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Bay Ridge

Guild for Exceptional Children honors Bay Ridge leaders at annual ‘Exceptional Honorees’ gala

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Clara Spera, and Theresa Scavo, and Svetlana Lipyanskaya

South Brooklyn Health hosts inaugural Excellence for All Gala to champion health equity

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Circle of Care Awards (COCA) 2024 honorees.

Caribbean Life

CABS Circle of Care Awards Gala celebrates community and caregivers

City Council member speaks at hospital closure rally

AMNY

City Council rallies in effort to stop hospital closures in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn

Assembly Member Monique Chandler-Waterman, left, applauds as former Assembly Member Nick Perry, second from right, cuts the ribbon, flanked by Dr. Rev. Waterman, vice chair of the OBH Board of Trustees, second from left, and Dr. Sandra Scott, interim CEO of OBH, right.

Caribbean Life

Brookdale Medical Center unveils new state-of-the art MRI system

Brooklyn, NY : “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk” on Oct 27, 2024. Photo by Erica Price

Pink pride: Thousands unite for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Coney Island

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Arthur Ashe Institute celebrates 32 years of health equity at SportsBall 2024 Gala

By Brooklyn Paper

NIKE YOGA SOIREE x SAFE SPACE-42

A Safe Space Studio brings affordable wellness and community to Sunset Park

By Naisha Roy

Bikers rally for breast cancer awareness at Maimonides’ 16th annual Ride 2 Live in Brooklyn

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

USTA breast cancer awareness event

Health

Playing in pink! Brooklynites unite for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with tennis camp

By Jada Camille

breast cancer awareness ribbon-tying

Health

Go Pink! Local orgs hang pink ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Cypress Hills

By Jada Camille

NY: 2024 Pink Runway

Maimonides kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Pink Runway Fashion Show

By Gabriele Holtermann

home care settlement

Health

Two Brooklyn-based home care agencies agree to pay $7.5 million in unpaid pages to more than 25,000 employees: AG

By Adam Daly

Flatbush

Ditmas Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center celebrates community with vibrant carnival block party

By Brooklyn Paper

Kelly Rowland and Baby2Baby deliver maternal health and newborn supply kits to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County

‘When Love Takes Over’: Singer Kelly Rowland partners with maternal aid non-profit to to support new mothers

By Jada Camille

NY: 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers show support for Haitian Community

Brooklyn healthcare workers stand with Haitian immigrants, denounce Trump’s ‘pet eating’ claims

By Gabriele Holtermann

park slope pharmacy free doctor visits

Park Slope

This Park Slope pharmacy is offering free online doctor visits next week

By Adam Daly

T.E.A.L. ovarian cancer walk

Health

Hundreds turn out to raise money for ovarian cancer at 16th annual T.E.A.L. 5k

Gabriele Holtermann

NY: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield hosts backpack giveaway

Anthem Blue Cross and community partners gear up Sunset Park kids for new school year

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Family Health Centers receive $600k grant to expand anti-overdose education programs in Brooklyn

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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