Medicaid Starting to Pay for Doulas at Births in Brooklyn and Erie County
In an effort to improve mother and child post-partum outcomes, the State of New York, under a pilot program, will
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Disco Skating Rolling Into Industry City
The Sunset Park business hub in Industry City in Brooklyn is revving up to be the new temporary home for
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Yearly Rabbis’ Photo Shoot Takes on Somber Mood
The world’s largest gathering of Orthodox rabbis takes place each year in Crown Heights when about 5,600 Chabad rabbis meet
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City Strengthening Enforcement of Negligent Private Sanitation Truck Industry
The New York City Police Department is stepping up its enforcement of traffic laws routinely violated by private sanitation trucks.
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Hedvig Hricak and Two Others Receive Outstanding Service Award from NAM
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced on October 15, 2018 the three honorees who will receive the organization’s award
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Downtown Brooklyn Getting Taller
Until 2010 the Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower, with its iconic illuminated clock, at 512-feet-tall, was the tallest building in all
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The Verazzano Bridge Gets the Z It Deserves
The Verazzano-Narrows Bridge, the nation’s longest suspension bridge, is finally getting the additional letter “Z” it has been entitled to
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Habitat for Humanity Brings Home Ownership to 15 Brooklyn Families
Fifteen Brooklyn families are realizing their dream of owning homes in Brooklyn through a years-long project of the non-profit organization
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Brooklyn Tenants Still Uncompensated Six Years Later
In 2012 a huge fire devastated a rent-stabilized apartment building in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Although six long years have ensued,
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Shirley Chisolm State Park Slated to Open Next Year
The largest state park in New York City, built on re-claimed landfill along Brooklyn’s Jamaica Bay, is scheduled to open
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