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Mayor Eric Adams is looking to create an army of rat catchers through a new program dubbed the “Rat Pack."
Brooklyn

NYC rolls out ‘Rat Pack’ to help keep rodents away ‘on the street where you live’

By Dean Moses
Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan (middle).
Health

Adams administration reverses proposal to cut Health Department’s HIV/‌AIDS budget

By Matt Tracy
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Education

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

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Mayor Adams announces summer weather prep program
Environment

Summer weather: Mayor Adams rolls out new preparations for extreme heat, poor air quality

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Brooklyn

SUNY Downstate Hospital to stay open — for now — per state budget agreement

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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The Bronx

Sen. Rivera’s legislation sparks debate over government-funded long term care plans, dividing advocates

By Emily Swanson
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Brooklyn

Reynoso seeks to ‘close the gaps in maternal healthcare’ with Brownsville community baby shower

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Manhattan

East Siders happy Beth Israel closure paused, but seek long-term solution to keep hospital open

By Gabriele Holtermann
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright solemnly discusses the surge in anti-Semitism across the country (photo by William Engel)
Health

Families and advocates urge NY pols to pass budget with funding for better wages for direct support professionals

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
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The Bronx

Bronx health advocates oppose bill that seeks to eliminate managed long-term care plans

By Emily Swanson
Rep. Dan Goldman outside in day time speaking at a news conference. He supports the Access to Family Building Act
Brooklyn

Goldman introduces federal bill to protect IVF, women’s reproductive rights

By Barbara Russo
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The Bronx

Op-Ed | March is Brain Injury Awareness Month

By City Council Majority Leader Amanda Farías
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Manhattan

Home care workers stage hunger strike for Council bill banning 24-hour shifts

By Max Parrott
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The Bronx

Mayor Adams announces $77M plan to boost city’s electric school bus fleet, build nation’s first truck charging depot in Hunts Point

By Steven Goodstein
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Health

AARP releases report on improving NYC for 50+ population

By Aidan Graham
Packed summer meals at NYC schools
Education

New York pols push bipartisan bill to boost summer meal programs, fight child poverty

By Mac Sorensen
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Housing & Homelessness

Week in Rewind: Rep. calls for increased funding after subway shooting, the Bronx’s connection with the Underground Railroad, Dais to fill District 77 seat, new affordable housing and more

Compiled by Ashlynn Perez
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Health

Op-ed | Growing Consensus: Eliminating Managed Long Term Care Plans is Bad for Vulnerable New Yorkers

By New York State Coalition of Managed Long Term Care Plans
Rendering of new Queens high school focused on healthcare, with insets of Schools Chancellor David Banks and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Queens

How NYC, former Mayor Bloomberg and a healthcare giant are looking to grow medical careers at a new Queens high school

By Barbara Russo
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The Bronx

Week in Rewind: Borough’s first mobile drug treatment unit opens, finance records open door for potential Salamanca BP bid, lawsuit follows December building collapse and more

Compiled by Ashlynn Perez
Elected officials and union members rallied in Albany to halt SUNY Downstate Hospital's closure.
Brooklyn

Elected officials, unions rally in Albany against SUNY Downstate closure

By Isabel Song Beer
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The Bronx

Rep. Torres, Fordham University co-host urban agriculture and food security roundtable

By Emily Swanson
Program to wipe out medical debt will help New Yorkers afford health care
Health

NYC to wipe out medical debt for 500,000 New Yorkers under new program

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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.
The Bronx

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

By Emily Swanson

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