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Elmhurst Hospital CEO Dr. Helen Arteaga speaks at a press conference in Elmhurst Hospital Tuesday. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has named Arteaga as his Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell.
Health

Mamdani appoints Elmhurst Hospital CEO as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services

By Shane O'Brien
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Housing & Homelessness

2025 YEAR IN REVIEW: The Bronx Times’ top 10 most-read stories of 2025

By Lesley Cosme Torres & Emily Swanson
The State Capitol building in Albany.
Health

Hochul approves expansion of trans safe haven law, vetoes HIV care access bill

By Matt Tracy
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025.
Health

Trump administration issues proposed rules seeking to ban youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a House Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 11, 2025.
Health

House votes to criminalize youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaking
Health

Hochul, legislature agree to passing Medical Aid in Dying bill in January, giving terminally ill New Yorkers the option to take their own lives

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Assemblymember Amy Paulin and Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton lead a news conference on the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany ahead of Monday's vote.
Manhattan

Life or death: Fate of ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ bill in New York state rests on whether Hochul will sign it by end of 2025

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
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The Bronx

Jacobi Medical Center commemorates World AIDS Day amid federal pullback of recognition

By Emily Swanson
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Brooklyn

Brannan’s ‘Vision for All’ program takes off, providing free eye care to low-income New Yorkers

By Olivia Seaman
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Nassau

New Yorkers on SNAP start receiving full benefits as LI food banks face high demand

By Isabella Gallo
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Nassau

As water bills come due, East Williston and Williston Park mayors divided over rate hikes

By Isabella Gallo
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Nassau

Mineola approves opening of new personal training gym, physical therapy practice

By Isabella Gallo
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The Bronx

Montefiore Health System opens new WIC center in Throggs Neck

By Emily Swanson
Retired and active city workers rally outside District Council 37 headquarters in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, protesting the Municipal Labor Committee’s approval of a new self-funded health insurance plan. Demonstrators expressed concern over the plan’s secrecy, potential cost increases, and reduced member input.
Health

City’s public sector unions approve sweeping healthcare shift for 750,000 workers amid secrecy criticism

By Adam Daly
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Nassau

Gov. Hochul announces grant money for Albertson, Jericho water districts

By Isabella Gallo
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Housing & Homelessness

City Council holds hearing on Just Home supportive project after years on hold

By Emily Swanson
Environmental advocates, Bronx residents, and tenants from the Bronx River Houses NYCHA development called on state officials to stop the Cross Bronx Expansion. The New York State Department of Transportation designed projects to repair five bridges along the expressway that involve constructing additional "traffic diversion structures," which Bronx residents oppose as a highway expansion.
The Bronx

Inside the fight for cleaner air, dignity and the truth about the Cross Bronx Expressway

By Sadie Brown
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Health

NYC homeless advocates livid over Fox News host Brian Kilmeade’s remarks about killing the unhoused, despite his apology

By Dean Moses
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Long Island

Mineola board approves new neurosurgery practice, taekwondo school

By Isabella Gallo
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Nassau

East Williston discusses license plate reader, digital sign, gives $1K to library, seniors

By Isabella Gallo
A 2019 city law requires Rikers to close by 2027, but advocates renewed calls for its immediate shutdown after another man died in custody there on Wednesday
Health

Another Rikers Island death: Man succumbs after reported seizure; third in-custody death at facility in two weeks

By Adam Daly
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The Bronx

Supermarket manager in Bronx warns of SNAP cuts’ impact on small businesses

By Emily Swanson
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Brooklyn

Slices and stories: AARP marks 90 years of Social Security at Bed-Stuy pizza pop-up

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Paul Frangipane
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The Bronx

Hochul and Torres rally at Lincoln Hospital against ‘cruel’ Trump health care cuts

By Emily Swanson

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