Photo Credit: MOIA By JR Holguin A Census National Interview Survey indicated that 30 million people in the United States of all ages were uninsured during the time the survey was conducted in 2021. In New York, nearly 5% of residents live without insurance. Though one could say those numbers are low, health care is […]
Legislation Co-Sponsored by Councilmembers Powers and Brannan Will Put Money Back Into Pockets of Small Business Owners and Fuel City's Recovery. Fulfills Commitment Made in Mayor's "Renew, Rebuild, Reinvent: A Blueprint for New York City's Economic Recovery"
New York City, NY USA January 6, 2022. A candlelight vigil was held on Manhattan’s Upper Eastside on the one year anniversary of the insurrection on the United States Capitol Building in Washington DC (Shutterstock) New York – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today hailed a new law he actively and strongly pushed for that […]
New York state’s new regulations are forcing families to buy third-party care packages from pre-approved vendors. Families say the new policy is “retaliation” and a way to squeeze more profits from incarcerated people and their loved ones.
By Mansa Musa, The Real News The prison-industrial complex has many ways of turning the incarceration of human beings into a profitable business model. In New York state, new regulations targeting care packages for prisoners show this logic at work. Friends and families of incarcerated people can no longer send packages containing food to those […]
Sept 28, 2020 Outdoor dining after the lockdown from Covid-19, dining next to the bike lane can be dangerous at Columbus Avenue, Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, USA. (Shutterstock) By Eric Feldman, NY1 COVID-19 cases are rising in New York City and city leaders are taking notice. The city’s Department of Health tweeted […]
888-TREAT-NY Hotline Utilizes NYC Health + Hospitals' Virtual ExpressCare Platform; Proven Treatment Options Available to Effectively Treat COVID-19; Statewide Hotline Will Help Reduce Barriers to COVID-19 Treatment for all Communities.
New York, NY – July 5, 2022: Governor Kathy Hochul poses with signed bills to strengthen New York’s commitment to clean energy at Newlab Headquarters. (Shutterstock) Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of a new free Hotline for those who test positive for COVID-19, but don’t have a health care provider, as part of […]
By Insurance Journal FBI, Homeland Security and New York police officials have charged nine defendants including gang members with a violent racketeering and extortion conspiracy in attempting to take over an entire industry designed to help victims after a fire. The defendants, who officials said include members of the violent Bloods street gang, took control […]
New York City, NY USA October 28, 2021. Police investigate the scene where a person was shot in the leg on Manhattan’s Upper Westside. (Shutterstock) By News 12 Staff Newly appointed Gun Violence Prevention Czar A.T. Mitchell and community advocates rallied to call for changes to gun laws on Wednesday. The rally was held outside […]
This new fellowship will enhance patient care by training providers to identify signs of violence and gather evidence for legal proceedings.
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 03, 2021: New York City residents wait on line in freezing cold outside a COVID-19 testing site through NYC Health + Hospitals located at Northern Boulevard in Queens, NY. (Shutterstock) (Brooklyn, NY ― July 6, 2022) NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County today launched the Clinical Forensic Medicine Fellowship, a one-year training […]
New York City, New York/USA May 30, 2020 Hundreds took to the streets of Manhattan protesting against police brutality after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. (Shutterstock) By Akron Beacon Journal The hail of more than 90 bullets fired by police at Jayland Walker early Monday sounds like “a whole […]
Photo credit: MOIA/ENDGBV NEW YORK— The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro and the Mayor’s Office to End Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) Commissioner Cecile Noel hosted the City’s first in-person Community and Ethnic Media Roundtable, since the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss the resources available for immigrant survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. The […]