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East New York Health Center Opens Community Dental Clinic

East New York Health Center Opens Community Dental Clinic

HealthCare Choices Inc. opened its state-of-the-art dentistry to bring a much-needed array of dental services to the East New York community.
Rogers Avenue in Flatbush to Be Co-Named in Honor of Haitian Revolutionary Leader

Rogers Avenue in Flatbush to Be Co-Named in Honor of Haitian Revolutionary Leader

Rogers Avenue will be co-named to Jean-Jaques Dessalines Boulevard, honoring the first leader of an independent Haiti. A section of Rogers Avenue will be co-named in honor of Haitian leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Photo credit: Google Maps.
Project Homemade Brings Free Healthy Eating Classes to East New York

Project Homemade Brings Free Healthy Eating Classes to East New York

Project Homemade not only teaches cooking techniques but focuses on educating the community to make healthier food choices. Project Homemade founder Sophia Samuda.
Flatbush Mom Publishes Children's Book for Traveling Tots

Flatbush Mom Publishes Children's Book for Traveling Tots

"Remy Takes Flight," by Salisha Shears, helps little travelers learn what's in store at the airport. Salisha Shears poses with her new book outside a cafe in Ditmas Park.
Video: Brownsville Goes Green with First Door-to-Door Recycling Initiative

Video: Brownsville Goes Green with First Door-to-Door Recycling Initiative

The grassroots recycling initiative just launched a few weeks ago, but it has been gaining traction as more Brownsville residents are getting on board.
NYPD Bike Sting in Full Swing, Fort Greene Cyclist Claims

NYPD Bike Sting in Full Swing, Fort Greene Cyclist Claims

Is the NYPD targeting Brooklyn bicyclists?

In NYC, Speed Camera Program Around Schools Screeches to a Stop

Assemblyman Robert Carroll says Republican State Senator are playing politics with children's lives The Assembly voted in favor of increasing the number of speed cameras in city school zones but the Senate closed the legislative session without bring
Bushwick Braces for Upzoning

Bushwick Braces for Upzoning

As the City Council prepares to vote on a controversial new development, Bushwick residents worry about zoning changes to come. The first rendering for the apartment building under development at 1601 Dekalb Avenue.
Bed-Stuy Fatherhood Workshop Encourages Men of Color to Talk About Wellness

Bed-Stuy Fatherhood Workshop Encourages Men of Color to Talk About Wellness

The workshop will give dads an opportunity to hear and speak about their experiences as being fathers, partners and men in today's society.
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