Mystery Donor Funds $10 Million Campaign Against Hochul Home Care Plan

Published   Feb 04, 2025 04:49PM

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing fierce opposition to her overhaul of a popular but pricey home care program that allows people with chronic medical issues to choose their own caregivers and pay them through […]
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‘Nobody’s in the Streets’ Now in Brooklyn’s Little H


This story was originally published by The Haitian Times. Over the 15 years that Pierre Jean has lived in Brooklyn, his daily earnings as a taxi driver have often reflected people’s activities and movements. Last Friday, as he stood outside ... Read more

Scores of People Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial Are Stuck on Ri


At least 127 people found unfit to stand trial by psychiatrists are languishing on Rikers Island because there is no space at state-run mental health facilities, THE CITY has learned.  Jail insiders say that number has gone up in recent y ... Read more

NYC’s Hydropower, Construction Trade and Avocados Threaten


President Trump’s tariffs imposed on Canada, Mexico and China are likely to result in almost immediate price increases for produce in New York City stores, could send energy prices up, and threaten the finances of city-based companies that s ... Read more

NY-Presbyterian Removes Transgender Youth Care From Website After Trump Order

Published   Feb 03, 2025 10:08PM

New York’s largest hospital, New York-Presbyterian, has removed references to gender-affirming care for young people from its website and won’t address questions about those services, days after a presidential order threatening federal funding to hospitals. New York-Presbyterian’s COMPASS program provided services including “puberty suppression and gender-affirming hormone treatment,” according to an archived version of its […]
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Where Does NYC’s Recycling Go and How Much Really Gets Reu


After reading the first part of our recycling guide, you’re a sorting expert. You’ve put your pizza box in the paper recycling, almond-milk container in with the metal, plastic and glass, and separated the coffee cup from its lid to recycl ... Read more

NYPD Car Chases Drop by 66% in First Weeks of Policy Shift


NYPD vehicle pursuits have dropped by two-thirds in the two weeks since Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced a policy to restrict their use, she said yesterday. The revised policy, announced Jan. 15 but not set to be fully implemented until Sa ... Read more

Adams Emerges Vowing Not to Step Down


A defiant Mayor Eric Adams returned to the public eye on Thursday after an unknown illness sidelined him, shooting down rumors of his resignation in front of a fairly friendly crowd of religious leaders. “Who started the stupid rumor that I ... Read more