New York City, NY – March 22, 2017: Unidentified homeless people sleeping at the subway station in New York City, NY. (Shutterstock) Our city is facing a crisis. New Yorkers with severe and untreated mental illness are living out in the open, on our streets and in our subways. They are in danger and need […]
By Amir Khafagy, Documented NY When 38-year-old nail salon worker Pabitra Dash recalls the physical pain she felt the first time she miscarried, she says that the emotional and mental anguish she felt hurt much more. “After the miscarriage, no one comes back to support and give a good aura,” she said. The joy she […]
By Amir Khafagy, Documented NY On Monday, November 28, an unidentified construction worker fell 162 feet to his death while working at a non-union construction site in the Upper West Side. Fellow construction workers huddled below the scaffolding the following night to mourn his death. A makeshift vigil was left at the site consisting of […]
Mayor Issues Directive Clarifying Responsibility to Provide Care When SMI Prevents Someone From Meeting Their Basic Needs Mayor Announces 11-Point Mental Health Legislative Agenda for Upcoming Session in Albany NYC to Launch Tele-Consult Line to Provide First Responders in Field With Direct Access to Clinicians July 29, 2020: Homeless man living on the streets in […]
By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY The computer network system at a major Brooklyn hospital network has been offline since Nov. 19 – leaving medical staff unable to access patient medical records or to upload laboratory and test results to electronic patient portals, according to doctors and other people aware of the situation. The outage […]
BROOKLYN, NY – JANUARY 16: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso speaks at a press conference on maternal health outside Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn on January 16, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) BROOKLYN, NY: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on November 16, launched a multimedia, multicultural maternal health public education campaign to connect Brooklynites […]
BROOKLYN, NY (November 16, 2022) – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso today launched a multimedia, multicultural maternal health public education campaign to connect Brooklynites with information and resources for healthier pregnancies. The campaign includes English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole ads at select Brooklyn bus stops, urban panels at subway stations, and digital ads on Facebook, Instagram, and […]
Governor Kathy Hochul visits with elected officials to Fort Greene Council Senior Center on election day of November 8, 2022. (Shutterstock) By Katie Honan, Haidee Chu, Jonathan Custodio, Stephon Johnson, George Joseph, Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Tanaz Meghjani, THE CITY Gov. Kathy Hochul fought off a challenge from Republican Lee Zeldin on Tuesday, although her […]
New York, NY – September 19, 2022: Mayor Eric Adams delivers keynote remarks at the opening of Concordia annual summit at Sheraton Times Square. (Shutterstock) When I came into office as the 110th Mayor, there was no question that the city’s main jail, Rikers Island, was in serious need of reform and repair. Anyone who […]
By Linda Nwoke On October 4, Senator Zellnor Myrie was awarded a national leadership honor by the Council of State Government. Our Editor-in-Chief and Host of People, Power & Politics, Pearl Phillip, sat with the State Senator representing the 20th district in Brooklyn, New York, to chat on issues within his constituency and New York […]