Longer commutes could mean higher obesity rates, analysis show
When the L-train shutdown was announced, public health researchers published an...
Two Brooklyn hospitals are about to get some awesome murals
Hoping to make residents care more about their local health centers, the...
Hep C spike prompts investigation into Kensington doctor
A Kensington doctor’s office has closed after its namesake doctor found...
The neighborhoods where Brooklynites live the longest — and the shortest
Residents of Borough Park live longer, on average, than most New Yorkers...
How one urban farm is breaking down barriers to healthy food
For over a decade during the Great Recession, Linda Goode Bryant gathered...
Sunset Park has Brooklyn’s lowest rate of health insurance — and that’s a big problem
Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace are among the least-insured neighborhoods in...
Aerial spraying for West Nile virus begins Thursday in Brooklyn
New York City will begin three days of aerial spraying for mosquitoes...
Brooklyn activists push for more access to late-term abortions
As early-term abortion bans dominate national headlines, a growing network of...
Measles cases rise to 566 citywide, but the disease slows down in Sunset Park
The number of confirmed measles cases in New York City has risen...