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Bay Ridge

Tribeca Pediatrics expands Bay Ridge footprint with new Fort Hamilton office

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Gay City News

Bellevue’s chief psychiatrist underscores importance of ‘behavioral cues’ and warning signs in suicide prevention

Hochul receives COVID-19 shot from pharmacist

AMNY

Hochul seeks to keep COVID-19 vaccine available to all New Yorkers despite RFK Jr.-led restrictions on lifesaving shot

L: New York City Department for the Aging Commissioner Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez. R: Tracy Walsh, in center, with co-workers from Bryan Skilled Home Care Agency in Amityville.

AMNY

Caregiving summit seeks solution amid shortage

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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

Exterior of Maimonides Medical Center.

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

Tablet, conversation and nurse with senior man at assisted living for diagnosis explanation. Digital technology, healthcare and caregiver with elderly patient for medical checkup in retirement home

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

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Global Black Gay Men Connect's survey will remain open through November.

Survey seeks feedback from Black gay and trans respondents on long-acting PrEP

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Nas Is a Key Factor in Queens Casino Win, Edging Out Jay-Z

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