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Taking it to the Streets: Planned Parenthood Goes Mobile with HIV Prevention

Taking it to the Streets: Planned Parenthood Goes Mobile with HIV Prevention

In Brooklyn, where will Planned Parenthood's mobile medical unit be next? Project Street Beat is Planned Parenthood's HIV-prevention and access to care program that provides services through a mobile medical unit and also in two offices, one in the S
City Launches 5-Year Plan to Reduce Maternal Deaths Among Women of Color

City Launches 5-Year Plan to Reduce Maternal Deaths Among Women of Color

City data shows: Black women are eight times more likely to die of pregnancy-related complications than White women. Photo credit: DC Metro Maternity On Monday, First Lady Chirlane Mc Cray and Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Dr.
When Developing Brooklyn, Don’t Forget About Women

When Developing Brooklyn, Don’t Forget About Women

Latoya Richardson's story is proof that you do not have to be a man to build the future of New York City. Photo credit: New York YIMBY By Latoya Richardson Admit it: When you think of a construction worker, you probably aren't thinking of a woman.
Brooklyn's B12 Is the City's Most Unreliable Bus Route

Brooklyn's B12 Is the City's Most Unreliable Bus Route

The B12 route has been awarded the 2018 "Schleppie" by the Straphanger Campaign for its unreliable service The B12 is the most unreliable bus route in the city.
How Artist Sarah Elizabeth Charles Redefines Jazz with 'Soulcial' Commentary

How Artist Sarah Elizabeth Charles Redefines Jazz with 'Soulcial' Commentary

Crown Heights musician and educator Sarah Elizabeth Charles is stretching the idea of jazz, while bringing light to questions of gender bias, incarceration and police brutality
This Bushwick Compost Service is Powered by Bikes and Youth

This Bushwick Compost Service is Powered by Bikes and Youth

BK Rot turns food waste into lush gardens and good jobs
Photos: Curlygirls Take Over Prospect Park

Photos: Curlygirls Take Over Prospect Park

It's "Cool to be Kinky" at 5th Annual Curlfest in Prospect Park What is a "Curlygirl?" Well, according to the fifth annual Curlfest in Prospect Park on Saturday, a curlygirl is woman of African descent who proudly dons her natural, curly tresses, voi
Report: Dumbo Surges to Third Priciest Neighborhood in NYC

Report: Dumbo Surges to Third Priciest Neighborhood in NYC

Central Brooklyn Neighborhoods like Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights have seen double-digit increases in their home sales Dumbo is the borough's priciest neighborhood. Photo credit: Agorafy PropertyShark.
Gov. Cuomo to Spend $3M on Community Gardens in Central Brooklyn

Gov. Cuomo to Spend $3M on Community Gardens in Central Brooklyn

The funding is part of a $1.4 billion state plan to invest in health care, housing, open space and quality of life in Central Brooklyn Photo courtesy Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.
Flatbush Student Wins Prestigious Mohbat Prize for Essay on #MeToo

Flatbush Student Wins Prestigious Mohbat Prize for Essay on #MeToo

The annual award, in memory of journalist Joseph E. Mohbat and Brooklyn student Verdery Knights, honors exceptionally gifted Brooklyn public high school seniors Wirdah Khan, winner of the 2018 Joseph E.