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Drinking Diet Soda While Pregnant Can Lead To Childhood Obesity, Study Suggests

"Pregnant women who drink diet soda every day may be more likely to have babies that develop weight issues, according to a new study.
NYPD Busts Clinton Hill Drug Dealers in 8 Month Long Sting

NYPD Busts Clinton Hill Drug Dealers in 8 Month Long Sting

A group of undercover officers in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn have been focusing on a wide range of illegal activity around the area's public schools.

Brooklyn Students Visit Morgue, Face Realities of Gun Violence

High school and middle school students from around the Brooklyn area were invited to the Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center as part of a initiative against gun violence.
BP Adams Names May 21 'Christopher The Notorious B.I.G. Wallace Day'

BP Adams Names May 21 'Christopher The Notorious B.I.G. Wallace Day'

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams talks to T'yanna Wallace, daughter of Biggie Smalls. Just in time for what would have been the Bed-Stuy-native and hip hop giant's 44th birthday, Biggie Smalls just got his own day in Brooklyn.
Celebrating the By My Side Birth Support Program’s 400th birth – An interview with doula Joan Sherwood

Celebrating the By My Side Birth Support Program’s 400th birth – An interview with doula Joan Sherwood

By Sophia Salmon Joan Sherwood, a doula with the By My Side Birth Support Program, describes doulas as "the keepers of birth journeys, the keepers of darkest secrets, and they hold the key to the birthing stories of many women.
Community Board Meeting Highlights Program For Reporting Police Misconduct

Community Board Meeting Highlights Program For Reporting Police Misconduct

Last week influential members of Brooklyn neighborhoods like Crown Heights and Prospect Heights came together for their monthly Community Board 8 meeting, These meetings serve two purposes within the thriving and fast-changing dynamic that is current
Hi Weekend, Great To See Ya

Hi Weekend, Great To See Ya

The weekend is here and although it's a few experts who say that living for the weekend is not ideal, I say there ain't nothing wrong with turning up from Friday-Sunday.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Abrupt stop in breathing linked to low serotonin levels

" Babies who present a serotonin deficiency may be more at risk of Sudden Death Infant Syndrome (SIDS), researchers claim. The neurotransmitter could play an important role in the infants' breathing, and a lack of it could lead to asphyxia.

Brooklyn For Dance

Dance/NYC's Board of Directors, Advisors, and Event Hosts Cordially Invite You to Celebrate Dance and Culture in Brooklyn Monday, May 23, 6:00-8:00pm Location: Mark Morris Dance Center 3 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY Please join us for a memorable ev

Clinton Hill Residents Passionately Oppose New Bike Lanes

Anti-bike lane activists took to the streets handing out fliers and educating the public this week in hopes of raising awareness about a pressing issue.