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Mar
08
You Don’t Have To Wait For Summer To Go To Camp At Crunch Flatbush

You Don’t Have To Wait For Summer To Go To Camp At Crunch Flatbush

Photo credit: Crunch FlatbushWe recently got to know Deidre, one of Crunch Flatbush’s most committed members [/meet-deidre-ferrell-crunch-flatbush-member-extraordinaire/] who’s
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Mar
01
Brannan Wants Opioid Education in Schools

Brannan Wants Opioid Education in Schools

CITY HALL – On Tuesday two of Council Member Justin Brannan’s (Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, Bensonhurst) bills asking
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Feb
20
Brooklyn Politicians Call on Mayor for Burn Unit Funding

Brooklyn Politicians Call on Mayor for Burn Unit Funding

The FDNY has seen a rise in fires over the last year, which prompted the new call for a Brooklyn-based
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Feb
20
Calisthenics Competition Braves Cold in Bed-Stuy

Calisthenics Competition Braves Cold in Bed-Stuy

Roy Isaac Jr. of “The United Fitness Squad” does a pull-up while competing in the heavyweight division at the 2018
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Feb
20
Rethinking Pain Meds: Beyond Opioids At The Brooklyn Hospital Center

Rethinking Pain Meds: Beyond Opioids At The Brooklyn Hospital Center

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Brooklyn is not immune to the opioid epidemic that has taken over the country.  While
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Feb
16
Community To Felder: Let’s Talk About Healthcare

Community To Felder: Let’s Talk About Healthcare

BORO PARK/MIDWOOD – On Thursday, 26 community organizations led by New York Senate District 17 for Progress [https://www.facebook.
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Feb
07
Meet Deidre Ferrell, Crunch Flatbush Member Extraordinaire

Meet Deidre Ferrell, Crunch Flatbush Member Extraordinaire

Back in December, we shared some advice [/resolved-theres-no-year-like-year-get-moving/] about New Year’s resolutions from Crunch Flatbush [https://www.crunch.com/
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Feb
05
This Urban Shaman Learned That Help At Home Can Be Right Next Door

This Urban Shaman Learned That Help At Home Can Be Right Next Door

Donna Henes“I’ve been here for 37 years,” Donna Henes says about her Prospect Heights apartment, “and one by
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Jan
29
Mount Sinai Opens Urgent Care Center In DUMBO, Phoenix House Selling Two Jay Street Properties

Mount Sinai Opens Urgent Care Center In DUMBO, Phoenix House Selling Two Jay Street Properties

DUMBO – In more healthcare news, Mount Sinai hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the opening of its new
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Jan
25
Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $700 Million for Central Brooklyn Healthcare

Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $700 Million for Central Brooklyn Healthcare

Governor Andrew Cuomo (Source: Philip Kamrass / Times Union)Yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced $664 million in funding for a new, unified
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