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1. South Brooklyn Health Launches New Bedside Recreation Program (bkreader.com) — Patients at South Brooklyn Health now have access to bedside arts, games, and health education through the new BRAVO volunteer program, designed to make hospital stays more engaging and informative. Local volunteers, recruited from colleges and community groups, visit inpatient units to lead creative activities and share practical tips on stroke, heart attack signs, and medication use, with the hospital actively seeking more community participants.
2. $2.5 Million Awarded to Expand Brooklyn's Kaiser Park Playground (bkreader.com) — Brooklyn families can look forward to a significantly expanded playground at Kaiser Park, thanks to a new $2.5 million state grant awarded through the NY PLAYS program. The funding, part of a broader push to create free, accessible play spaces, will upgrade and enlarge the existing playground, adding to local recreational options and supporting the state's Unplug and Play initiative for kids of all abilities.
3. Phoenix House Launches Mobile Addiction Recovery Services in Brooklyn (bkreader.com) — Brooklyn residents affected by the overdose crisis can now access recovery support, Narcan training, and harm-reduction services right in their neighborhoods via Phoenix House's new mobile Neighborhood Outreach Wellness van. Launched outside Barclays Center and funded with city opioid settlement dollars, the van will regularly visit areas like East New York, Brownsville, Flatbush, Williamsburg, and Bushwick to connect people with peer support and treatment referrals.
4. A Prospect Heights manhole cover reveals the source of Brooklyn's water supply a century ago (wordpress.com) — A Prospect Heights manhole cover at St. Marks Place and Washington Avenue opens a window into how Brooklyn first tapped Catskill Aqueduct water in 1917. The story traces the borough's shift from Long Island-fed Ridgewood Reservoir to a modern upstate watershed system, showing how reliable water helped drive Brooklyn's growth and its consolidation into Greater New York.
5. NYCHA Worker Killed by Falling Tree During Nor'easter (vinnews.com) — A longtime NYCHA maintenance worker known as "Mr. Fix-it" was killed when a tree fell on him at the Cypress Hills Houses in Brooklyn during the weekend nor'easter. Neighbors describe his dedication to tenants as crews clear multiple downed trees and residents mourn a familiar, trusted presence in the development.
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