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Feb
09
How Gross Is Your Subway Station? New Study Maps 67 Disease-Causing Strains Of Bacteria

How Gross Is Your Subway Station? New Study Maps 67 Disease-Causing Strains Of Bacteria

Resist the urge to grab the railing – it’s not worth it.Now you don’t have to wonder what
3 min read
Aug
23

Downsides To Plastic Bag Bans? Studies Suggest Risk Alongside Benefits

Source: Urban Woodswalker via flickrThere might be reason for the City Council to pause on their plans to limit the
3 min read
Dec
14

Postcard: Vintage Coney Island Hospital Ambulance

Source: NYC EMS via Friends of Ocean ParkwayOur friends at Friends of Ocean Parkway [http://www.friendsofoceanparkway.org/2012/12/
1 min read
Aug
27

Brooklyn Takes Part In The Fight Against Alzheimer’s

The following was submitted by Sheepshead Bay resident Jeanine Grimaldi, whose family wrestles with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease
2 min read
Nov
02

November Is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month; Here Is A Local’s Take

This year's Annual Walk to End Alzheimer's, on the Coney Island Boardwalk. (Source: Jeanine Grimaldi)The
3 min read