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Explora kicks off
Come - y Explora. Like every enclave throughout the city, northern Manhattan is a place full of favorites. Everyone has their own preferred park, bakery and lounge. And this past Mon., Apr. 2nd...
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“My Mom Told Me to Get a Summer Job” “Mi madre me dijo que consiguiera un empleo de verano”
“¿Por qué no te consigues un empleo de verano?” Parece ser el grito de las madres en todas partes a sus hijos adolescentes. Durante esos calientes meses de verano...
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A Royal welcome
There is a new act on Broadway. Royal Drugs opened its doors at 5030 Broadway at the Inwood Center less than a month ago. Passerby may have noticed that Royal Drugs boasts the same size footprint as a large national drugstore chain, with similar merchandise and backlit lights...
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Go Green Sea ecológico
April's celebration of Earth Day offers an opportunity for families to focus on conservation, and on ways that everyone together can learn to save energy ...
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Smart Play: Recess Gets Enhanced
Juego divertido: Se realza el receso
“Dele a un niño la opción de elegir entre leer un libro y jugar, y elegirá jugar”, dijo Wanda Soto, principal de PS5 en la Décima Avenida y Dyckman ...
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UNIDOS against underage drinking
UNIDOS contra menores bebiendo alcohol
A 2011 survey done by Monitoring the Future, an organization that studies teen behaviors, reported that nationwide, 70 percent of 12th graders had tried alcohol, and 40 percent of 12th grader responders admitted to having drunk...
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Kicking butts, saving lives
Pateando colillas, salvando vidasLos jóvenes de la ciudad de Nueva York están listos para patear colillas. Y desean que todos se unan a la lucha. Este pasado miércoles, 20 de marzo ...
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A good read, a good deed Una buena lectura, una buena acción
Junot Díaz went to the doctor’s office this past week. Over 200 people followed. The Pulitzer Prize winner had not come down with the flu, or the dreaded...
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Spring into Color Primavera a todo color
El maquillaje puede servir como el mejor amigo de una jóven, particularmente para las madres siempre ocupadas que no quieren quedarse ...
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Community News 03.13.13 Noticias Comunitarias 03.13.13
El Departamento de Parques y Recreo ha restaurado la histórica cúpula del Centro Recreativo J. Hood Wright. La cúpula, un prominente rasgo...
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Leading in service, science and heart
Un líder en servicio, ciencia y corazónOn the eve of the 159th anniversary of the of the Dominican Republic’s Independence Day, political and community leaders paid homage to a long-time ...
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A heart and a hug
Four-year-old Matthew Hatcher was first diagnosed with a congenital heart defect (CHD) while still in utero. CHD is the most common birth defect in infants, with approximately one in 100 children born with some type of structural problem in the heart, only half of which are diagnosed prior to birth.
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Touro College on Global Health Mission in India
Dipan Ray, Ph.D., director of practice experience at Touro College of Pharmacy in Harlem (middle), and Ravi Shah, a doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) candidate at the College (right), work together to interview a patient at a makeshift “health camp” in New Delhi.
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HHC Urges New Yorkers 50 and Older to Get a Life-Saving Colonoscopy
As announced this past Tues., Mar. 5th, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) urged all New Yorkers 50 and older to undergo a potentially life-saving colon cancer screening as part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. HHC is performing almost double the number of colonoscopies today as 10 years ago...
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Going big, everyday
If he were just a little bit taller, Angel Bajana would be a linebacker for the Giants.When he does his weight lifting routine at J’s Big Gym, Bajana’s sleeveless shirt puts his muscles, and the breadth of his shoulders, on full display.He was not always this ripped. Bajana’s impressive muscle mass began at J’s Big Gym ...
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Support Graduate Medical Education
As House Speaker John Boehner has said, the Affordable Care Act is the “law of the land.” The Supreme Court has upheld it. The 2012 election reaffirms it. Whether you love it or hate it, the law is being implemented. The law is welcoming 27 million Americans into the health care system and urging them to find a doctor — a regular source of care.
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