The dog run is closed after soil tests found elevated metals, leaving owners with limited off-leash options.
With almost 1,500 calls to 311 last year, Bed-Stuy ranks second in rat complaints across the city. Here are the blocks hit hardest.
City data shows that while some parts of the neighborhood are catching up, many residents remain without the updated booster.
The two city-run walk-in clinics have given out a lot of shots as Bed-Stuy COVID cases continue to outpace the rest of the city.
Positivity rates are rising higher than the citywide average in most Bed-Stuy neighborhoods, as officials recommend boosters and masks.
As the most contagious subvariant yet fuels a COVID-19 spike across the country, here's how Bed-Stuy is faring.
The birthing center will be built at Woodhull Hospital, which made headlines in 2020 when a pregnant woman died during routine tests.
Only one of the borough hospitals got an A in the nonprofit group Leapfrog's new round of hospital safety grades.
The city is expected to move from low to medium-level coronavirus risk in the next few days. Here's where cases stand in Bed-Stuy.
"It’s time we do right by every mother and every baby, no matter the color of their skin or the language they speak," the mayor said.
As New York City marks two years living with COVID-19, here's the toll the virus has taken in Bed-Stuy.
The "COVID-19 Center of Excellence" is the third in New York City dedicated to areas hit hardest by the pandemic.
The Fulton Street pharmacy was forced to reimburse more than 170 customers after an investigation by the attorney general, her office said.
More than 100 deaths have been reported around Bed-Stuy since the contagious omicron variant first began its surge, city records show.
The neighborhood's positivity rates have dropped in the last week as the omicron surge "plateaus" across New York City. Here's the latest.
See how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Brooklyn and across NY.
More than one in five people in the neighborhood tested positive last week amid the omicron surge—but no deaths have been recorded.
The Brooklyn station is one of five subway stops that will have coronavirus testing sites starting Thursday.
Here are updated numbers on hospital capacity in Brooklyn.
"Covid rates are higher than Snoop smoking a blunt in a hot air balloon," organizers of the holiday bar crawl wrote Tuesday.
The state of New York has broken its all-time COVID cases record three days in a row, with NYC accounting for 12,404 positives on Sunday.
COVID-19 rates have risen in Bed-Stuy over the past few months, according to city data. Here's what to know.
Brooklyn is part of the national trend of growing coronavirus cases.
The rate of new cases has decreased recently in Brooklyn.
Though less of a surge than other neighborhoods, there has been a 32 percent spike in rat sightings in Bed-Stuy this year, data shows.
The last of Bed-Stuy's five ZIP codes recently reached the milestone, the third-to-last in New York City to do so.
The U.S. ranks poorly among developed countries for maternal health. Here is how Brooklyn compares to the U.S.
Thanks to a capital allocation, the hospital's emergency department will be able to expand by 5k square feet and add 16 new exam rooms.
A nonprofit will use $1.4M in federal money to provide culturally-responsive at-home care to older adults in the Hispanic/Latinx community.
The Brooklyn ZIP codes, which have lagged since the start of the vaccine distribution, are still low despite boosts from vaccine mandates.
New York City Housing tenants in Bed-Stuy were more likely to get COVID-19 than people in the rest of the neighborhood, new data shows.
Updated federal data shows how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospitals in Brooklyn.
As the delta variant spreads, coronavirus rates ticked up in Bed-Stuy after hitting record lows. Here's the latest.
The borough is the second-to-last to reach the milestone, which includes all ages rather than just those over the age of 18, data shows.
The fair, aimed at neighborhoods hard-hit by the pandemic, will include free vaccines and other housing, legal and health initiatives.
All but one of Bed-Stuy's five ZIP codes were within a percentage point of the 50-percent milestone on Wednesday, data shows.
The neighborhood's five ZIP codes all went under a 1 percent seven-day positivity rate this week as citywide numbers plunge, data shows.
Half of adults are now partially vaccinated in four of the five ZIP codes that make up the neighborhood, data shows.
The Brooklyn station is one of eight transit hubs where New Yorkers can get a coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced.
Here is how the Bed-Stuy area is doing in the race to vaccinate its population.
Vaccinations have come a very long way since infectious diseases like smallpox and whooping cough were considered epidemics centuries ago.
Northwell Health wants to help you make sense of health care proxies, living wills and MOLST (Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment).
Survival has become reality for several types of cancer as researchers and clinicians have gained more information about the disease.
With a job that keeps you in your seat for most of the day, Dr. Stacey Rosen lists simple changes that can go a long way for good health.
With springtime finally in the air and pollen counts high, Northwell Health wants to help prepare you with the truths about allergy season.
Battling cancer can be a full-time job in itself. Here's why many people with the disease choose to stay employed after their diagnosis.
Northwell Health provides advantages of integrative medicine because the mind, body and spirit are an important part of our health.
March is colorectal cancer awareness month. Dr. Bethany DeVito breaks down five things you should know about colon cancer.
Balancing work and life is stressful. Northwell Health physicians discuss ways on how to cope.
Foods play an important role in our health. Northwell Health physicians show how a change in diet can affect gastrointestinal conditions.