New York City has long been a global beacon for LGBTQ+ people. As of 2023, about 907,000 adults in our city (14%) identified ...

The Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA), a child welfare organization in New York City, launched its first Youth ACT team in ...

Photo by Gabriele Holtermann In 2024, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released its first-ever report on the state of mental health among New Yorkers. The report found that 48 ...

A wave of new construction for backyard and basement apartments on the lots of existing one- and two-family homes — known as ...

Dr. Sayone Thihalolipavan will replace Dr. Wilma Wooten, who retired after leading the county through the pandemic.

As the NYC Health Department faces federal funding cuts, some City Council members want to “Trump proof” local public health infrastructure.

Mounting concerns about the future of Medicaid and public health funding cast a shadow over a New York City Council health budget hearing on Friday.

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to continue blocking the Trump administration from cutting $11 billion in ...

This year’s tick season in New York State is expected to be dangerous, experts are warning. Emergency room visits for ticks are the highest in the northeast this year, according ...

coinciding with peak tree pollen concentrations," according the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Over the last 6 years (excluding 2020), here are the peak pollen impact dates ...

The Bedford-Stuyvesant community is still reeling from the unceremonious firing of Superintendent Brendan Mims.