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Community Board 8 Meets: Holiday Events, Youth Leadership, Legal Assistance and More

Third Vice Chair, Atim Oton, discusses commerce in the community.

A Hydroponic Farm for Teens Grows in Bed-Stuy

A hydroponic unit at the entrance of UA Unison School At first, I didn't notice the hydroponic unit sitting at the entrance of where visitors sign in to the Urban Assembly Unison School in Bed-Stuy.
Pollution Causing Premature Deaths in Poor Neighborhoods

Pollution Causing Premature Deaths in Poor Neighborhoods

They are invisible and they cannot be felt, but the minuscule particles of contaminated air blowing through the streets of the Big Apple, which we breathe every day, are causing hundreds of New Yorkers to die prematurely every year.

Affordable Housing 101: An Introduction

Hello! "Affordable Housing" can be a confusing term, especially lately as it's more prevalent in the news than ever.

Do C-sections alter a baby’s microbiome, hurting later health?

A newborn Indonesian baby girl named Malika Ifrania Altha Meara is placed next to her mother Melinda Irmayanti at the Bunda Hospital in Jakarta, where 12 lucky babies were born by C-section on December 12, 2012.
12 Days of Christmas Shopping (Day 3): 'Winter Flea'

12 Days of Christmas Shopping (Day 3): 'Winter Flea'

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CreateNYC: Charting a New 'Roadmap' for the Future of Arts and Culture Across the 5 Boroughs

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs hosted a borough-wide workshop for the general public a t BRIC Arts Tuesday night as part of CreateNYC , a citywide push to parse the first comprehensive cultural plan for New York City.

12 Days of Christmas Shopping (Day 2): ‘Stuyvesant Indie Bazaar’

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This is why I decided to become a doula...

Processed with VSCO with m2 preset After experiencing an alarming amount of injustices as a working mother, I found myself being called to work as a childbirth educator and doula.

12 Days of Christmas Shopping (Day 1): 'One of a Find Vintage'

. "On The 1st Day of Christmas, My True Love Gave To Me...