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Kamin Health Urgent Care in Crown Heights offers free lead testing for children throughout the month of January Photo credit: Environmental Working Group With the recent revelations about NYCHA's failure to conduct thousands of lead paint inspections

BAM hosted the 2018 free community event, featuring Mayor de Blasio, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and keynote speaker Jelani Cobb.

A young Bed-Stuy native uses turntables and a mic to give those who have been bullied messages of hope and encouragement.

Owners say Optimum outage cost their business "tens of thousands of dollars.

ARTs East New York's 'The Van Lier [re]Activate Fellowship' provides a $16,000 stipend, 24-hour access to studio/gallery space and professional mentorship to East Brooklyn-based, socially-engaged artists Photo credit: ReNew Lots On Wednesday, ARTs Ea

These trailblazing organizations are at the forefront of making our borough a better place for all to raise healthy children and families," said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Five Brooklyn nonprofit organizations identified as lead disrupters

The new 'potty parity' law will go into effect in 180 days and mandates that diaper changing stations be available to all New Yorkers in public spaces such as theaters, museums and shopping malls. Potty Parity is now law in NYC.

Intro 1039, a bill introduced by Councilmember Williams which is part of the Housing Not Warehousing Act, mandates the city to register vacant buildings and lots that could be developed as affordable housing.

GetCoveredNYC, the citywide program, provides free live support to help uninsured New Yorkers understand their eligibility and the enrollment process.

Complaints about non-functioning heat and hot water have come from tenants at over 30 NYCHA developments across the city, including five developments in Central and East Brooklyn Photo credit: NY Daily News After widespread reports from tenants of he