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NY bipartisan chorus asks Eric Adams to keep chocolate milk in schools
Nine members of New York's congressional delegation are urging health-conscious Mayor Eric Adams not to ban chocolate milk from being offered in New York City's public school cafeterias.
The bipartisan group…
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This International Women’s Day, Let’s Commit to Building a New York Economy That Works…
International Women's Day
It is said that International Women's Day, which we celebrate today, March 8, started in 1857 when a group of women garment and textile workers marched in New York City for better wages and working…
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I Had A No-Cost Childbirth, Other New York Moms Should Be Able To Do The Same
A new mom (photo: Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photo Office)
When I had my first child, I couldn't believe how expensive it was to give birth. Thankfully, I had no complications, but the bills related to my brief hospital stay added up and…
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It is Unconscionable that the Department of Environmental Protection Wants to Reduce Air Quality…
Last week, Streetsblog published an exclusive story about the Department of Environmental Protection's plan to change the rules about illegal idling in a way that advocates say will weaken the law and lead to more pollution from…
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NY DOH Updates Home HealthCare Agencies
Danielle H. Tangorre represents and advises a broad range of health care providers, including clinical laboratories, long-term care facilities, behavioral health providers, substance abuse providers, physician group practices and…
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City Considers Weakening Idling Law that Will Lead to More Pollution, Advocates Say –…
What part of environmental protection do they not get?
The city agency in charge of cleaning the air and water is considering a tiny, but crucial, rule change that will lead to fewer idling summonses and will worsen air pollution,…
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Ithaca College to end indoor masking requirement March 4
Starting March 4, Ithaca College will not require face masks to be worn within any indoor locations, unless clearly stated otherwise, regardless of individual vaccination status.
In a March 1 email to the…
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Late New York doctor inspires new legislation to help struggling healthcare
dr Lorna Breen was an emergency medicine physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.Her brother-in-law and the President of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation Corey Feist said Breen was passionate about patient care…
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Lift the NY HERO Act
gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams have been pushing New York businesses to reopen and office workers to return to their workplaces since the start of the new year. But the NY HERO Act, a little-known law…
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New grant provides opportunity to improve the health of New York state | Local Announcements
NEW YORK — The American Heart Association has new tools to help improve blood pressure rates in New York…
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