In April, we talked with Dr. Michelle Morse, interim commissioner of health at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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NEW YORK, June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jericho Project, an award-winning nonprofit ending homelessness in New York, celebrated the official opening of 1840 Anthony Avenue, its newly preserved, ...

Several areas of Staten Island are scheduled for pesticide treatment this week as part of the city’s ongoing efforts to ...

Borough President Donovan Richard announced at a press conference on Monday his recommendation to approve the Department of ...

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A pair of coyotes named Romeo and Juliet have made their home in the giant green space in the middle of New York City. If ...

More than 150 treatment providers and policymakers last Tuesday gathered at Northwell Health’s Zucker Hillside Hospital in ...

The city Health Department alone is facing a $100 million reduction in federal aid used for infectious disease preparedness, surveillance and vaccination under an executive order from President ...

The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning for New York City – this heat could last as long as this ...

Vaping rates among city teens remain consistently high, and have even worsened among Black students, despite years of ...

Four children in three childcare centers in New York City Housing Authority complexes had elevated levels of lead in their ...