NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health announced last week that it has reached a significant milestone with its 20,000th midwifery birth. Baby Girl Ali entered the world on Thursday, July 6th at 4:37 a.m., under the watchful eyes of our certified nurse-midwife — Patrina Royes (pictured

Free Yoga in Canarsie Park Presented by Assemblywoman Jaime Williams Meet in front of the flagpole Seaview Avenue and East 88th Street entrance Saturday, July 15th All sessions start promptly at 9 a.m. Please bring water and a mat. For more info, call 718-252-2124. Jamaica Bay

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Although IT professional Albert Golubev describes himself as an amateur photographer, the breathtaking photos he has captured of beautiful birds in Mill Basin, Marine Park and Sheepshead Bay have absolutely captivated the users of the local Nextdoor app, where he shares some of his best

The Marine Park Oval has been in need of repair for years, and the reconstruction project finally started in late June, with the staging area in the Avenue U parking lot. According to NYC Parks, the project will reconstruct both the inner and outer walking/bike

The 63rd Precinct closed off the entrances to the Kings Plaza parking garage to aid in the rescue of a man who was threatening to leap off the upper level of the east side of the shopping mall’s garage. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m.

The old saying, ‘Prevention is better than cure’ is truer than ever today. There are many problems that we face now, which—if we deal with them at the source—can be handled effectively and with less suffering. Gun violence among our young people is one of

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Nieuw Amersfort community members gathered for their final meeting of the season, before recommencing in September, for an awards ceremony, catching up on unfinished business and updates, and getting together for light refreshments on June 27th at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 3913 Avenue J. “Tonight,

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Under the leadership of Bishop Gregory Toussaint, from Shekinah Tabernacle de Gloire in Florida, the Haitian Christian community gathered in Haiti and abroad within the diaspora, especially in most major U.S. cities (New York, Miami, Boston, etc.) on Saturday, July 9th. Over 200,000 participants came

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On Saturday morning, July 8th, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY 08) held a two-hour session of Congress on Your Corner in the Holy Family Church parking lot, 9719 Flatlands Avenue. Prior to the 9 a.m. start, scores of constituents queued up in anticipation of having their