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Nov
28
Sheepshead Bay Gym Shocks Its Patrons

Sheepshead Bay Gym Shocks Its Patrons

Rachel Tagiev, owner of Fittletica, a new gym in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, stands on a body composition monitor, which measures
4 min read
Nov
08

East Flatbush Infants Are Six Times More Likely To Die Than Those From Upper East Side – Local Moms Are Working To Change That

Pedestrians walk the streets of East Flatbush, Brooklyn in October 2018. Photo by Larisa Karr/BklynerDanni Ai dug feverishly with
3 min read
Nov
02
Measles Spread To Borough Park, Brooklyn Total 17 Cases

Measles Spread To Borough Park, Brooklyn Total 17 Cases

BOROUGH PARK/WILLIAMSBURG – NYC Department of Health reports that the number of measles cases has risen to 17, up from
3 min read
Oct
22
Will Razing A Tenants’ Garden On Prospect Park West Solve A Rat Problem?

Will Razing A Tenants’ Garden On Prospect Park West Solve A Rat Problem?

PARK SLOPE – Early in the summer, tenants at the corner of 5th Street and Prospect Park West saw the garden
5 min read
Oct
18
Red Hook Community Farm Receives $25,000 NYS Grant

Red Hook Community Farm Receives $25,000 NYS Grant

RED HOOK – On the corner of Columbia and Sigourney streets, directly across from Ikea, lies land filled with crisp produce
3 min read
Oct
12
Daly Pie Owner Faces Eviction Following Year-Long Battle With Breast Cancer

Daly Pie Owner Faces Eviction Following Year-Long Battle With Breast Cancer

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Last year, Meghan Daly, owner of Daly Pie [https://www.dalypie.com], began intensive treatment for breast cancer.
2 min read
Oct
11
Turning Park Slope Pink In Honor Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Turning Park Slope Pink In Honor Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

PARK SLOPE – In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID and the
2 min read
Oct
08
Wyckoff’s Corner Pharmacy: Insurers Hurting Independent Pharmacies

Wyckoff’s Corner Pharmacy: Insurers Hurting Independent Pharmacies

COBBLE HILL – As reported last week [/recent-closings-wyckoffs-corner-pharmacy-copy-cottage-visions-of-park-slope/], Cobble Hill neighbors were saddened to see a beloved local business, Wyckoff’s
3 min read
Oct
05
Dr. Katz on Taking Care of New Yorkers In Unusual Situations, And Reasons To Get Up In The Morning

Dr. Katz on Taking Care of New Yorkers In Unusual Situations, And Reasons To Get Up In The Morning

Errol Louis introducing Dr. Mitchell Katz (first from left). To his right is Martine Granby of BRIC TV and Pedro
5 min read
Oct
01
Garden Train Takes Root: The First Annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl

Garden Train Takes Root: The First Annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl

PARK SLOPE – On Saturday, schools across Brooklyn’s District 15 [https://insideschools.org/districts/15] opened up their gardens to
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