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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

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

Brooklyn, NY : “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk” on Oct 27, 2024. Photo by Erica Price

Brooklyn Paper

Pink pride: Thousands unite for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Coney Island

a bull statue that will go on display in Times Square to celebrate Día de los Muertos ( Day of the Dead )

Majestic Día de los Muertos figures brighten up Times Square this week

Posted on October 28, 2024

Police in Garment District assist man with substance abuse issues

NYPD looks to combat rampant Garment District drug abuse problems after amNY investigation

Posted on October 27, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

A Safe Space Studio brings affordable wellness and community to Sunset Park

Psychiatrist or professional psychologist counseling or therapy session to male patients suffering from mental health problems. due to economic failure after the COVID-19 pandemic. PTSD Mental health.

Bronx Times

Montefiore Medical Center announces new grant to address Bronx HIV care

People walk by a Walgreens, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2021.

Business

Walgreens looks to shut 1,200 stores in next 3 years; no NYC closures announced yet

Posted on October 15, 2024

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Bronx Times

Pajama Program helps Bronx families develop better bedtime routines

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Bronx Times

District 9 students receive violence prevention training from Sandy Hook Promise

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Bronx Times

$6 Million allocated for new facility to combat opioid crisis in the Bronx, tripling treatment capacity

COVID-19 in New York

COVID-19 in NYC: New variant appears as infection rates decline; vaccines still recommended

Posted on October 8, 2024

NY: 2024 Pink Runway

Brooklyn Paper

Maimonides kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Pink Runway Fashion Show

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Brooklyn Paper

System to contain toxic chemicals beneath Gowanus school to be installed early next year, officials say

Council Members and mental health advocates outside Elmhurst Hospital-based Lifelinks Clubhouse.

Jackson Heights Post

Elected officials and mental health advocates gather in Elmhurst to celebrate restoration of mental health funding

Kelly Rowland and Baby2Baby deliver maternal health and newborn supply kits to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County

Brooklyn Paper

‘When Love Takes Over’: Singer Kelly Rowland partners with maternal aid non-profit to to support new mothers

Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan

Health

NYC Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan to leave Adams admin by early next year

Posted on September 23, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Pols call on DOT to crack down on dust, noise at Columbia Street concrete facility

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Bronx Times

Bronx leaders rally for more trees in fight against urban heat and health disparities

NY: 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers show support for Haitian Community

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn healthcare workers stand with Haitian immigrants, denounce Trump’s ‘pet eating’ claims

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Brooklyn Paper

This Brooklyn pharmacy is offering free online doctor visits next week

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.

Gay City News

NYC reports increase in mpox cases in August

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Health

Councilmember Bottcher wants to require NYC gun stores to display graphic images as health warning

Posted on September 12, 2024

Astoria Post

Lawmakers representing ‘Asthma Alley’ push for free inhalers under law

Health

AEW star Adam Copeland talks injury, Pure Plank, and his future in wrestling

Posted on September 10, 2024

State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald.

Gay City News

New York State health commissioner allows pharmacists to administer mpox vaccine without prescription

a bed at the IKEA Sleepeasy NYC

Health

Inside the new IKEA Sleepeasy, made to help New Yorkers sleep more soundly

Posted on September 5, 2024

family supportive housing in Clinton Hill

Brooklyn Paper

Family supportive housing residence in Brooklyn to be rebuilt and expanded

bone marrow donor meeting

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn teen meets ‘hero’ donor who saved his life with bone marrow transplant

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Brooklyn Paper

Give blood at these Brooklyn and Manhattan locations to prevent Labor Day shortage

Mosquito on human skin during summer months

Health

Health Department to spray parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn for disease-carrying mosquitoes next week

Posted on August 22, 2024

Beaches closed sign on Rockaway Beach

Health

Queens and Brooklyn beaches closed again on Monday thanks to Hurricane Ernesto

Posted on August 19, 2024

Pete Davidson

Pete Davidson ‘is determined to better his mental health’

Posted on August 17, 2024

Beaches closed sign on Rockaway Beach

Health

Queens and Brooklyn beaches closed this weekend to swimmers thanks to Hurricane Ernesto

Posted on August 17, 2024

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Times Square’s new ‘Comedy Village’ set to host fundraiser benefiting firefighters’ mental health

Posted on August 14, 2024

entrance to Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital in Manhattan

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Judge throws out lawsuit attempting to keep Manhattan’s Beth Israel Hospital open and operating

Posted on August 12, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Taking back control of the mind: Hypnotherapist Glenn Rottmann

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Brooklyn Paper

BP Reynoso launches $50,000 fund to support community baby showers for new parents

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Bronx Times

mPox is on the increase across the city, Bronx LGBTQIA service provider responds

deli counter that has spreads and cheese

Massive Boar’s Head recall has New Yorkers cutting out the cold cuts

Posted on August 1, 2024

DKN ready mix in greenpoint

Brooklyn Paper

Greenpoint residents say DKN Ready Mix concrete facility has brought dust, noise, and health concerns

Former FDNY firefighter Lt. Kevin Dermody of Engine 82 in the South Bronx

Bronx Times

‘A lot of lives have been helped’: Nonprofit works to provide mental health for FDNY firefighters

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Brooklyn

NYC rolls out ‘Rat Pack’ to help keep rodents away ‘on the street where you live’

Posted on July 28, 2024

Person slicing Boar's Head cold cuts

Health

Boar’s Head recall: Listeria outbreak impacts more than 200,000 pounds of meat sold by cold cut giant

Posted on July 27, 2024

New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have urged those who received their first dose of the mpox vaccine to complete the two-dose regimen.

Gay City News

After recent uptick, NYC sees decrease in mpox cases

A New York Blood Center donation pod, which looks like a trailer.

Health

New York Blood Center debuts portable Pods to boost donations

Posted on July 24, 2024

More from around NYC

Comptroller Brad Lander stands with NYCHA Tenant Association leaders to announce a new audit about oversight of vendors making repairs and doing maintenance.

Comptroller audit slams NYCHA over repairs, finds potential millions in wasteful spending

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Mayor Adams names Jessica Tisch as NYPD Commissioner; Holden praises her as a ‘phenomenal choice’

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City employee arraigned in alleged $624K pension fraud case

At Corona Plaza in 2022, the faces of individuals lost too soon.

5 Transgender Day of Remembrance events in NYC