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Taking vitamin D when you're pregnant 'may strengthen babies' bones' scientists claim

Taking vitamin D during pregnancy may strengthen the bones of babies born in the winter months, a study has found. The supplements are thought to counteract the seasonal drop in vitamin D levels caused by lack of sunlight. To read more, go here .

PA James, Assemblymember Mosley Protest G-Way Management in Crown Heights for Widespread Tenant Harassment Practices

PA James, along with Assemblymember Walter Mosley held a press conference in front of 410 Eastern Parkway in protest of unscrupulous tactics by landlords to force tenants out of their homes "G-Way, G-Way, you can't hide! We can see your greedy side!"
This Photo Series Gets Hilariously Real About Pregnancy

This Photo Series Gets Hilariously Real About Pregnancy

Click here to view original web page at www.self.com Pregnancy can be a beautiful time in a woman's life, but it can also be a tough one.

Citi Bike Starts Seasonal Hiring Campaign in Bed-Stuy

Citi Bike has begun to hire for the 2016 riding season. On March 2 , Citi Bike is teaming up with Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation at a job fair to screen candidates for CDL and non-CDL driver positions as well as call center agents.

Comptroller Stringer Honors Local 'Trailblazers' at BHM Ceremony

l to r: Makeisha Rampersant, Youth Director, Coney Island Generation Gap (CIGG); Rocco Brescia, Executive Director, CIGG; Assembly Member Pamela Harris, CIGG Founder; Jamilah Lemieux, Senior Editor, EBONY; New York City Comptroller Scott M.

How One Instagram Account Is Spreading Breastfeeding Love Among Black Moms

When Felicia Floyd started Blactavist , an Instagram account meant to celebrate black women breastfeeding, she had no idea it was going to reach so many people.

651 ARTS Presents its 'Classically Black' Season of Dance, Music and Spoken Word

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company Beginning March 5-May 6, 2016 651 ARTS will kick off its 28th spring season by presenting four Classically Black evenings of dance, poetry and music.

Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo: Alleged Brownsville Rape, My Thoughts on Dismissal of Charges

AP Photo: Bebeto Matthews By Laurie A.

Affordable(ish) Housing: Rising Rents in Brooklyn and What the City is Trying to do about it

Average Rent Increases Highest in Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights In Brooklyn, the rent is too damn high! Let's give a warm "thank you" to Jimmy McMillan for publicly declaring it first, because really, there is no more graceful way to put it.

Photos: Mayor de Blasio Pays Surprise Visit to Bed-Stuy, Campaigns his Affordable Housing Bills

Mayor Bill de Blasio was at Cherry's Unisex Hair Salon on Saturday to garner support around two bills out of his office addressing the affordable housing crisis.