‘Not doing enough’: NY maternal mortality reforms haven’t closed racial gap
June 3, 2026
The Health Department launched initiatives and improved data, but Black women still face high pregnancy-related death rates.
The Health Department launched initiatives and improved data, but Black women still face high pregnancy-related death rates.
NY cracks down on illegal vape sales: 12 arrested, dozens targeted for selling flavored products to minors.
The city staged a week-long health emergency drill in late March to prepare for simultaneous attacks across four boroughs.
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that a doctor who sexually abused a patient at a clinic in Carroll Gardens was sentenced.
THE PUBLIC HAS A FEW MORE DAYS TO COMMENT on a Brownfield contamination site at a building that now houses the Avant Gardner.
Aug. 3 will see a significant step forward in the treatment of opioid users affected by the justice system. The Center for Community Alternatives (CCA)
For millions of low-income New Yorkers, access to routine dental care has long hinged on whether or not they still have eight crucial teeth. A
STATEWIDE — Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday that her office has helped to secure the largest multistate agreement with JUUL Labs Inc. (JUUL) and its former directors and
This article was originally published on Jul 25 8:48pm EDT by THE CITY. On one side are allegations of mismanagement, self-enrichment and poor performance putting Brooklyn residents in danger. On
Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, acting United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York, on Tuesday announced agreements pursuant to Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act with five
New York is reinstating restrictions on visits to hospitals, nursing homes and prisons in its coronavirus “red zones” as the state tries to reverse a slow but steady increase in
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that people who refuse to wear masks will be fined up to $1,000. The decision was made after the discovery of COVID-19 clusters in
Opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s refusal to let New York City reopen its restaurants for indoor dining is growing, and elected officials from the political left, center and right are
New York schools can bring children back to classrooms for the start of the school year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday, citing success in battling the coronavirus in the state
New York City opened new traveler checkpoints Thursday to register visitors and residents returning from nearly three dozen states who are required to quarantine for 14 days — an initiative
This story was originally published on June 25 by THE CITY. Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. When Ariella Deutsch’s
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing blistering criticism over an internal report that found no strong link between a controversial state directive that sent thousands of recovering coronavirus patients
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nursing homes asked New York regulators Tuesday to ease up on a twice-weekly coronavirus testing mandate for their employees, saying it’s impractical, too costly and unnecessary
As factories, warehouses and other industrial facilities reopen across Brooklyn and the city as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Phase One,” the process is not necessarily speedy or painless. Employers
A successful vaccine for COVID-19 may still be many months away, but once it’s ready the New York State Bar Association says it should be made mandatory for New Yorkers,
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the tally kept by the city and state, according to an
Comedian Elayne Boosler says her elderly Jewish cousin, who died last month, inexplicably got saddled with a pricey Christian burial package while in a Brooklyn nursing home. “Now my beautiful
NEW YORK (AP) — Police were called to a Brooklyn neighborhood Wednesday after a funeral home overwhelmed by the coronavirus resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that the state Department of Health has developed a test for serum antibodies to the novel coronavirus, “which means you’re no longer contagious and
Masks, gloves seized from Brooklyn suspect will go to caregivers Nearly a million medical-grade masks and gloves that were seized last week from a Brooklyn man who has been charged
The New York City Department of Health is now recommending that all residents wear face coverings when venturing outside or near others who might carry the novel coronavirus. Non-health professionals
The New York City Department of Health has released a map showing the percentage of tests for the novel coronavirus that came back positive in each ZIP code across the
BOROUGHWIDE — Guidelines have been released by the New York State Department of Health for funeral firms and families planning funerals due to COVID-19. Highlights from the New York State
Brooklyn sees huge increase in rents Brooklyn saw its largest year-over-year increase in residential rents since 2013, according to the StreetEasy Brooklyn Rent Increase. Rents in the borough went up
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that President Trump is dispatching the naval hospital ship USNS Comfort to New York City to help alleviate what could be a catastrophic shortage
Gov. Andrew Cuomo told New Yorkers on Tuesday that “the buck stops on my desk” as he laid out the state’s plan, and to some extent, the region’s plan, for
Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order on Monday allowing New York to increase hospital surge capacity to prepare for an expected deluge of patients with the novel coronavirus. There
Businesses and office buildings should immediately put a plan in place to prepare for significant disruption if an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) becomes reality, health officials say. Over
Mayor Bill de Blasio and city health officials said New York City has distributed 1.5 million surgical masks to hospitals and first responders, but that falls short of what would
It’s only a matter of time before the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) breaks out in New York City, according to officials and the city Health Department. Is the city’s health care