By Eliza Fawcett, Healthbeat and Gwynne Hogan, THE CITY |Editorial credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY Seven cases of bird flu were found during routine inspections of live bird markets in The Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. New York state is shuttering all live bird markets in New York City, as well as in Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties, for […]
By Urban Matters | Editorial Credit: Tada Images / shutterstock.com One of New York City’s oldest hospitals currently finds itself in what might be termed critical condition. Acquired over a decade ago by the Mount Sinai Health System, the 799-bed Beth Israel hospital on East 16th Street, founded in 1890, has been slated for eventual […]
By Rommel H. Ojeda, documentedny.com | Photo courtesy: documentedny At a back-to-school fair in Queens, more than 100 families showed up to receive information about health services in New York City and school supplies. “The help they provide for the kids is very welcomed,” said one of the attendees. Last Friday, immigrant families flocked to […]