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Hospitals in Crisis

SUNY Downstate Hospital to stay open — for now — per state budget agreement

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Health

‘There’s a lot of hope’: Brooklynite steps up as organ donor for a friend in need

By Jada Camille

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Vascular Institute of New York receives coveted recognition for excellence

By Brooklyn Paper

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Serious infections linked to rat urine rising as NYC looks to birth control to curb the rodent population

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Trauma Recovery Center opens in Coney Island, aims to support survivors of violent crime

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Op-ed | Closing SUNY Downstate University Hospital will negatively impact borough

By Redetha Abrahams-Nichols

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Politics

Reynoso seeks to ‘close the gaps in maternal healthcare’ with Brownsville community baby shower

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright solemnly discusses the surge in anti-Semitism across the country (photo by William Engel)

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Families and advocates urge NY pols to pass budget with funding for better wages for direct support professionals

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Politics

Op-ed | NYC’s asthma epidemic means clean energy is a public health issue

By Dr. Tochi Malize

Bridging Access to Care opened a new community service center in Flatbush Gardens.

East Flatbush nonprofit launches community service center in one of nabe’s largest housing complexes

By Jada Camille

Rep. Dan Goldman outside in day time speaking at a news conference. He supports the Access to Family Building Act

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Goldman introduces federal bill to protect IVF, women’s reproductive rights

a group of people at a table as Kathy Hochul signs standing order about hormonal contraceptives

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Pharmacies in New York can now provide OTC hormonal contraceptives

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Health

Are You Sleep-Misbehaving? How To Get More Deep Sleep

By Stephanie Waddle

SUNY Downstate

Health

Op-ed | The state of healthcare in Central Brooklyn

By Khari Edwards

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Caribbean Life

Grenadian-born nurse practitioner to launch groundbreaking healthcare initiative in Brooklyn

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Bronx Times

Op-Ed | Health Center calls for federal action to prevent obesity and expand access to treatment

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AARP releases report on improving NYC for 50+ population

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Op-ed | Growing Consensus: Eliminating Managed Long Term Care Plans is Bad for Vulnerable New Yorkers

Couple making love amid NYC spike in sexually transmitted illnesses

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Why are sexually transmitted infections spiking in New York City? NYC Health Dept. breaks it down

Elected officials and union members rallied in Albany to halt SUNY Downstate Hospital's closure.

Hospitals in Crisis

Elected officials, unions rally in Albany against SUNY Downstate closure

By Isabel Song Beer

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a dinner with the leaders of the C5+1Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025.

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St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves.

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Lace Up! Where to Go Ice Skating in Westchester

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Lang Lang International Music Foundation hosts concert showcasing young talent