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Opinion | The Bronx cannot keep burning

By Amanda Farías, Council Member & Bronx Delegation Co-Chair

State Assemlymember Linda Rosenthal and women's policy advocates told lawmakers in Albany Monday that menopause matters, urging them to pass a package of legislation aimed at informing and protecting women going through menopause.

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‘We cannot let the status quo continue’: Manhattan lawmaker wants New York state to lead on improving menopause care for women

By Sadie Brown

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New York State Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia pushes bill to add organ donation question to electronic tax forms

By Emily Swanson

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Opinion | Bronx Families and all New Yorkers deserve transparency on 340B

By Assemblymember Amanda N. Septimo

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Bronx food pantries, aid groups brace for surge in need as SNAP cuts loom

By Shea Vance

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Debate over last-mile delivery bill heats up in first City Council hearing

By Emily Swanson

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Bronx cancer survivors pressure Governor Kathy Hochul to preserve Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing

By Emily Swanson

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VillageCare names Shaun Ruskin as its new president and CEO

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Protesters rally to end the 24-hour work day, call on City Council to pass bill soon – or face ‘sit-in’

By Renee DeLorenzo

Opinion | Before the breaking point: A new vision for Bronx mental health

By Raye Barbieri

Homeless individuals sleeping on a subway train in New York on Jan. 13, 2025.

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NYC tripled its spending on helping homeless. So why are more New Yorkers are living on the streets?

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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NYC to close historic Bellevue homeless shelter amid violence, safety issues

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Maimonides merger ‘not a takeover,’ Health+Hospitals CEO says, and will bring millions in cash

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Why nearly 2 million New Yorkers with ‘Essential Plan’ healthcare may soon lose their coverage

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Sticky situation: Why the NYC Council is considering a ban on glue traps

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Mamdani told reporters outside of the event that he "hadn't thought much about parades" and that he was more interested in hearing from veterans themselves.

Housing & Homelessness

Opinion | How Mayor Mamdani can make the Bronx the blueprint for NYC’s affordability revolution

By LaToya Williams-Belfort

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Head of city homeless services hands in resignation to Mayor Mamdani amid deadly cold snap

By Adam Daly

Inside the Irving Square restroom in Brooklyn. The stainless-steel bathroom includes a toilet, hand sanitizer, baby changing station, and slatted openings for ventilation and safety.

FIRST ON amNY | NYC EDC puts out call for vendors to design new modular public restrooms

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | A yearlong look at the most important issues in the ‘Boogie Down’

By Bobby Hankinson

City Council Speaker Julie Menin points to language in a report about 9/11 air quality

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‘Shameful’ secrets: City Council leaders, firefighters demand to know why City Hall hid post-9/11 air quality reports for 25 years

By Shea Vance & Robert Pozarycki

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New Yorkers hold candlelight vigil at VA Hospital to honor Alex Pretti, Minneapolis nurse shot dead by ICE agents

By Dean Moses

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Bronx Council Members Eric Dinowitz and Shirley Aldebol visit picket line as Nurses Strike enters week three

By Emily Swanson

Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces ambitious food rescue bill aimed at solving U.S. hunger

By Emily Swanson

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NURSES STRIKE: Negotiations resume with major hospital networks for the first time since walkout started

By Renee DeLorenzo

More from Around New York

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Attorney General Letitia James and Bronx electeds rally in the Bronx against surveillance pricing

New Pride Agenda executive director Kei Williams delivers remars in the State Capitol on May 6, 2026.

Advocates call on New York State to protect gender-affirming care, establish 24-hour LGBTQ crisis hotline

Paublo Torres is accused of turning the El Catracho sports bar in Hollis into a shooting gallery, killing his half-brother and wounding the manager in the early morning of Saturday, Feb. 21.

Southeast Queens man indicted for shooting half-brother to death during brawl in crowded Hollis sports bar: DA

Community envisions green future for McCarren Park’s asphalt lot