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Couple making love amid NYC spike in sexually transmitted illnesses

AMNY

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

SUNY Downstate

Beleaguered SUNY Downstate facing slash in services, possible closure under new plan

By Isabel Song Beer

A Brooklyn nurse uses lessons learned through working with COVID patients to influence her work today.

Health

Brooklyn nurse leads the way as COVID cases decline in Brooklyn, drawing inspiration from challenging pandemic days

By Jada Camille

AMNY

How to stay healthy during cold, flu and COVID-19 season

Maimonides surgeons perform first shoulder replacement surgery with computer-generated prosthesis.

Maimonides makes medical history with borough’s first shoulder surgery using computer-generated tech

By Jada Camille

Gov. Kathy Hochul, joined by the state's Office of Mental Health Commissioner Ann Sullivan, announced "sweeping investments" in mental health services, especially for youth, in a press conference on Jan. 11, 2023.

Bronx Times

Gov. Hochul announces $50M to expand inpatient mental health care

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso speaks during a news conference at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Cumberland on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Reynoso allocated $1.1 million in capital funding for upgrades at various Gotham Health sites in Brooklyn.

Borough President allocates over $1M to Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health

By Isabel Song Beer

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Officials, former NICU baby, cut ceremonial ribbon on Maimonides Children’s Hospital expansion

By Melissa Fishman

press conference for grieving families act

Politics

Bed-Stuy father advocates for Grieving Families Act following fiancées death in childbirth

By Jada Camille

Gov. Hochul Maternal and Infant Mortality Presser

AMNY

Gov. Hochul could make NY first state to offer paid family leave to pregnant individuals

This is a cartoon version of pigeons on a wire.

Health

Doctors predict continual rise in COVID, RSV and flu in Brooklyn, urge locals to get vaxxed

By Jada Camille

Man wearing mask amid COVID outbreak

AMNY

Mask mandate back at NYC public hospitals amid winter COVID surge

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AMNY

Dose of relief? Hochul proposes ban on insulin co-payments in New York

Brooklyn father with first baby born in 2024

AMNY

New Year’s baby! Brooklyn couple welcomes first tot born at stroke of midnight

PoliticsNY

Coalition looks to protect long-term care program in New York

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Bay Ridge

COVID outbreak forces Bay Ridge Prep to dismiss for winter break early

By Jada Camille

Brookdale ribbon cutting

‘A long time coming’: Brookdale Hospital unveils new state-of-the-art lab machinery

By Isabel Song Beer

A room in the new JCCA mental health and preventive care clinic in Downtown Brooklyn.

Downtown

JCCA opens new youth mental health and preventive care facility in Downtown Brooklyn

By Isabel Song Beer

Maimonides doctors ukraine

Health

As war wears on, team of Maimonides doctors travel to Ukraine to teach emergency medicine

By Jada Camille

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The Queer Urban Orchestra's artistic director and conductor David Bloom and general manager Brian Shaw.

Queer Urban Orchestra creates ‘a place for us’ among LGBTQ musicians and allies

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Tarrus Riley shares ‘U+Me = Good Life’

Things To Do With the Kids This Weekend in Brooklyn!

New York Family

12 Things to Do with the Kids This Weekend in Brooklyn!

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A modern Italian reverie in Chelsea: Lulla’s is where savory cocktails and summer dreams collide