Health
At Quality First Urgent Care [http://www.qualityfirsturgentcare.com] we put as much emphasis on great service after your visit as we provide during your visit. This is why we have a dedicated team of Patient Satisfaction Associates calling you to follow up and make sure you received exactly what
Big Story
Serene view of the sewage-heavy Coney Island Creek, from Calvert Vaux Park. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Last year, Beach Haven Apartments, a private luxury apartment complex was caught dumping 200,000 gallons of raw sewage per day into the Coney Island Creek [/city-official-apologizes-poor-notice-public-re-coney-island-creek-sewage-dumping-bensonhurst/] , infuriating residents who say they weren’
Central Brooklyn
Courtesy of Crunch FlatbushHave you been thinking of joining a gym? Crunch Fitness [https://www.crunch.com/locations/flatbush], a no-judgements fitness center infused with fun, has recently opened a new location on Flatbush Ave and things are starting to heat up. There are over 50 workout classes per week,
Central Brooklyn
It’s too often the case that we Flatbushers (Flatbushnicks? Flatbushians?) are unaware of some stellar resources available to us right in our own neighborhood. Maybe even on our own block. Sure, we notice those quaint signs for doctors, dentists, or psychiatrists outside stately Victorians along tree-lined streets. But we
City Kid Corner
NYRR Young Runners taking off at the Youth Boardwalk Run, Saturday, May 20 (Photo via NYRR)For Young Runners at I.S. 234, there was a lot of buildup to the Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon last Saturday, as dozens of student athletes ran a mile-long loop on the Coney Island
Announcements
Ribbon cutting ceremony at Marine Park, May 11. (Photo by Daniel Avila/NYC Parks)With the spring season well under way, Brooklyn’s largest park just got a lot more fun for teens and adults. Last week, City Council Member Alan Maisel and parks officials unveiled major upgrades to Marine
Central Brooklyn
Leslie Carrington, founder of HolistiCityLyfe. (Photo via Leslie Carrington)When I met Leslie Carrington, Ditmas Park native and owner of HolistiCitiLyfe, at Cafe Madeline, she pulled out a stainless steel thermos and plopped it on the table next to my coffee cup. “I make this amazing mixture, it’s my
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(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)“Stop Dumping On Us” shouted local pols, civic leaders, and advocates this morning near the site of a 27,000-gallon diesel oil spill into the Gravesend Bay last week [/breaking-oil-spill-dumps-27000-gallons-toward-gravesend-bay/] — shaming environmental protection agencies for failing to notify them about the spill. “The Gravesend Bay
Central Brooklyn
Here’s a minor confession. American Ninja Warrior [http://www.nbc.com/american-ninja-warrior]is a national obsession and has been on the air for close to a decade. Despite this, I had no idea it existed until someone in my family shared this video of Kacy Katanzaro’s 2014 run.
Business
Brooklyn Herborium, 1301 Prospect Avenue at Greenwood Avenue, near the Prospect side of the Ft. Hamilton Pkway F train. (Photo by Carly Miller)For business owners Molly Watman and Emma Graves, skin, the body’s largest organ, is the real window to your soul. “We see your skin as exhibiting
Business
L-R: Bill Spencer, Jreh Hurst, and Christine Hurst of BK Fitness in Park Slope Heading down 4th Avenue in South Slope there are plenty of construction sites and auto shops, but you’d be hard-pressed finding a gym or a fitness facility in the area. The Hursts are here to
Central Brooklyn
NYC Health + Hospitals [http://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/hospitals/] launches series of retro social media images to remind New Yorkers ages 50-75 to get a colonoscopy. Photo via NYC Health + HospitalsNYC Health + Hospitals [http://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/hospitals/] launched its annual Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month reminder to New Yorkers ages 50-75,