BEST COSMETIC
DENTISTRY
BROOKLYN SMILE
9412 4th Avenue (718) 775-3051
Brooklyn Smile’s mission is to provide the
best service possible in the Tri-state area. At
the helm of Dr. Gary Herskovits, a leading
expert in cosmetic dentistry, it should come
as no surprise at the Bay Ridge dental office is
cream of the crop when it comes to cosmetic
dentistry in Brooklyn. Besides cosmetic
dentistry, Brooklyn Smile offers restorative
and general dentistry services as well. But
the buck doesn’t stop there. Brooklyn Smile
— considered one of the top 100 Invisalign
providers in the nation — is just as known for
its customer service. No matter how extensive
the procedure may be, the team at Brooklyn
Smile treats each patient with care and
compassion that is unmatched.
BEST COSMETIC SURGEON
LEONARD GROSSMAN, M.D.
3039 Emmons Avenue (718) 934-5500
Are you considering an aesthetic surgical
procedure, such as a tummy tuck, breast
augmentation or liposuction? Are you
interested in organic plastic surgery? Dr.
Leonard Grossman, one of world’s most
respected and renowned plastic surgeons, is
ready to talk with you about it and answer all
of your questions in the private, comfortable
surroundings of the accredited New York
Center for Plastic Surgery in Brooklyn or
Manhattan. He and his caring, professional
staff are renowned for giving patients the time
to truly understand the procedures they are
interested in to ensure their comfort prior to
any procedure. At with Grossman at the helm,
the results are unbeatable.
BEST COSMETIC SURGEON
NEW LOOK NEW LIFE SURGICAL ARTS
71 Carroll Street (347) 599-0091
New Look New Life Surgical Arts’ top
priority is helping patients achieve their
goals, providing them with experienced and
personalized medical and aesthetic counsel,
and maintaining the highest level of patient
safety and comfort. They do this by combining
experienced, certified professionals with stateof
the-art facilities and unmatched quality of
care. All of New Look New Life’s procedures
are completely customized to achieve precise
results. Each of our doctors has earned their
reputation as careful listeners, prudent
advisors, and superb practitioners because,
as our patients attest, they are all deeply
committed to supporting the self-confidence
and self-image of those in their care. After
all, they want you to feel good about yourself
when you look in a mirror and when you are
out in the world. And so, each patient is given
personalized, dedicated attention.
BEST DAY SPA
THE GREEN SPA & WELLNESS CENTER
8804 3rd Avenue (718) 921-6100
Established in 1998, The Green Spa &
Wellness Center has spent close to a decade
making a name for itself far beyond its
hometown of Bay Ridge. Named one of the
top ten spas in New York City, the Ridgebased
wellness center is family owned and
operated and boasts a three-floor luxury
facility. Specializing in holistic healing,
skin-care, make-up, waxing, prenatal care,
massage therapy and more (they even offer
spa party packages!), Green Spa outshines the
competition when it comes to best day spa in
the borough.
BEST DENTIST
DR. MICHAEL C. TEPEDINO, DDS
524 Bay Ridge Parkway (718) 748-0095
Dr. Michael C. Tepedino, DDS is known as a
dentist for the whole family. A Brooklyn native
working out of his hometown of Bay Ridge,
Tepedino is a St. Anselm Elementary School,
Xaverian High School, New York University
and NYU College of Dentistry graduate who
completed a General Dentistry Residency at
Lutheran Medical Center in 1990. Today, his
office — at home since 1990 on Bay Ridge
Parkway — specializes in a number of services,
from implants and cosmetic dentistry to
endodontics, periodontics, pediatric dentistry
and oral surgery. Couple his rave reviews with
an office that adheres to all ages and walks of
life (and a family-like staff that does the same),
and there’s no doubt Dr. Tepedino is the best
dentist in Brooklyn.
BEST DERMATOLOGIST
THE SKIN INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK
7901 4th Avenue (718) 491-5800
For over 30 years, The Skin Institute of
New York has offered personalized skin care
treating the full spectrum of dermatologic
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needs. With deep roots in its hometown of Bay
Ridge, the Skin Institute has made a name
for itself because of both its exceptional staff
and service. The Skin Institute specializes
in everything from Xanthelasma Repair and
Wart Removal to Coolsculpting, Ultherapy
and Kybella. Its identity as The Skin Institute
of New York reflects the center’s expertise
in all aspects of cutaneous medicine as well
as emphasizes its commitment to being a
comprehensive dermatologic center. As
Medical Director, Dr. Ronald Brancaccio’s
reputation in the medical community and his
dedication to patient care remain the driving
force of The Skin Institute’s philosophy.
BEST GENERAL
PRACTITIONER
NYU LANGONE BROOKLYN FAMILY
MEDICINE
DR. JOSEPH CARUANA, DR. MARIO
MANNA, DR. JENNIFER CARUANA
7316 13th Avenue (718) 630-1404
The expert team at NYU Langone Brooklyn
Family Medicine of Dyker Heights specialize
in treating everything from allergies and shortterm
illnesses to diabetes, high blood pressure,
pulmonary issues and more. At home on 13th
Avenue, the renowned medical center is lead
by some of the best general practitioners in the
borough, including Dr. Joseph Caruana, Dr.
Mario Manna and Dr. Jennifer Caruana. With
a team as high-quality as its services, it’s no
question why NYU Langone Brooklyn Family
Medicine takes the cake for best general
practitioner in the borough.
BEST GYM
HARBOR FITNESS PARK SLOPE
191 15th Street (718) 965-6200
Harbor Fitness’ second location was opened
in Park Slope in May of 2000. The Park Slope
facility boasts a 20,000 square-foot facility
with a contemporary design within a 19th
century building with original architectural
detailing. And it’s got the amenities to back
up its reputation as best gym in the borough.
Membership comes with full use of all four
Harbor Fitness locations, a sauna, train for
life, eat for life, group fitness and boxing
programs, a smoothie bar and more. Open
24 hours a day from Monday through Friday
(and from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and
Sunday), it’s a no-brainer why the Harbor
Fitness of Park Slope is the one to beat when it
comes to Brooklyn gyms.
BEST HAIR SALON
5TH AVE HAIR STUDIO
9013 5th Avenue (718) 439-4909
At the 5th Ave Hair Studio in Bay Ridge, a
team of professional style connoisseurs are
committed to making you look and feel your
best. Its team believes that healthy hair is
essential and, in order to achieve the most
beautiful hair color possible, they use cotton
infused foils and Redken colors for a silky
finish. 5th Ave Studio promises to take your
hair from good enough to fabulous and from
just an element of personal style to a defining
attribute. Couple that with the salon’s modern,
yet comfortable environment that makes all
feel welcome, and it’s easy to see why 5th Ave
Hair studio is the one to beat when it comes to
best hair salon in Brooklyn.
BEST HOLISTIC
WELLNESS
LIVE HOLISTIC - DR. ADAMO
446 Bay Ridge Parkway (718) 921-548
Sometimes the key to a holistic lifestyle
is already inside of you. The team at Live
Holistic hopes to help you unlock that natural
healing power. Live Holistic — at home in
Bay Ridge — is at the helm of Dr. Vincent
Adamo, who is certified in nutrition and
spinal correction. At Live Holistic, Dr. Adamo
focuses on eliminating interference with every
individual’s internal healing power, so that
each person may live life free from sickness,
pain and disease — all while learning to help
themselves. Their mission is to help every
family to reach optimal health by teaching
them that “The power that made the body
heals the body,” making them the obvious
choice for guru of holistic wellness in the
borough.
BEST HOME HEALTH
AIDES
HELPING HANDS HEALTH CARE
1850 McDonald Avenue (718) 375-6700
When it comes to home health aides, the idea
of helping hands is one that comes naturally.
Helping Hands Attendant Services of
Brooklyn in an in-home care provider serving
the borough it calls home — as well as the
surrounding area. The award-winning health
care service provider offers non-medical
services in the home from meal preparation
and housekeeping to transportation and other
general guidances. Couple all of this with the
service provider’s stellar staff, it’s easy to see
why Helping Hands Health Care takes the
cake when it comes to best home health aides
in the borough.
BEST LASER TREATMENT
CENTER
SKIN BEAUTY LASER CENTER
7123 10th Avenue (718) 833-0704
The Skin Beauty Laser Center in Dyker
Heights is proud to provide a long-term
solution to all of your aesthetic and cosmetic
care needs. At the helm of Dr. James A.
Di Giuseppi, the Laser Treatment Center
uses only the latest technology that has
demonstrated lasting results while also
keeping to the highest of safety standards. Pair
that with its rave reviews and five-star staff
and it’s as clear as its client’s skin why the Skin
Beauty Laser Center is the best laser treatment
center in the borough. The center — at home
on 13th Avenue — is happy to solve issues
from unwanted and excess hair and leg veins
to undesirable facial vascular, wrinkles, loose
skin and more.
BEST LASIK SURGERY
PRACTICE
LASIK OF NEW YORK
450 Clinton Street (718) 875-7127
Surgery can be a scary word, but it doesn’t
have to be — and it doesn’t always have to
include a trip to Manhattan. The Carroll
Gardens office of LASIK of New York is an
optometrists office which offers services
that typically include the examination and
treatment of common vision disorders as well
as the fitting and prescription of corrective
eye glasses. Seeing is believing at LASIK of
New York where its wide range of services are
made that much sweeter by its staff and grade
A reviews.
HEALTH, WELLNESS & BEAUTY
BEST URGENT CARE CENTER
NORTHWELL HEALTH-GOHEALTH URGENT CARE
Multiple Locations. Gohealthuc.com
Urgent care centers are seemingly in every shopping center nowadays, which
makes the accomplishment of winning this competitive category that much
more impressive! Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care has more than
a dozen centers across Long Island, and Has plans to open even more of
these extraordinary facilities. GoHealth Urgent Care, which is partnered
with Northwell Health, specializes in bringing health care directly into
communities, increasing access and integrating exceptional health care into
people’s daily routines and lives! Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care is
well-regarded for its high-quality care, understanding physicians, and state-of
the-art facilities.