Community Health Profiles

Central Brooklyn

Five Health Stats To Know About Kensington/Borough Park

McDonald Avenue at Church Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)Kensington and Borough Park are at the top of the pack in several health categories despite the high poverty rate in our area. Department of Health data released last year [http://a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov/IndicatorPublic/QuickView.aspx] found that we are doing

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77 Percent Of Area Residents Say They Are In Good Health According To Health Department Community Profile

Via Health DepartmentForty-five percent of Flatbush and Midwood residents are foreign-born, 54 percent are between the ages of 25 and 64, 77 percent say they are in good health, and the life expectancy of neighborhood residents is 81.5 years, according to the Brooklyn Community Health profile [http://www.nyc.