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Brrrr! City Issues Extreme Cold Weather Health Advisory

New Yorkers are encouraged to take serious precautions during the upcoming extreme cold weather front to avoid health problems such as hypothermia, frostbites or the worsening of existing health conditions Photo credit: zimbio.

Santa is Coming to Town: Family Fun This Holiday Weekend in Central Brooklyn

While waiting for Santa, keep yourself and the family busy with fun events all around Brooklyn! Just a few more days until Santa pays us his annual visit.

'Thanks a Latke' to the Brooklyn Museum, Host of the 9th Annual Latke Festival

Latke Lovers around the city came out to celebrate the creative interpretations of the potato pancake! Winners of the 9th Annual Latke Festival In what is becoming a Brooklyn tradition, the New York City catering company, Great Performances, hosted t
Woodhull Hospital Opens Brooklyn’s First Health Center for LGBTQ Patients

Woodhull Hospital Opens Brooklyn’s First Health Center for LGBTQ Patients

The new Pride Health Center offers culturally competent health services including primary care, behavioral health, dental services, hormone therapy, HIV testing and prophylaxis provided by specially trained medical staff First Lady Chirlane McCrae On

2nd Annual Kwanzaa Crawl Returns to Take Over Central Brooklyn Bars

Drink and be merry during the second annual Kwanzaa Crawl in support of black-owned bars in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill and Fort Greene Photo credit: Soul Society 101 Kwanzaa Crawl, a Kwanzaa-celebrating bar crawl, returns
Santaland Spreads Holiday Cheer in Brownsville

Santaland Spreads Holiday Cheer in Brownsville

'Santaland,' Healthfirst's holiday celebration, brought Christmas Cheer to 2,500 little and not-so-little guests alike On Saturday, Healthfirst transformed the Seth Low Community Center in Brownsville into a dreamy winter world.

Brownsville Mother-Daughter Team Creates Children's Book Series to Bring Culture into the Classroom

Cathie Wright-Lewis and daughter Cheyenne Lewis created 'Mama Relly,' a children's book that teaches history, drawing stories from their own family's slave narratives Mother-daughter duo: Author Cathie Wright-Lewis (left) with illustrator Cheyenne Le

Shop, Eat and Be Merry: Bed-Stuy’s Holiday Crawl Returns

Bundle up, and discover the little gems and gifts your local community has to offer at the Holiday Crawl, Bed-Stuy style! Bridge Street Development Corporation presents its annual "Bed-Stuy Style: Holiday Crawl," on Saturday, December 16.

'Art in the Parks' Initiative Encourages Central Brooklynites to Become Active in Their Local Parks

The 'Art in the Parks: Active Open Space' initiative awarded $100,000 to eight community-based organizations to install public art that promotes physical activity and community connectivity in neighborhoods with high rates of chronic diseases Art ins

Transformation Equals Change - And It's Happening Now

It's almost the end of the year.