Animals
MARINE PARK – Infant mosquito killing will commence in select areas across the city on Tuesday, June 19, and continue through Thursday, June 21 between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., weather permitting. The city will apply a larvicide called VectoMax® FG, which contains naturally occurring bacteria
Bushwick
RiseBoro will provide individualized health care for those using its housing and senior centers with the new grant (Via RiseBoro)BUSHWICK – The RiseBoro Community Partnership will be able to bring individualized health care to the people utilizing the organization’s housing, community, and senior centers thanks to a grant of
Announcements
There were an estimated two million rats [http://www.businessinsider.com/how-many-rats-are-there-in-nyc-2014-11] living in New York City in 2014, and according to a recent study released by RentHop [https://www.renthop.com/studies/nyc/rats-continue-to-thrive-in-new-york-city-especially-during-summer] the number of sightings have been increasing each year. Via brooklyn-usa.org [http://www.brooklyn-usa.
Business
PARK SLOPE – When it opens in 2020, just two years from now, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s new, six-story, 400,000 square foot facility will be the largest ambulatory care center in Brooklyn. James W. Perkins, Chair of the Board of Directors of NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital signs the last
Announcements
This summer, the New York Blood Center [http://nybloodcenter.org/] is in desperate need of donors, to the tune of 1,500 more per month. The situation is dire enough that the center has declared a “blood emergency” in New York. Residents are urged to make a donation [http://nybloodcenter.
Central Brooklyn
Via MentalFloss.com [http://mentalfloss.com/article/28681/mister-softee-jingle-has-lyrics]June 21st [https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-summer-summer-solstice] is the official start of summer, but we all know that the summer rhythm usually begins before that. For you, maybe it’s after Memorial Day. Or the beginning of Summer Fridays [https:
Announcements
PM Pediatrics BensonhurstDisclaimer: This is not a paid post. As a somewhat frequent customer with my three kids, I am biased based on the care we have consistently received since they opened in Midwood. I have also been surprised by how few of my neighbors know of this option. BENSONHURST
Announcements
Last year, there were 21 cases of West Nile virus in the city, and two deaths were attributed to the disease. There were 1,083 reports of Lyme disease among New Yorkers. The following is from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: As summer nears, the Health Department reminds
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – Celebrate wellness and fight childhood obesity “one step at a time” with Imani House [http://imanihouse.org]‘s Walk-To-Live Festival and Walkathon 2018 [http://ihiwalktolive.com/] this Saturday at Prospect Park. The goal of the 6th annual Walk-To-Live Festival is to bring awareness to childhood obesity in a
Bushwick
Volunteers worked to plant, build and paint the new community farm on Gates Avenue last Friday (Paul Stremple/BKLYnER)BUSHWICK – On a sunny Friday, volunteers were hard at work on the lawn outside the RiseBoro Youth Center on Gates Avenue, putting together a community garden in the heart of Bushwick
Health
Councilmembers Reynoso and Menchaca at a press conference calling for reform to the private carting industry (Via Twitter)Yesterday, Brooklyn City Council Sanitation Committee Chair Antonio Reynoso (D-34), along with Brooklyn council colleagues Levin, Lander and Menchaca, joined with teamsters and community groups to both call out New York’s
Central Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) [https://www.tbh.org/] is proud to announce that they have received a B, the highest grade of all Brooklyn hospitals, for their commitment to keeping patients safe as measured by the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. In fact, no other hospital in New York City