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State chips in $130M toward $650M modernization of Hunts Point Produce Market

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Is the Bronx OK? It had the highest rate of psychiatric hospitalizations across NYC even before COVID-19

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‘We all matter’: Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus hosts ‘packing party’ for foster care kids with nonprofit Comfort Cases

Posted on May 25, 2023

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Op-ed | How Lupus has taught me to Lead

Posted on May 25, 2023

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Planet Fitness now offering NYC teens free summer gym passes and a chance to win a $10,000 scholarship

Posted on May 24, 2023

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‘A celebration of life’: Herald Square Plaza art installation marks Mental Health Awareness Month, Fountain House anniversary

Posted on May 23, 2023

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Will NYC’s new ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’ permit people the right to sleep outside?

Posted on May 21, 2023

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Meet four New Yorkers living with mental health conditions who are members of a Fountain House recovery clubhouse

Posted on May 19, 2023

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‘We want to hire our own nurses’: NYC hospitals chief seeks funding boost after city spends $500M on temp nurses to fill vacancies

Posted on May 17, 2023

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Firing one up: New York Cannabis board looks to speed up license rollout, let medical marijuana dispensaries sell recreational pot products

Posted on May 10, 2023

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Montefiore’s See, Test & Treat event bridging cancer screening gap for the un- and underinsured

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Hochul inks executive order boosting resources to NYC ahead of anticipated migrant surge

Posted on May 9, 2023

‘The reality of being invisible’: Homeless advocates say Jordan Neely wasn’t alone in suffering on the streets of NYC

Posted on May 7, 2023

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COVID pandemic no longer a global emergency: WHO

Posted on May 5, 2023

Reproductive Rights Legislation

Protecting abortion rights: Hochul and James look to solidify access to medication on public college campuses, double down against pill ban

Posted on May 3, 2023

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South Brooklyn Health officials cut ribbon on new Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital, opening to patients May 7

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Study points to better care for babies born to opioid users

Posted on April 30, 2023

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‘We are here to fight’: Annual PanCAN PurpleStride walk weathers storm for pancreatic cancer awareness

Posted on April 30, 2023

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Lyme disease likely to be more widespread this year following a mild winter

Posted on April 29, 2023

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New drugs promising weight loss are available: What you need to know

Posted on April 29, 2023

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Medical diagnostics company identified as city’s most prolific vehicle idler, but company says it’s permitted

Posted on April 25, 2023

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Mayor Adams revives campaign against lead exposure

Posted on April 25, 2023

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What the Supreme Court ruling on abortion pills means for women across America

Posted on April 22, 2023

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4/20 saw 4 million NYC subway riders roll underground for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began: MTA

Posted on April 21, 2023

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How Our Academy is working with New York’s Cannabis Management office to mentor CAURD licensees

Posted on April 19, 2023

NYC and nonprofits got $60 million in new federal aid to battle homelessness. Here’s how they’ll spend the money.

Posted on April 18, 2023

Exclusive | DSS-DHS implements new harm reduction initiative for shelter residents

Posted on April 17, 2023

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What the historic JUUL settlement means in the effort to combat e-smoking epidemic among New York teenagers

Posted on April 16, 2023

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Latest abortion pill ruling could hit some safe havens hard

Posted on April 15, 2023

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Supreme Court keeps FDA abortion pill rules in place for now

Posted on April 14, 2023

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H+H opens Pride Health Center at Metropolitan Hospital

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New $5 million Cohen Family Wellness Center opens in Queens, delivering ‘a home run in borough’

Posted on April 13, 2023

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City completes ‘first of many steps’ in Cross Bronx reimagining

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New York pols mobilize against Texas court ruling that could ban medication abortion

Posted on April 12, 2023

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In Hunts Point visit, Gillibrand touts $50M effort to end food deserts and insecurity

Pep rally for New York Liberty in Midtown supports Food Bank’s ‘Women to Women’ campaign

Posted on April 11, 2023

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SUNY ditches COVID vaccine mandate, symbolizing the beginning of the end of the pandemic

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Competing U.S. court rulings put access to abortion pills in limbo

Posted on April 8, 2023

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Poor oversight put group home residents at risk during pandemic: audit

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Life expectancy for New Yorkers underwent significant decline during COVID, particularly for Black New Yorkers

Posted on April 7, 2023

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Public hospital nurses rally outside Harlem Hospital and demand pay equity and more staffing

Posted on April 6, 2023

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‘Getting frisky doesn’t have to be risky’ — city’s health department reminds New Yorkers to get tested for STIs

Posted on March 31, 2023

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NYC Health + Hospitals now offering updated COVID-19 booster for infants and children

Posted on March 30, 2023

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Aetna to be the provider of Medicare Advantage plan for NYC municipal retirees

Posted on March 30, 2023

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Jacobi hospital saw 20% of its nurses quit in 2022. How long can temp staffing fill that gap?

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Hochul proposes major crackdown against illegal cannabis shops in New York City

Posted on March 23, 2023

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Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York helps guests find a great night’s sleep with Rest & Renew program

Posted on March 22, 2023

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Superbug fungus cases rose dramatically during pandemic

Posted on March 22, 2023

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More than $5.1M is going to projects chosen by Bronxites through participatory budgeting

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NYPD marks opening of new wellness center at High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety in Queens

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Progress slow in pilot program to make East New York basement apartments legal, safe

LGBTQIA+ Caucus member Erik Bottcher of Manhattan (left) and LGBTQIA+ Caucus co-chair Crystal Hudson of Brooklyn (right) at the LGBT Community Center last year.

City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus unveils comprehensive policy plan