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New data highlights low attendance for students living in New York City shelters

Posted on May 18, 2022

Business

City Councilmembers urge Mayor to address baby formula shortage

Posted on May 18, 2022

Broadway

amBroadway | COVID forces more cancellations, ‘A Case for the Existence of God’ picked as Best Play and more

Posted on May 18, 2022

FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11

Posted on May 17, 2022

COVID-19 testing

New York City finds itself on high alert for COVID-19. What does that mean?

Posted on May 17, 2022

Median rent climbs in New York City

Average NYC income needs to double just to afford higher median rent, city study finds

Posted on May 17, 2022

Council Member Carlina Rivera pledged to help shutdown Rikers Island.

Health

‘How many more people have to die’: Activists demand Justice Department intervention at Rikers

Posted on May 16, 2022

City agency mobile units at Roberto Clemente Plaza are raising awareness about resources and benefits to rental owners and brokers who house voucher holders

City promotes new event for ‘Do Something Good for Your Neighbor’ day

Posted on May 16, 2022

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Gay City News

AIDS Walk New York Returns to Central Park

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Doctor returns from Ukraine with new perspective on devastating war

Biden offers logistics support to ease baby formula shortage

Posted on May 16, 2022

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Mayor Adams bolsters city’s COVID-19 preparedness as infections continue to spike

Posted on May 16, 2022

COVID-19 testing in New York, May 2022

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Nearly 70 NYC areas had 100 or more new infections last week

Posted on May 15, 2022

Health

Some Catholic abortion foes are uneasy about overturning Roe v Wade

Posted on May 13, 2022

Project Renewal

Health

Project Renewal raises over $1.7M for homeless services and supportive housing at 31st Annual Benefit and Auction

Posted on May 13, 2022

baby formula shortage

Health

Baby formula shortage: Hochul outlines New York’s efforts to provide parents with help to keep infants fed

Posted on May 12, 2022

Ashley Judd talks about mental health after mother Naomi Judd’s death

Posted on May 12, 2022

Health

Mayor Adams appoints Rikers Island task force to address crisis of neglect and death

Posted on May 12, 2022

Biden to speak to baby formula manufacturers about shortage

Posted on May 12, 2022

Report criticizes meat industry, USDA response to pandemic

Posted on May 12, 2022

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Health

Video | Senior Care: You Don’t Have to Go It Alone

Posted on May 12, 2022

Health

Senate vote to support Roe v Wade expected to fall short

Posted on May 11, 2022

Business

Independent proxy advisor urges stakeholders to vote against re-election of Amazon board director

Posted on May 11, 2022

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Labor advocates and New York pols tout minimum wage increase as weapon to fight inflation

Posted on May 11, 2022

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New York City teachers push for more arts education funding in school budget

Posted on May 10, 2022

Mayor Eric Adams.

Mayor Adams and Robin Hood providing a combined $100M toward childcare programs

Posted on May 10, 2022

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Adams lifts vaccine mandates for New York City public school proms

Posted on May 9, 2022

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Mommybites

Baby formula shortage: What you need to know

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Health

New York Blood Center declares blood emergency for the state

Posted on May 9, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

‘Bans will only stop safe abortions’: AG James announces legislation to protect abortion access in New York and help out-of-state women obtain it

Posted on May 9, 2022

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Child hunger in New York City remains at a record high

Posted on May 9, 2022

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PoliticsNY

NY Lawmakers on the Move, May 9, 2022

Oh, rats! As New Yorkers emerge from pandemic, so do rodents

Posted on May 8, 2022

Health

Supreme Court leak shakes trust in one more American pillar

Posted on May 7, 2022

Health

Motherhood deferred: US median age for giving birth hits 30

Posted on May 7, 2022

Mothers call on Governor Hochul for housing support

Posted on May 6, 2022

affordable-Housing

Rent Guidelines Board casts preliminary vote to increase rent in stabilized apartments

Posted on May 5, 2022

COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise

Posted on May 5, 2022

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Over two years into the pandemic, New Yorkers are still struggling to feed their families

Posted on May 5, 2022

WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19

Posted on May 5, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Hundreds rally at Barclays Center as Supreme Court readies to overturn Roe v. Wade

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Lawmakers and advocates call on legislature to implement New York Health Act

Posted on May 4, 2022

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Brooklyn nurse talks working in the pandemic and running for essential workers, COVID patients in upcoming race

Posted on May 4, 2022

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Health

VIPs celebrate Greenwich House partnerships with Movement Speaks in Washington Square Park

Posted on May 4, 2022

Brooklyn Paper

‘It’s a blow to democracy:’ Brooklyn reacts to leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion

Health

‘ROE’ RAGE: Protesters at Foley Square seethe over leaked Supreme Court threat on abortion rights

Posted on May 3, 2022

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices hear a major abortion case on the legality of a Republican-backed Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on abortion doctors, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Health

Roe in the code: What to know about abortion rights in New York State

Posted on May 3, 2022

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Midtown Manhattan

Gillibrand unveils five-point plan to combat high prescription costs

Posted on May 2, 2022

More from around NYC

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BP Gibson hosts second annual Puerto Rican Flag Raising Ceremony

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Addabbo teams up with PS 60 for food and personal care drive in support of Glendale pantry

NY: Middle School Students Call for End to Gun Violence

Crown Heights students march to end gun violence during annual rally

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Supreme Court revives straight employee’s sexual orientation discrimination claim