Adams Announces New NYCHA Leadership as Authority Faces Huge Rent Loss

Adams Announces New NYCHA Leadership as Authority Faces Huge Rent Loss

Written By: Greg B. Smith Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced new leadership for the New York City Housing Authority at a moment when the nation’s biggest public housing authority is facing a near-existential crisis, forced to squeeze every penny out of some households while also confronting tenants who have simply […]

Serious commitment needed to fight plastic pollution

Serious commitment needed to fight plastic pollution

Once again, Vigie Beach bears evidence of ineffective education and awareness campaigns, undertaken by the private sector, government agencies, environmental groups and concerned individuals in reducing plastic pollution. Patrons to the beach, noted after the passage of Tropical Storm Bret unsightly images of plastic bottles littering the southern end of Vigie Beach. This raised concerns […]

Exclusive: WHO’s cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen -sources

Exclusive: WHO’s cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen -sources

By Jennifer Rigby and Richa Naidu// Reuters.com LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) – One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators. Aspartame, used in products from […]

Health and social development top of the agenda at PAHO Director’s meeting with Prime Minister of Barbados

Health and social development top of the agenda at PAHO Director’s meeting with Prime Minister of Barbados

By PAHO Bridgetown, Barbados, 12 June 2023 (PAHO) – The Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, today met with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, during his official visit to the Caribbean country. During the meeting, Dr. Barbosa and Prime Minister Mottley discussed the urgent need to protect health while […]

Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes – and reductions in SNAP benefits won’t help

Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes – and reductions in SNAP benefits won’t help

By: Hilary Seligman// The Conversation.com Editorial credit: Sandra Sapp / Shutterstock.com Millions of Americans struggle to afford healthy meals and nutritious food. Known as “food insecurity,” this problem was already rising when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits – previously called food stamps – were cut in 35 states this spring. SciLine interviewed Hilary Seligman, professor of […]

Haitian Electeds And Staff Meet With CCCADI Leadership on Art, Culture, and Civic Engagement

Haitian Electeds And Staff Meet With CCCADI Leadership on Art, Culture, and Civic Engagement

(L-R) Juvanie Piquant of Council Member Rita Joseph’s office, Sabine Blaizin, Director of Programs at CCCADI, Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, Melody Capote, Executive Director of CCCDAI in front of CCCADI’s timeline. Photo by Biv Sanchez. New York, NY – As Haitian Heritage Month comes to a close, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) […]

How to Stay Safe as Hazardous Wildfire Smoke Engulfs New York

How to Stay Safe as Hazardous Wildfire Smoke Engulfs New York

Editorial credit: Memories Over Mocha / Shutterstock.com From limiting outdoor exposure to wearing a mask to cleaning air filters — New Yorkers can take steps to protect themselves. BY SAMANTHA MALDONADO AND RACHEL HOLLIDAY SMITH// TheCity.nyc Smoke from wildfires in Canada brought another day of especially bad air quality in New York City on Wednesday, canceling after-school activities […]

Mayor Adams to Hold High-Level Summit on Social Media and its Impact on Young People

Mayor Adams to Hold High-Level Summit on Social Media and its Impact on Young People

Participants to Include Representatives from Government, Academia, Advocacy, Youth Work, as Well as Young People  Summit with Health Department Aims to Develop Shared Understanding of Social Media’s Impact on New York City Youth, Identify Areas for Action Editorial credit: BlurryMe / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department […]

Should you schedule sex? We looked at whether spontaneous or unplanned sex is more satisfying

Should you schedule sex? We looked at whether spontaneous or unplanned sex is more satisfying

By: Katarina Kovacevic and Amy Muise// TheConversation.com Portrayals of sex in TV and movies often involve passionate, spur-of-the-moment encounters that seem to have little forethought or planning. Media depictions of sex might then send the message that a feature of hot, fulfilling sex is spontaneity. In fact, in our studies, when we asked partnered people […]

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