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Shine Movement Pilates

Shine Movement Pilates brings health and confidence to Williamsburg

By Olivia Seaman

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Red Hook

Addabbo Health Center earns national recognition for patient-centered care

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

NY: Woodhull Hospital Groundbreaking of Labor and Birthing Suite

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Brooklyn Beep, Woodhull Hospital break ground on $20M birthing suite upgrade

By Gabriele Holtermann

Social Security 90th Anniversary

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Slices and stories: AARP marks 90 years of Social Security at Bed-Stuy pizza pop-up

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Paul Frangipane

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AMNY

Push to ban NYC carriage horse industry continues with City Hall rally days after equine’s death

people dressed in white crossing a street in Harlem during a Legionnaires' disease outbreak.

AMNY

Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem exposes grim future risks for NYC as steep Medicaid cuts loom

Maimonides Health summer youth employment

Maimonides honors nearly 300 students in Brooklyn summer jobs program

By Olivia Seaman

Dolores Catania Battle for Brooklyn

Dolores Catania leads Bravolebrities in ‘Battle 4 Brooklyn’ charity softball game at Maimonides Park

By Olivia Seaman

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Hospitals in Crisis

Medicaid cuts could force Brooklyn’s safety-net hospitals to close, leave thousands uninsured

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Health

Community Baby Shower Fund returns to support high-risk maternal health neighborhoods

By Gabriele Holtermann

NY: Maimonides Health Unveils New Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Department

Maimonides unveils new psychiatric emergency department, expanding mental health care in Brooklyn

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Bay Ridge

‘Big Beautiful Cuts’: Protestors blast Malliotakis over healthcare ‘Poison Pill’

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Health

Maimonides Cancer Center celebrates 20 years of world-class cancer care in Brooklyn

By Olivia Seaman

Mayor Eric Adams speaks announces new social services hub in Brooklyn

AMNY

Mayor Adams will not switch city retirees to Medicare Advantage plan

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AMNY

New York’s top court rules against city retirees opposed to Medicare Advantage healthcare plans

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‘Keep shining your light’: Maimonides honors 1,700 volunteers at annual luncheon

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton lead a news conference on the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany ahead of Monday's vote.

AMNY

New York on the cusp of allowing medical aid in helping terminally ill die as state Senate sends controversial bill to Hochul’s desk

SUNY Downstate

Hospitals in Crisis

To save cash-strapped SUNY Downstate, advisory board recommends expanding services with massive state investment

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

‘We’ve touched a lot of lives’: Bed-Stuy Volunteer Ambulance Corps prepares to celebrate 37 years of service

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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AMNY

City Council hears proposed legislation for permanent doula training and services program

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