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Jun
14
Brooklyn Tops List Of Rat Complaints In NYC

Brooklyn Tops List Of Rat Complaints In NYC

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
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Jun
13
NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s outpatient health center to open in 2020

NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s outpatient health center to open in 2020

PARK SLOPE – When it opens in 2020, just two years from now, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s new, six-story, 400,
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Jun
12
Give Lifesaving Blood in Brooklyn This June—List of Donor Locations Inside!

Give Lifesaving Blood in Brooklyn This June—List of Donor Locations Inside!

This summer, the New York Blood Center [http://nybloodcenter.org/] is in desperate need of donors, to the tune of
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Jun
11
Resist The Siren Song Of Treats This Summer With Crunch Flatbush

Resist The Siren Song Of Treats This Summer With Crunch Flatbush

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
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Jun
06
PM Pediatrics Is Quietly Revolutionizing Pediatric Urgent Care for the Working Parent

PM Pediatrics Is Quietly Revolutionizing Pediatric Urgent Care for the Working Parent

PM Pediatrics BensonhurstDisclaimer: This is not a paid post. As a somewhat frequent customer with my three kids, I am
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May
30
Health Department urges residents to protect themselves from mosquito- and tick-borne illnesses (PSA)

Health Department urges residents to protect themselves from mosquito- and tick-borne illnesses (PSA)

Last year, there were 21 cases of West Nile virus in the city,  and two deaths were attributed to the
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May
30
6th Annual Walk-To-Live Festival: Fighting Childhood Obesity One Step At A Time

6th Annual Walk-To-Live Festival: Fighting Childhood Obesity One Step At A Time

PROSPECT PARK – Celebrate wellness and fight childhood obesity “one step at a time” with Imani House [http://imanihouse.org]‘s
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May
14
A Community Garden Grows in Bushwick

A Community Garden Grows in Bushwick

Volunteers worked to plant, build and paint the new community farm on Gates Avenue last Friday (Paul Stremple/BKLYnER)BUSHWICK
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May
10
Brooklyn Councilmembers Promise Legislative Reform for Private Carting Industry

Brooklyn Councilmembers Promise Legislative Reform for Private Carting Industry

Councilmembers Reynoso and Menchaca at a press conference calling for reform to the private carting industry (Via Twitter)Yesterday, Brooklyn
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May
09
The Brooklyn Hospital Center Earns Best Leapfrog Safety Grade in Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Hospital Center Earns Best Leapfrog Safety Grade in Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) [https://www.tbh.org/] is proud to announce that they have received a B, the
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