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Mayor Eric Adams is looking to create an army of rat catchers through a new program dubbed the “Rat Pack."

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NYC rolls out ‘Rat Pack’ to help keep rodents away ‘on the street where you live’

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AMNY

Measles outbreak at Brooklyn migrant shelter sickens two residents

Bay Ridge Cares says thank you with a luau-themed awards ceremony.

Health

‘A chance to say thank you’: Bay Ridge Center hosts annual ‘Giving Celebration’ to thank community

By Jada Camille

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Health

Healthcare workers rally for fair contract amid staffing crisis at Coney Island hospital

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Brooklyn’s Dr. Sandra Scott on bringing trust back to healthcare within the LGBTQIA+ community

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Health

‘A privilege to celebrate’: Maimonides honors 1,600 volunteers for 200,000 hours of service at annual luncheon

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Health

Gastroenterology Associates of Brooklyn open new Bay Ridge Women’s Center and Wellness Center

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: One Brooklyn Health hosts panel discussing Black maternal health

Health

‘It’s about bringing awareness’: Brookdale Hospital hosts panel on Black maternal health

By Gabriele Holtermann

Rosslyn Taylor (left) receives the Dr. Jean Leon Award from Dr. Leon.

Caribbean Life

RN Jean G. Leon remains ‘fully committed as a healthcare change agent’

Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Nurses Association of America, Inc. (TTNAA).

Caribbean Life

‘Together we aspire; together we achieve’: Trinidad & Tobago Nurses Association of America, Inc.

Jose Perez, a Bed-Stuy father whose fiancee died in childbirth, creates an online fundraiser in her honor.

Hospitals in Crisis

Grieving father fundraises to lift burden, advocate for Black maternal health after fiancé’s death

By Jada Camille

Past and current presidents, from left: Dr. Claudette Gordon (1996-1998); Wendy Lake (2004-2008); Hopina Samuel (2008- 2012); Pamela Griffin (2016-2020); and Dr. Virginia Bernard (2020- present).

Caribbean Life

Caribbean American Nurses Association/‌Bronx Manhattan Westchester Chapter appeals for new members

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Hospitals in Crisis

SUNY Downstate Hospital to stay open — for now — per state budget agreement

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Health

‘There’s a lot of hope’: Brooklynite steps up as organ donor for a friend in need

By Jada Camille

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Vascular Institute of New York receives coveted recognition for excellence

By Brooklyn Paper

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Serious infections linked to rat urine rising as NYC looks to birth control to curb the rodent population

opening of trauma recovery center in Coney Island

Health

Trauma Recovery Center opens in Coney Island, aims to support survivors of violent crime

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Op-ed | Closing SUNY Downstate University Hospital will negatively impact borough

By Redetha Abrahams-Nichols

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Politics

Reynoso seeks to ‘close the gaps in maternal healthcare’ with Brownsville community baby shower

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright solemnly discusses the surge in anti-Semitism across the country (photo by William Engel)

AMNY

Families and advocates urge NY pols to pass budget with funding for better wages for direct support professionals

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