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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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Bronx Times

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

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

Posted on April 7, 2023

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Health

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

Posted on April 6, 2023

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Health

‘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

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

Posted on March 30, 2023

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Health

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

Posted on March 30, 2023

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Bronx Times

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

Illegal marijuana seller in Bronx

Business

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

Posted on March 23, 2023

The exterior of the Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York in Midtown.

Health

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

Posted on March 22, 2023

Superbug fungus cases rose dramatically during pandemic

Posted on March 22, 2023

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Stop & Shop as part of its fundraiser to cure childhood cancer provides tour for kids at FAO Schwarz

Posted on March 21, 2023

Debate continues as to whether COVID-19 came from animals or lab

Posted on March 21, 2023

Subways saw pandemic record of 3.94 million rides on March 16

Posted on March 19, 2023

New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market

Posted on March 17, 2023

COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

Posted on March 16, 2023

The interior of Katherine, New York City's newest Italian cocktail bar.

New York City restauranteur transforms COVID supply store into an Italian cocktail bar

Posted on March 14, 2023

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Bronx Times

Blink Fitness ‘Empower Hour’ offers free weight lifting education for Women’s History Month

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?

Posted on March 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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Bronx Times

Free clinic to expand South Bronx services with new Longwood facility

House in bipartisan vote agrees to declassify info about origins of COVID-19

Posted on March 10, 2023

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Mayor’s bid to shift 250,000 public sector retirees to Medicare Advantage plans approved by MLC

Posted on March 9, 2023

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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

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Health

New York Blood Center declares 2023’s first blood emergency

Posted on March 7, 2023

Workers at Tyson Foods sue claiming lack of COVID protections

Posted on March 7, 2023

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Off with their masks! Mayor Adams says businesses should require that patrons remove face coverings to deter retail theft

Posted on March 6, 2023

Italy closes investigation alleging COVID lockdown failures

Posted on March 6, 2023

Following report on the origin of COVID-19, conspiracies soar

Posted on March 3, 2023

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Bronx Times

Bill to ban youth tackle football in New York state has been a decade in the making

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Bronx Times

The Bronx is once again a rallying point for nurses seeking better pay, staffing help

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

Take ’em off! Top NYPD official tells businesses to demand patrons remove masks in order to enter

Posted on March 2, 2023

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Battery outage: City Council votes to ban reassembled e-bike batteries linked to serious fire hazards

Posted on March 2, 2023

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Health

EXCLUSIVE | To fight battery fires, new City Council bills would enact trade-in program, get fireproof containers to delivery workers

Posted on March 2, 2023

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Bronx Times

EMTs disciplined for speaking out about COVID-19 response to receive $30K each: courts

Illegal marijuana seller in Bronx

Business

Potful of trouble: NYC stores skirting marijuana licensing rules, prompting legal confusion and safety concerns

Posted on March 1, 2023

China says it’s been ‘open and transparent’ on COVID origins

Posted on February 28, 2023

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Health

Op-ed | The city must clean up healthcare and hospitals pricing now

Posted on February 26, 2023

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Bronx Times

BREAKING: Montefiore residents vote to unionize with 82% supermajority vote

City Hall rally for bill to increase hospital price transparency in NYC

‘There is no transparency around hospital prices’: NYC Council Members rally for fair healthcare pricing

Posted on February 23, 2023

Those facing food insecurity received groceries from the West Side Campaign Against Hunger on Feb. 23 as COVID-era benefits hang in the balance.

‘A hunger Grand Canyon’: Concerns surge in New York as COVID-era benefits are set to end on March 1

Posted on February 23, 2023

Taiwan drops indoor mask mandate in restaurants, offices

Posted on February 21, 2023

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Bronx Times

Abortion care access explored at Morrisania Sexual Health Clinic, the first city-run clinic in the nation offering free abortion meds

China says it’s ‘decisively’ beaten pandemic, 200 million treated

Posted on February 17, 2023

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Bronx man sentenced to 20 years for fatal strangling of girlfriend during 2023 domestic dispute

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May races in Queens: JFK Airport 5K, Forest Park trail classic and a Queensborough 5K

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Temporary Carroll Gardens Library to open in ‘underutilized’ Community Board 6 office space this summer

Councilmember Erik Bottcher and more than a dozen other elected officials from Manhattan signed a letter blasting "ongoing dysfunction" at Community Education Council District 2.

Community Education Council accused of obstructing votes on trans resolutions