Health

Jan
03
First Babies of the Year: Brooklyn Edition

First Babies of the Year: Brooklyn Edition

Aiden, first baby born in NYC of the New Year, with mom Jennet Zobnin and dad Artyom Zobnin at NYC
2 min read
Dec
31
Not Your Grandpa’s Senior Center

Not Your Grandpa’s Senior Center

Bay Ridge Connects leadership and local officials hold a blue ribbon taut as Marianne Nicolosi, Executive Director of Bay Ridge
3 min read
Dec
16
F Train Rattles Coney Island Residents

F Train Rattles Coney Island Residents

Brightwater Towers in Coney Island. Kouichi Shirayanagi/Bklyner.CONEY ISLAND — Residents of Coney Island’s Brightwater Towers, located near the
3 min read
Dec
13
New Biz: Pastry Classes, Farmstands, Custom Lipstick and More

New Biz: Pastry Classes, Farmstands, Custom Lipstick and More

Welcome to our business column, where we’ll share news on expansions, new biz, pop-ups, art shows, and recent closures.
5 min read
Dec
10
Life in Limbo: The Interminably Slow Pace of Adoptions

Life in Limbo: The Interminably Slow Pace of Adoptions

Photo by Liv Bruce on UnsplashThe story of Michael Orlando Clark, Jr., a Michigan kindergartener who invited his entire class
5 min read
Dec
09
Hotbox Mobile Sauna: A Bathhouse on Wheels Comes to Bushwick

Hotbox Mobile Sauna: A Bathhouse on Wheels Comes to Bushwick

Sauna-goer enjoys hotbox mobile sauna. Courtesy of hotbox mobile sauna.If you’re seeking to warm up this winter and
4 min read
Dec
06
New Crown Heights Nursing Home Feels Like a Five-Star Hotel

New Crown Heights Nursing Home Feels Like a Five-Star Hotel

The Brooklyn Center. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.CROWN HEIGHTS — After 14 years of being closed, the old St. Mary’s Hospital
4 min read
Nov
27
Here’s Where to Donate Coats in Brooklyn this Winter

Here’s Where to Donate Coats in Brooklyn this Winter

BROOKLYN — As the temperature drops consider helping a fellow New Yorker out with a winter coat. You can donate a
1 min read
Nov
22
Bushwick Coffee Shop Named Best in Nation by Food & Wine Pays Baristas $22 an Hour

Bushwick Coffee Shop Named Best in Nation by Food & Wine Pays Baristas $22 an Hour

SEY coffee shop. Andrea Aliseda/Bklyner.A good cup of coffee wakes you up. A great cup makes you sing:
5 min read
Nov
22
Finding Hope During the Holidays

Finding Hope During the Holidays

Anthony Tran [https://unsplash.com/@anthonytran?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=photographer-credit&utm_content=creditBadge] The holidays are
2 min read