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Bird Flu Hits NYC: Ducks Confirmed Dead from Avian Flu at Queens Zoo, Bronx Zoo Birds Still Under Investigation

New York Family

Bird Flu Hits NYC: Ducks Confirmed Dead from Avian Flu at Queens Zoo, Bronx Zoo Birds Still Under Investigation

Chickens Market In San Juan Chamula

Bronx Times

Gov. Hochul orders temporary closure of live bird markets after bird flu detections

Gay City News

‘Do not be complicit’: Pols speak out at NYU Langone after hospitals restrict gender-affirming care

Man getting food at NYC food pantries

Health

NYC food pantries anticipate economic challenges amid Trump’s whirlwind orders and policy changes

Posted on February 7, 2025

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Bronx Times

Wakefield native releases documentary on Black maternal health disparities

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Brooklyn Paper

First six Brooklyn organizations chosen for BP Reynoso’s Community Baby Shower Fund

Trans activists protest NYU Langone pause on gender-affirming care

Health

‘Blood on your hands’: Thousands protest NYU Langone halt of trans youth gender-affirming care after Trump order

Posted on February 4, 2025

State Attorney General Letitia James is reminding providers of their obligation to provide gender-affirming care in New York State.

Gay City News

AG James warns providers after reports of two NYC hospitals halting youth gender-affirming care

Farmers Market

Bronx Times

Middle schoolers successfully lobby Mayor Adams for local farmers market

Trump's attempted efforts to freeze federal Medicaid funding worries New York healthcare providers.

Health

Trump administration’s push to halt Medicaid funding rescinded amid controversy and backlash

Posted on January 31, 2025

newtown creek

Brooklyn Paper

After years of delays, EPA moves toward partial ‘early action’ cleanup of Newtown Creek

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Bronx Times

Gov. Hochul announces $140 million for upgrades at Bronx hospital

Egg Prices Skyrocket, But Are They Safe Amid the Bird Flu Crisis?

New York Family

Egg Prices Skyrocket, But Are They Safe Amid the Bird Flu Crisis?

Caring father with thermometer checking fever of daughter by son

Health

Tips from a pediatrician on managing the tripledemic of the flu, norovirus and RSV

Posted on January 25, 2025

Doctor and patient

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Donating Your Plasma at BioLife: What You Need to Know

Posted on January 23, 2025

Red Cross Seeks Donors As National Blood Supply Drops 25 Percent

Brooklyn Paper

New York Blood Center declares statewide blood emergency amid record low donations

Sen. Salazar presented The New York Foundling CEO Melanie Hartzog and residents of 8 Schenck Court with a $500,000 cheque Friday

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn group home receives $500K for upgrades from local pol

Mayor Adams announces $80 million in medical debt forgiveness for low income New Yorkers through historic debt relief program.

Health

Mayor Adams launches historic medical debt relief program, 35,000 New Yorkers forgiven of debt worth $80 million

Posted on January 17, 2025

members swinging kettlebells at Chelsea Piers Fitness

Health

Chelsea Piers Fitness combines health and community at new Flatiron location

Posted on January 16, 2025

red food dye

New York Family

Bye-Bye Red Dye! FDA Finally Bans Red No. 3 Food Coloring in U.S.

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Bronx Times

Doctors’ union and NYC H+H reach tentative deal to avert strike

Health care and ambulance workers practice safety measurements needed when moving high risk patients.

Health

Bird flu: Bellevue Hospital enhances prep with $2 million in federal funding to guard against outbreaks

Posted on January 13, 2025

US Sen. Chuck Schumer.

Business

Bird flu outbreak sends egg prices soaring in NYC – and could crack New Yorkers hard if left unchecked, Schumer warns

Posted on January 13, 2025

Suspect in Bronx teen stabbing

Bronx

Suspect who stabbed Bronx teen dead tells court the devil made him do it: ‘I’m with Satan!’

Posted on January 12, 2025

Bronx stabbing suspect yells at press

Bronx

Bronx teen stabbing: Suspect accused of killing has long rap sheet and history of mental illness, law enforcement says

Posted on January 11, 2025

Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers

New York Family

Instagram & Facebook Nix Fact-Checkers & Parents Are Worried

Mom with first babies born in NYC in 2025

Health

First babies of 2025! NYC parents celebrate new arrivals for the new year

Posted on January 1, 2025

New Yorkers grapple with influx of flu and RSV cases.

Health

Sickness on the rise: New York sees holiday surge in flu and RSV cases

Posted on December 31, 2024

(l. to r.) Rabbi Manis Friedman, Anzhelika Steenolsen, Elizabeth Savetsky, Tanya Zuckerbrot, Dennis Prager and Rona Lalezary helped lead the Mental Health is Real campaign event in Manhattan in October 2024.

Igniting the flame: ‘Mental Health is Real’ campaign and the battle for humanity after terror attacks in Israel

Posted on December 30, 2024

Child with a cold or flu blowing their nose at home.

Health

New York City sees huge surge in flu cases — here’s when you should go to the doctor

Posted on December 27, 2024

Emma and Liam are the top baby names once again in NYC.

Health

Oh baby! Emma and Liam are the top New York City baby names once again

Posted on December 27, 2024

Activists staged a three day sit-in at the capitol in Albany, to pressure Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act into law.

Bronx Times

Hochul signs Climate Change Superfund Act championed by Bronx Assembly Member

A homeless man looks through a window of a van from a street in Midtown.

Manhattan DA says ‘Neighborhood Navigator’ program has helped more than 700 people get essential aid, including housing and mental health

Posted on December 24, 2024

NY: Maimonides Pediatric Hematology & Oncology department hosts holiday event

Brooklyn Paper

Maimonides’ holiday party brings comfort and cheer to pediatric patients

Lincoln Medical Center in the South Bronx was designated a 2025 top hospital for maternal care.

Bronx Times

Lincoln Medical Center in the South Bronx named top performing hospital for maternal care

Angel Garcia of the Melrose Environmental Awareness Committee led EPA Administrator Lisa Garcia on a tour of the toxic superfund site in Melrose and the 8 block surrounding area.

Bronx Times

Melrose activists call on EPA to intervene in toxic cleanup as DEC faces criticism over community outreach

meal kits

Bronx Times

Partnership delivers meal kits to domestic violence survivors, fostering food security and hope

World AIDS Day Out of the Darkness

Gay City News

New Yorkers mark World AIDS Day with vigils and readings

QC New York is stepping up its relaxation with the addition of Building 111.

Health

QC New York expands with 15,000-square-foot Building 111 on Governors Island

Posted on November 28, 2024

NY: Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway

Brooklyn Paper

Harvesting hope: Busta Rhymes headlines Thanksgiving celebration in Brooklyn

Advocates carry the banner at the 32nd Out of the Darkness World AIDS Day candlelight vigil in 2023.

Gay City News

World AIDS Day events planned in New York City

trees

Bronx Times

City kicks off Urban Forest Plan to increase tree canopy

NY: Lines of Sight – Maimonides

Brooklyn Paper

‘I’m not alone’: Maimonides art show ‘Lines of Sight’ explores healing through creativity

MTA cleaner working to clean subway train during pandemic

NYC subway cleaners who worked during COVID-19 peak are owed back wages, judge rules

Posted on November 20, 2024

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Bronx Times

CM Salamanca distributes Thanksgiving turkeys amid rising food insecurity

Sunnyside Post

Sunnyside pastor and wife relieved after 21-year-old daughter found safe following citywide search

Guests light candles as Gabrielle's Angel Foundation hosts Angel Ball 2024 at Cipriani Wall Street on October 28, 2024 in New York City.

Health

Angel Ball in NYC raises almost $3 million for cancer research

Posted on November 2, 2024

City Council member speaks at hospital closure rally

Health

City Council rallies in effort to stop hospital closures in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn

Posted on October 30, 2024

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Photos: CM Dinowitz, Speaker Adams meet with North Bronx residents to discuss important community investments

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LIJ Forest Hills nurses reflect on purpose, passion ahead of National Nurses Week

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Brooklyn Mirage cancels much-anticipated reopening after failing to meet city standards

Nanette Kazaoka at an ACT UP demonstration.

Nanette Kazaoka, an unlikely AIDS activist, dies at 83