling all Flatbush Entrepreneurs: Flatbush Ave BID to Hold Business Roundtable Summit

Calling all Flatbush Entrepreneurs: Flatbush Ave BID to Hold Business Roundtable Summit

Are you a startup or thinking of taking the Entrepreneurial route? Have you achieved some success but know that you are capable of much more? Are you interested in attracting high-caliber employees? Are you frustrated with your current branding/marke

Why is the U.S. Infant Mortality Rate So High?

Baby foot in father's hand on the white background Infant mortality, defined as death within the first year of life,1 is commonly accepted as one of the key gauges of a nation's socioeconomic development.