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NY: Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway

Brooklyn Paper

Harvesting hope: Busta Rhymes headlines Thanksgiving celebration in Brooklyn

NY: Lines of Sight – Maimonides

Brooklyn Paper

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

Sunnyside Post

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

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

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

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Brooklyn Paper

Family supportive housing residence in Brooklyn to be rebuilt and expanded

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Pete Davidson ‘is determined to better his mental health’

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

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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Why Hochul thinks banning smartphones from New York schools will improve students’ mental health

Posted on June 4, 2024

Bronx Times

Leaders discuss youth mental health, its causes and ‘real solutions’ during panel at Bronx Borough Hall

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Thera brings the relief and benefits of weighted blankets with comfy robes and hoodies

Posted on June 3, 2024

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New York City’s first mental health report shows inequities in treatment access despite overall improvement

Posted on May 31, 2024

NY: Vibrant Emotional Health celebrates new headquarters

Vibrant Emotional Health unveils National Headquarters in Lower Manhattan

Posted on February 13, 2024

Gov. Kathy Hochul, joined by the state's Office of Mental Health Commissioner Ann Sullivan, announced "sweeping investments" in mental health services, especially for youth, in a press conference on Jan. 11, 2023.

Bronx Times

Gov. Hochul announces $50M to expand inpatient mental health care

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Brooklyn Paper

With youth mental health on ‘clear downward trajectory,’ city launches free virtual mental health platform for teens

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SEE IT: Hero cop in Manhattan weeps after daring rescue of suicidal man from Riverside Drive overpass

Posted on October 25, 2023

Politics

The Biden administration proposes new rules to push insurers to boost mental health coverage

Posted on July 25, 2023

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Politics

Just breathe: DOE to require breathing exercises for public school students

Posted on June 27, 2023

NYS Youth Mental Health Summit

Governor Hochul hosts first-ever youth mental health summit to address mental health crisis at the Javits Center

Posted on June 16, 2023

Mount Sinai opens new mental health center in Lower Manhattan, believed to be the largest private investment in mental health in state history

Posted on June 9, 2023

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Bronx Times

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

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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

‘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

Health

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

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Queens

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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NYPD Counterterrorism Officer honored at MSG for 15 years of service

Posted on March 12, 2023

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Politics

More help coming: NYC making mental health services available in family shelters

Posted on March 9, 2023

B-HEARD team members Morgan Nevins, Sedicah Powell and Salley May

How New York City’s ‘B-HEARD’ teams are changing the response to mental health emergencies

Posted on March 9, 2023

Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright and caregivers for the developmentally disabled

Politics

State legislator calls for pay hikes for caregivers who aid people with developmental disabilities

Posted on March 2, 2023

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‘It’s like a zombie land’: The sorry state of Sara Roosevelt Park a year after Christina Yuna Lee’s murder

Posted on February 15, 2023

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Students at CUNY Medical School now have a robo-messaging service checking their mental health

Posted on February 10, 2023

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Politics

City Council looks to codify changes to Mayor Adams’ mental health hospitalization directive

Posted on February 7, 2023

No room or rest for the weary: Senior and disabled homeless men in Murray Hill subjected to latest street sweep

Posted on January 19, 2023

With NYC plan for mentally ill, hospitals face complex task

Posted on December 11, 2022

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Op-Ed | Action, care and compassion: My administration’s approach to addressing severe mental illness

Posted on December 6, 2022

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City Homeless Services agency accused of neglect in damning DiNapoli audit

Posted on December 1, 2022

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Tough medicine: Adams clears way for city to sweep those in mental health crisis off the streets

Posted on November 29, 2022

‘West Wing’ cast urges struggling Americans to seek help

Posted on November 18, 2022

A suicide note left on the cell of former Rikers Island detainee, Segundo Guallpa.

Queens

Family of deceased inmate at Rikers Island sues the City for wrongful death

Posted on November 2, 2022

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Politics

Crunching the numbers: New NYPD crime stats find staggering high rate of emotionally disturbed arrests

Posted on October 26, 2022

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‘Traveling Hypnotist’ Nicole Hernandez talks journey to hypnosis and upcoming NYC past life regression hike

Posted on October 12, 2022

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QNS

‘You don’t have to struggle alone’: Queens borough president launches $2 million mental health initiative

MetroPlusHealth Deputy Chief Medical Officers Dr. Julie Myers

MetroPlusHealth urges New Yorkers to get their annual breast cancer screenings

Posted on October 10, 2022

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Bronx Times

Student-athletes having long overdue conversations on mental health and life off the field

A jail on Rikers Island

Yet another Rikers Island inmate dies in custody – the third since August

Posted on September 14, 2022

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‘The gangs run the jails’: Board of Corrections hear about lack of progress with ongoing NYC jail woes

Posted on September 13, 2022

Assemblymembers Burgos and Werpin joined by Councilmember Narcisse after their visit to Rikers Island

Elected officials pay unannounced visit to Rikers Island after release of troubling report

Posted on September 12, 2022

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Party’s over: Iconic chain Party City to close all stores, including Bronx locations

This Verizon telephone exchange building on Fairview Avenue in Ridgewood has been connecting callers around the community for generations.

Ringing up some Queens telephone history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

Frequent flare-up: Firefighters battle blaze at Gobbler Auto Parts in East Flatbush

Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4.

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