Health

Jan
12
Hatzolah EMS Service Could Land Flying Ambulances On City Streets

Hatzolah EMS Service Could Land Flying Ambulances On City Streets

Rendering of the new CityHawk air ambulance (Image from the Urban Aeronautics website)To avoid traffic, Hatzolah wants to take
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Jan
12
NYCHA Falsely Certified This Brooklyn Child’s Apartment Lead-Free. Now He Has Lead Poisoning — and He’s Not Alone

NYCHA Falsely Certified This Brooklyn Child’s Apartment Lead-Free. Now He Has Lead Poisoning — and He’s Not Alone

Red Hook Houses resident Sherron Paige and her son, Kyan. Courtesy of Sherron PaigeBy Greg B. Smith, THE CITY. This
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Jan
11
COVID-19 Vaccine Available to New Group: 75+ and Essential Workers

COVID-19 Vaccine Available to New Group: 75+ and Essential Workers

Vaccination form. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeAs of today, Monday, January 11th, the COVID-19 vaccine is available to the so
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Jan
08
More Psychiatrists Needed to Meet Pandemic Demand For Mental Health Services

More Psychiatrists Needed to Meet Pandemic Demand For Mental Health Services

NYC Health + Hospitals is looking to hire new psychiatrists to meet the pandemic induced demand for mental health services. While
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Jan
08
Hot Lunches To Take Home For Schoolchildren Finally An Option

Hot Lunches To Take Home For Schoolchildren Finally An Option

While the majority of schoolchildren are learning remotely, many of them depend on school food for nutrition. To make sure
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Jan
04
COVID-19 Rates Around 9%, Pathetic Vaccine Rollout, Schools Remain Open

COVID-19 Rates Around 9%, Pathetic Vaccine Rollout, Schools Remain Open

The news this Monday morning could be better. January 3 numbers reported by NYS.Instead, New York state is approaching
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Jan
04
Six Women Have Been Attacked at the Morgan Ave L Station Since Nov 17

Six Women Have Been Attacked at the Morgan Ave L Station Since Nov 17

Police outside the Morgan Ave stationSix women have reported being attacked while at the Morgan Ave L stop in Bushwick
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Dec
31
NYC, We Love You, Celebrate New Year’s Eve Safely (PSA)

NYC, We Love You, Celebrate New Year’s Eve Safely (PSA)

via NYC DOHDear NYC, The best thing about 2020 is that it’s finally over. It’s been a long
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Dec
28
Baikal Mechanical Answers Hospitals’ Call: “Everything we do, it’s 100% built in Brooklyn”

Baikal Mechanical Answers Hospitals’ Call: “Everything we do, it’s 100% built in Brooklyn”

Baikal Mechanical in Brooklyn, owned by three brothers Rafic, Ruslan, and Rustam Galyanurov, has been in business since 2015. The
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Dec
23
This Week In Brooklyn: Hotel Files For Bankruptcy, Post Office Named After Mother Cabrini & More

This Week In Brooklyn: Hotel Files For Bankruptcy, Post Office Named After Mother Cabrini & More

Development in Brooklyn. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Happy Wednesday! We at Bklyner hope you are all safe and well. Let’
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