Following the overturning of federal abortion protections, a local women’s health clinic has seen an uptick in the number of people volunteering as clinic escorts – those who help patients make their way passed anti-abortion protestors and into the clinic.
Read MoreLa Jornada, a food pantry in Flushing that serves over 10,000 families in Northwest Queens, is being evicted from its NYCHA headquarters by the public housing authority at the end of the month. The mayor offered to help find the nonprofit a new space but with two weeks remaining, one has yet to be found.
Read MoreDespite seeing pay increases in the state budget, home care workers need a larger wage increase in order to stave off the growing labor shortage, lawmakers and advocates say.
Read MoreRockaway representatives and hospital staff gathered in Rockaway Park for the opening of a new, state of the art women’s health center.
A Rikers Island official in charge of operations at the jail complex told a Bronx judge last month that detainees have continued to be deprived of medical services despite a recent court order.
Republican City Councilmember Vickie Paladino was barred from entering the Council floor on her first day in office after she refused to tell officials her vaccination status.
Read More“New Yorkers should be confident that we are stepping up the fight against the Omicron surge to keep them safe.”
Read MoreThe funds raised will help SJEH build back after sustaining damage in a fire last week.
Read More“We’re chipping away at the enormous health equity issues.”
Read More“The delay in HERO Act implementation has resulted in preventable danger of coronavirus spread in workplaces.”
Read More“Having a remote option would be prudent due to the current reality we are all unfortunately confronting,” Donovan Richards said.
Read More“This is a unique platform that will make the standard of care of STEMI patients more predictable, efficient, and urgent.”
Read More“LIJ Forest Hills is on a trajectory.”
Read More“For too long, the people of western Queens have borne the brunt of the consequences of being home to far too many of New York’s pollution-belching power plants.”
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