Politics NY News Headlines Archive for August 16, 2025

Osbert Orduna, CEO of The Cannabis Place in Queens, has been one of the lead organizers of the movement to protect dispensaries impacted by New York’s revised school-distance rule and is among 12 licensees suing to block the change.

‘We followed the rules’: 12 NYC cannabis businesses sue state to block school-distance rule change

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New York City Health + Hospitals and advocates celebrate the launch of the Bronx's first hospital-based rape crisis program located at the North Central campus.

NYC Health + Hospitals North Central launches first hospital-based rape crisis program in the Bronx

The Womencrafts moment of joy on the 1st day of Trans Week.

Entertainment and politics converge at Provincetown Women’s Week

Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas chaired a healthcare town hall in Elmhurst Hospital Wednesday evening, where advocates pressed for the passage of the New York Health Act.

González-Rojas, Rivera renew push for New York Health Act at Elmhurst Hospital town hall

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Candidates forge ahead in southern Brooklyn, despite Brooklyn Democratic Party drama