Development
The exterior of the new Center for Community Health in Park Slope. (Image: NewYork-Presbyterian)NewYork-Presbyterian Methodist Hospital will open a new, 400,000-square-foot outpatient facility in Park Slope on Monday, marking the end of years-long development process that at times provoked controversy and litigation from nearby residents. The six-story Center
Central Brooklyn
This week marked the anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID19 in NYC. Today, March 5, marks a year since the first confirmed case in Brooklyn. Soon it will be a year since the city was shut down. And, hopefully, soon everyone will have had a chance to get
Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights recently became home to a new type of maternity care center, Oula [https://oulahealth.com/]. The clinic aims to combine in-person and telehealth style appointments to provide a more comprehensive and holistic approach to pre and postnatal support. Adrianne Nickerson, and CEO and Co-Founder of Oula, says that
Central Brooklyn
With COVID19 still active in Brooklyn, random weekly tests [https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-year-20-21/return-to-school-2020/health-and-safety/covid-19-testing] in the borough’s public schools have been the norm since December. But so have school building closures, whenever two unrelated cases are found. This has been particularly frustrating where more than
Central Brooklyn
Megan Alyssa Leyesa with nursing staff. Courtesy of NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island.The pandemic has added a new layer of meaning to this year’s NYC Health + Hospitals Nursing Excellence Awards. “Our annual Nursing Excellence Awards, set against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, honors the tireless work
Central Brooklyn
Dear Ms. Zagare, I want to thank you for the coverage in Bklyner you have dedicated to the transformation of Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center into a “Medical Village,” provided by reporter Billy Richling. The latest article, dated December 17, 2020, describes how the project, a part of New York State’
Central Brooklyn
St. Andrew’s Playground on the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Kingston Ave. last spring. Curtis Brodner/BklynerAmidst rising frustration from student-athletes and their families, a group of southern Brooklyn elected officials is asking the city to bring back youth sports. In a letter sent earlier this month [https://drive.
Bed Stuy
Chirlane McCray, center left, visits a Canarsie vaccination site. Around her, from left to right, are Department of Health First Deputy Commissioner Torian Easterling; site administrator Joanne Yarde; administration manager Kizzi Belford; and operations manager Ed Bobb (Image: Lloyd Mitchell/Canarsie Courier/Pool)New York first lady Chirlane McCray stopped
COVID-19
East Brooklyn Mutual Aid volunteers./ Photo Provided by Natasha SantosThe East Brooklyn Mutual Aid (EMBA) [https://www.eastbrooklynmutualaid.org/about] is hosting a fundraiser [https://www.instagram.com/p/CLc4NUXrReE/] to keep their volunteer group organizing food distribution in Brownsville, Ocean Hills, East New York, and Cypress Hills for another
COVID-19
NYCHA vaccination site at Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn on Friday, February 12, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeThe slow rollout of vaccines is frustrating community advocates across the borough. The elderly and frail were supposed to be a priority group, especially in communities hard hit by the pandemic. However, according
Central Brooklyn
Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. City Hall. Thursday, February 18, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.The NYC Department of Health (DOH) says we should double mask when possible to increase protection against COVID-19. The new guidance [https:
Central Brooklyn
This morning NYC DOH released current vaccination data by zip code, and – no surprise – the neighborhoods that were least hit by the pandemic are getting vaccinated faster or at the same rate as those that were hit hardest. #var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1613489347017'); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('