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Jan
29
Golden And Others Rally Against Reproductive Health Act

Golden And Others Rally Against Reproductive Health Act

Protesters across the street from Ft. Hamilton High School at a rally against the new Reproductive Health Act.BAY RIDGE
2 min read
Jan
18
Should Nutrition Be A Separate Class In Schools?

Should Nutrition Be A Separate Class In Schools?

Raynika Trent and Laura Raaen of the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food Education and Policy [https://www.tc.columbia.
3 min read
Jan
18
Hospital News: New Doctors, Rankings, Events

Hospital News: New Doctors, Rankings, Events

From new heads of departments to new clinics and reports, to volunteering opportunities and health fairs – check out what’s
10 min read
Jan
16
New Year, New You, New YMCA Membership

New Year, New You, New YMCA Membership

Where there’s a Y, there’s a way! Join the Prospect Park Y and Park Slope Armory with a
1 min read
Jan
09
Brooklyn’s First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Opens

Brooklyn’s First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Opens

PARK SLOPE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Brooklyn’s first licensed medical cannabis dispensary, Citiva [https://citiva.com/], officially opened for business at
7 min read
Jan
03
MedRite Urgent Care Facility Opening Soon In Clinton Hill

MedRite Urgent Care Facility Opening Soon In Clinton Hill

CLINTON HILL – MedRite Urgent Care [https://medriteurgentcare.com] will open its first location in Brooklyn at 504 Myrtle Avenue in
1 min read
Dec
28
Lander’s Bill To Ban the Sale of Cigarettes In Pharmacies Goes Into Effect January 1

Lander’s Bill To Ban the Sale of Cigarettes In Pharmacies Goes Into Effect January 1

City Councilman Brad Lander (Photo: Screenshot of New York City Council site) PARK SLOPE – Brad Lander will take another victory
2 min read
Dec
06
Councilmember Espinal Wants Marijuana Tax for NYCHA, Bail Programs—Not The Subway

Councilmember Espinal Wants Marijuana Tax for NYCHA, Bail Programs—Not The Subway

In response to a new study calling for the taxation of legalized marijuana to help fund the spiraling MTA [https:
2 min read
Nov
30
Rogosin Institute Home Dialysis Training Center Opens In Carroll Gardens

Rogosin Institute Home Dialysis Training Center Opens In Carroll Gardens

CARROLL GARDENS – Earlier this month, the Rogosin Institute [https://www.rogosin.org/] cut the ribbon at its first free-standing home
2 min read
Nov
29
More Hospitals Illegally Charged Sexual Assault Victims For Rape Kits

More Hospitals Illegally Charged Sexual Assault Victims For Rape Kits

The re-named New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE/EAST FLATBUSH –  Two more Brooklyn hospitals
2 min read