Health
The neighborhoods served by Coney Island Hospital have one of the highest proportions of older people in New York City. Seniors are especially vulnerable to fractures (broken bones) because of age related osteoporosis, says Dr. Jeffrey Passick, who heads Coney Island Hospital’s Division of Orthopedic Surgery. The Orthopedics department
Central Brooklyn
Kensington, Midwood and Boro Park: Mark your calendars — Tuesday, August 2 is the 66th Precinct’s National Night Out, [https://natw.org] an annual meet and greet fête with community members, cops and local officials. The event will be from 5pm to 8pm at the 66th Precinct station house, 5822
Bensonhurst
Source: council.nyc.govFollowing the enactment of Councilman David Greenfield’s school security guard legislation earlier this year, which allowed non public schools to qualify for reimbursement for hiring a security guard, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services has released the official rules and procedures [http://www.nyc.gov/html/
Arts & Culture
Photo via alternativemindz [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIGY67yjU2h/?tagged=captainamerica&hl=en]Captain America is coming to Prospect Park and he’s bringing some Marvel-ous friends. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced that this year’s “A Summer Movie Under The Stars” film series in Prospect Park will
Business
If you’re planning a move to Brooklyn now that summer is here the thought of dragging your old, lumpy mattress along sounds ridiculous. If you buy a Leesa mattress delivered directly to your door for free compressed in a box there’s then there’s no lugging it up
Kids & Family
Doduo at the Union Street Bridge. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)What in the world is a Jigglypuff? That was my first thought Sunday morning when I checked Facebook. A friend of mine in Chicago wrote about running out with her son in pajamas to catch one. Another
Kids & Family
PS 163 Bath Beach (Photo via Google Maps)Do your tweens have summer plans yet? The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) [http://www.fiaobrooklyn.org/] of Brooklyn is rolling out two free youth programs for grades 5 through 8 at local schools, that are open to children across District
Bensonhurst
PS 163 Bath Beach (Photo via Google Maps)Do your tweens have summer plans yet? The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) [http://www.fiaobrooklyn.org/] of Brooklyn is rolling out two free youth programs for grades 5 through 8 at local schools, that are open to children across District
Education
Photo via CAE [https://www.facebook.com/CAENYC/photos/a.501724924630.275399.247052584630/10153831730009631/?type=3&theater] The recent frightening [/blog/crime/23-year-old-woman-escapes-attempted-rape-near-7th-avenue-cops-release-footage-video/] and disturbingly violent [/blog/crime/updated-new-images-two-persons-of-interest-identified-in-attempted-rape-on-16th-street-police-say/] events against [/blog/crime/woman-foils-rape-attempt-in-prospect-park/] both women [/blog/crime/police-release-sk
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Arts & Culture
Mark your calendars: The annual Flatbush Avenue Street Fair, one of the city’s most anticipated and popular summer events [/blog/events/flatbush-avenue-street-fair-draws-13000-people-to-our-neighborhood-for-food-dancing-games-more/] , is this Saturday July 9, from 12pm to 6pm, on Flatbush Avenue stretching from Parkside Avenue to Cortelyou Road. (Rain or shine!) The festival, organized by the
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via USDA)Running from now through September 2nd (unless otherwise noted), free summer meals [http://www.schoolfoodnyc.org/OurPrograms/breakfast.htm#summer] — breakfast and lunch — are back for another season of keeping all New York City kids healthy and happy while parents are at work, regardless of income. All
Kids & Family
Prospect Park is the most accessible greenspace in Brooklyn with the Q/B train running along its eastern side, the F/G line on the western side, and the 2/3/4/5 trains near Grand Army Plaza at the north end. Prospect Park is an easy walk from Park