Caroline Lewis

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Homelessness, mental health and subway safety: How Hochul and Adams faced the trifecta in NY

Monday, October 21, 2024

Daniel Penny is going on trial this month on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, nearly a year-and-a-half after the former Marine put fellow passenger Jordan Ne...

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NYC cracked down on illegal weed bodegas, left behind hundreds of shuttered storefronts

Monday, September 30, 2024

A candy-colored “Exotic Clouds” sign that once beckoned customers into a smoke shop at Stanton and Ludlow streets now hangs over a darkened storefront with windows covered in graffiti...

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The Crackdown on Illegal Cannabis Shops

Monday, August 19, 2024

A city initiative known as “Operation Padlock to Protect” has shut down more than 900 illegal cannabis shops across the city since it launched in May.

Many NYC psych patients have no chance to go outside

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

WNYC
Many psychiatric patients at New York City’s public hospitals have no opportunity to go outside, sometimes for weeks or months at a time, according to a new report.

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NJ suffered horrible COVID-19 loses. 'Postmortem' says it's not ready for another emergency.

Friday, March 15, 2024

The report says the state needs to beef up its health infrastructure and train its government workers on responding to emergencies.

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'Medical respite' a growing option for NYC's homeless hospital patients in recovery

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

WNYC
New York is looking to grow its slate of medical respite programs, which free up hospital beds while providing homeless patients ongoing care after their own hospital visits.

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How Citymeals on Wheels and other senior services are prepping for NYC's next disaster

Thursday, November 09, 2023

Some senior service providers in New York City are rethinking their emergency preparedness, both in the wake of COVID-19 and in light of a changing climate and an aging population.

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Maimonides evicts current and former hospital workers from buildings converted into NYC affordable housing

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

At least 20 of the tenants have been granted permission to combine their cases in court and make a joint argument against the hospital.

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NY gave these weed entrepreneurs a leg up. Now, they could face financial ruin.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

WNYC/Gothamist spoke to half a dozen CAURD license holders about what they could lose financially and emotionally after a New York judge indefinitely paused their business openings.

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NYC had one of the world's deadliest COVID outbreaks in 2020. What lessons have we learned?

Thursday, August 31, 2023

A new report says New York City's initial COVID-19 wave hit weeks earlier than initially reported and says leaders should apply lessons from spring 2020 to prepare for the next pandemic.

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NYC's Medicare Advantage Switch on Hold

Monday, July 10, 2023

A judge has paused New York City's push to move municipal retirees onto Medicare Advantage plans.

Bronx’s first overdose prevention center delayed over NIMBYism, lack of public funding

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction is working to open the first overdose prevention center in the Bronx. But the plan is facing delays amid the quest for community buy-in and funding.

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Your Guide to Finding Affordable Mental Healthcare in New York City

Monday, May 15, 2023

How to find affordable mental healthcare in New York City.

NYC offers nearly 100 free fitness classes. We tried a few to see what they’re like.

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Out of shape and on a budget? This spring, revive your workout routine with Shape Up NYC.

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COVID-19 upended NYC’s nursing workforce. 3 years later, hospitals are trying to rebuild it.

Tuesday, April 04, 2023

While workforce data shows new nurses are entering the profession in large numbers, those monitoring health care trends said staffing gaps remain at NYC hospitals.

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Overdose prevention centers save lives but remain in legal limbo, as NYC moves toward expansion

Friday, March 03, 2023

The NYC health commissioner explains how City Hall plans to support supervised injection sites and other portions of a new initiative to reduce overdose deaths 15% by 2025.

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Thousands of nurses in New York City began striking today for a fair contract

Monday, January 09, 2023

Thousands of nurses began striking Monday at two of New York City's biggest hospitals. They have already disrupted patient care, but nurses say they won't return until they get a fair contract.

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The Latest on the Nurses Strike

Monday, January 09, 2023

With nurses at two area hospitals are on strike this morning as negotiations break down over the issue of staffing ratios, two guests and callers discuss the issues.

Thousands of nurses at 2 NYC hospitals are on strike after negotiations fail

Monday, January 09, 2023

The New York State Nurses Association announced the strikes early Monday morning after late-night bargaining failed. The nurses are striking at Montefiore Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital.

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What New Yorkers need to know as thousands of NYC nurses begin strike

Monday, January 09, 2023

Roughly 7,100 nurses are poised to walk off the job Monday.

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