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Mamdani taps behavioral health leader to head new Office of Community Safety

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives for a press conference. Dr. Ayesha Delany-Brumsey previously served in a top behavioral health role during former Mayor Bill de Blasioââ‚...

Mamdani fills key post in new community safety office with behavioral health expert

Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed a longtime behavioral health leader on Tuesday to serve as commissioner of his newly created Office of Community Safety, filling a key post in an off...

Rep. Maxine Dexter and the Girls of San Benito: Investigating the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Treatment of Pregnant...

U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter—a physician and member of Congress from Oregon—visited a remote immigration detention center in San Benito, Texas. Her goal: to talk to the girls living the...

Mayor Mamdani's immigrant affairs leader: NYC faces a moment of 'urgency'

Faiza Ali, commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office on Immigrant Affairs, hosts community media representatives during a media roundtable on MOIA's priorities and initiativ...

South Bronx clinic staffer deported to Venezuela after routine immigration check

Community members in the South Bronx and Queens are rallying behind Kamal Morales, 40, who was deported to Venezuela in early March after being detained on March 2 during a routine...

CM Paladino awards $600K grant to St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children fora new inpatient unit

New York City Council Member Vickie Paladino recently provided a $600,000 grant to the St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children to help fund a new 18-bed inpatient unit. This new...

Brownsville civilians handle crises in a model Mayor Mamdani may expand

Bilal Jacks, left, speaks to Deputy Mayor For Community Safety Renita Francois on Mother Gaston Boulevard. The policies that Brownsville safety workers want to spread citywide...

Mayor Mamdani appoints 'mom and pop czar' to reduce red tape for NYC small business owners

Delia Awusi was hired to reduce the runaround mom and pop small businesses often face in dealing with permits, inspections and fines.

New York abortionist facing arrest warrant flees to Ireland

Margaret Carpenter was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury (along with an unnamed 39-year-old mother) on charges of criminal abortion by means of abortifacient drugs.

Mamdani Asserts Control Over N.Y.P.D., Saying He Would Overrule Tisch

Although Mayor Zohran Mamdani often seems to defer to his police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, he insisted that he had the final say in policing matters.

Mamdani endorses former Columbia encampment organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier

The challenger for Adriano Espaillat's seat in Congress joins Brad Lander and Claire Valdez on the mayor's list of endorsees. -- The post Mamdani endorses former Columbia encampmen...

Yvonne Maduka, MD

Yvonne Maduka is a Family Medicine Specialist at our Riverdale primary care doctor’s office. The post Yvonne Maduka, MD appeared first on Atlanta Magazine.

Dr. Valinda Nwadike Establishes National Scholarship to Support Future Medical Professionals and Address Healthcare Disp...

In New York City, Mamdani’s New Appointee Talks About Reimagining Public Safety

Deputy Mayor Renita Francois will lead a new office that plans to dispatch more mental health professionals instead of police.

Who is Dr Margaret Connolly? Everything we know about President’s sister involved in Gaza aid mission

Dr Margaret Connolly, a long-serving Sligo GP and sister of President Catherine Connolly, has come into international focus after being named among Irish citizens involved in a Gaz...

DACA Recipient and Nurse’s Aide Helped Save Lives During COVID. Now She Faces Deportation

“She’s like the glue that keeps us all together,” said her brother. “Every happy event we have, we can’t imagine ourselves without her” A DACA recipient and nursing aide who volunt...

Gov. Sherrill names Montalbano as ombudsman for Office of the IDDO

Governor Mikie Sherrill announced the appointment of Lisa Montalbano to serve as ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families (IDDO)...

Hour Children: Keeping Families Connected

Ms. Linda has been part of Hour Children for 16 years, serving as the Taconic Playroom Coordinator and, more importantly, as a steady advocate for incarcerated mothers and their ch...

Mamdani’s dangerous disinterest in serious mental illness

The NYPD officers safely transported an “emotionally disturbed person” to Bellevue Hospital where he was “treated” and streeted within hours, only to then violently push an elderly...

Keeping the campus healthy and safe

Meghan Royal, nurse and safety coordinator at the School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove, will tell you she doesn’t like talking about herself.  She calls herself a h...

Celeste Rivas Hernandez Family Invokes Marsy’s Law Ahead of D4vd Arraignment

After Burke’s arrest, the teen’s family hires a wrongful death lawyer and invokes Marsy’s Law to ensure their voice is heard The post Celeste Rivas Hernandez Family Invokes Marsy’s...

Martha Tripicio – Nursing Hero

Humber River Health t is with profound respect and admiration that I nominate Martha Tripicio for recognition as a Nursing Hero. Martha’s career is a testament to excellence, compa...

The New Yorkers who can't get housing vouchers as Mamdani fights program expansion

Ciro Sollazzi, 67, could be among the new beneficiaries for a housing voucher if the city expands the cityFHEPS program. The Mamdani administration said a package of laws to ex...

Mamdani Vowed to Back Espaillat. Now He May Endorse a D.S.A. Challenger.

The mayor is seriously considering getting behind Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist challenging Representative Adriano Espaillat in an Upper Manhattan House primary...