Sep. 25, 2024 By Jada Camille Grammy Award-winning singer Kelly Rowland joined leaders from Baby2Baby, a national nonprofit focused on alleviating child poverty, to distribute maternal health and newborn supply kits at New York City Health + Hospitals/Kings County on Sept. 16. The kits, filled with essential items like diapers, hygiene products, breastfeeding supplies,…
Sep. 20, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A city-owned concrete facility is producing dust and noise in the Columbia Waterfront District, and local leaders say something needs to be done. Earlier this year, the Department of Transportation moved its concrete recycling facility from the South Brooklyn Army Terminal to a lot near the piers on…
Sep. 19, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Hours before former President Donald Trump was set to take the stage at a campaign rally in Uniondale on Long Island on Wednesday, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the nation’s largest healthcare union, held rallies at Brooklyn’s Interfaith Medical Center in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Maimonides Medical Center in Borough…
Sep. 18, 2024 By Adam Daly A Park Slope pharmacy is launching a weeklong program offering New York residents free online doctor visits. Super Health Pharmacy, located on Fifth Avenue near Bergen Street, has partnered with Well Revolution for its inaugural Free Health Care Week, running from Sept. 23-28, to connect people with licensed…
Sep. 9, 2024 Gabriele Holtermann September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and on Saturday, ovarian cancer survivors, their families, and loved ones of those who have lost their battle to the “silent killer” embarked on the 16th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L. Walk and Run celebration. The event, organized by the nonprofit T.E.A.L. — formally known…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Sunset Park Customer Service Center on Fifth Avenue was buzzing with excitement on Aug. 30 as parents and children lined up between 53rd and 54th streets to collect much-needed school supplies for the upcoming school year. Gary Tai, Anthem’s community outreach manager,…
Sep. 4, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The Sunset Park Health Council, including nine Brooklyn-based Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Health, has been awarded $600,000 to expand its anti-overdose education program across Brooklyn. Over the next three years, the Family Health Centers will use the funds — granted by the Anthem Blue Cross and…
Aug. 29, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann On Monday, more than 30 volunteers joined Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer (T.E.A.L.) to tie ribbons around trees along Fifth Avenue and North Flatbush corridors. The effort aimed to raise awareness for ovarian cancer and National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in September. T.E.A.L. — also formally…
Aug. 29, 2024 By Adam Daly When Brooklynite Elijah John was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at 14, he immediately underwent six rounds of chemotherapy. Despite the aggressive treatment over the course of several months, his rare blood cancer persisted. Doctors informed the teen and his family that his best chance of survival would…
Aug. 27, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil With Labor Day Weekend on the horizon, the New York Blood Center (NYBC) is calling on Brooklyn residents to donate blood during a period when collections are especially low. The summer months, including holiday weekends like Labor Day, often see a decrease in blood donations due to…