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C.D.C. May Warn Pregnant Women Against Travel to Countries With Zika Virus

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in a Petri dish at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, part of the University of São Paulo in Brazil.
Photos: How Young Brooklynites are Breaking Free of the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Photos: How Young Brooklynites are Breaking Free of the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Brooklyn resident Samara Gaev just had one of her most intense, most powerful and most rewarding years ever.

There's a New Kick in Town!

FreshDirect co-founder and CEO Jason Ackerman and Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Diana Reyna (center) are joined by FoodKick staff as well as Brooklyn community partners for a ribbon cutting celebrating the launch of the new on-demand food busines

5 Ways to Survive a Winter Pregnancy

Maybe you thought it would be easier than in the summer, since it isn't hot out. Eh, not so much. Click here for more.

Photos: Crepe House on Myrtle Ave, Soon Come!

Chem, co-owner of Crepe House, coming soon to Myrtle Avenue! The food options in Fort Greene are about to get a little more international with the upcoming opening of Crepe House, located at 475A Myrtle Avenue.

FreshDirect Kicks off One-Hour Food Deliveries in Brooklyn

Image: FoodKick One thing New Yorkers are good for is last-minute shopping, particularly when it comes to food! What, with our busy work schedules and the sparse number of quality grocery stores-- many of which require a jaunt on public transportatio

Doulas offer safety, cost savings, University of Minnesota study finds

Doulas Clara Sharp, left, and Sonja Watley visited expectant mother Claire Littleton.

Wednesday: CM Laurie Cumbo Invites Crown Heights Residents to Weigh in on Community Mural

Mural by Groundswell Dear Friend, On Wednesday, [January 20, 5:00pm at the Jewish Children's Museum] I will present a public discussion to discuss a mural design concept intended for the community of Crown Heights.

Brooklyn Museum Brings African Masquerade to Life

Zina Saro-Wiwa (British/Nigerian, born 1976). The Invisible Man, 2015. Pigmented inkjet print, 28 3/4 x 44 in. (73 x 111.8 cm). Seattle Art Museum, Commission, 2015. Courtesy of the artist.

Poet Walt Whitman: Brooklyn's Literary Son Redux...

Art by Franklin Stanwood American, (1852-1888); Early Morning, New York Harbor, 1881 "The Art of Seeing" by Michael Milton Flood-tide below me! I see you face to face! Clouds of the west—sun there half an hour high—I see you also face to