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NEW YORK - After eight years of producing theater by women, trans, and nonbinary writers at the New York City’s historic Connelly Theater, SheNYC Arts - the nation’s premier organization fighting for gender equity in the entertainment industry - is unexpectedly seeking a new home for its productions after the theater has told them shows about reproductive rights and gender equity are not allowed on the stage going forward.

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NYC Ferry Launches Additional Measures To Reduce Engine Emissions and Kickstart of New Sustainability Strategy for the System

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Governor Expanded Income Eligibility to Ensure Program Serves More Older Adults Statewide
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that nearly one million New Yorkers are now enrolled in State-administered Medicare Savings Program (MSP), which can help eligible older adults save an estimated average of $7,400 per year in health care costs. With the Medicare open enrollment period starting tomorrow, Governor Hochul also encouraged more New Yorkers to learn about and enroll in the MSP. Many older adults are eligible for this program following the Governor’s historic expansion of the MSP, which increased income eligibility limits to ensure more New Yorkers can benefit from health care savings.

Bronx, NY – On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson joined Speaker of the New York State Assembly, Carl Heastie; New York State Assembly Member Amanda Septimo; President and Chief Executive Officer of New York City Health + Hospitals, Dr. Mitchell Katz; Chief Executive Officer at Lincoln Hospital, Cristina Contreras; and other leaders outside the auditorium of Lincoln Hospital, located at 234 East 149th Street, to announce the combined allocation of $6M for a Bronx Recovery Center. This center will serve as a one-stop shop, tripling the number of patients currently being treated for Opioid Use Disorder in the South Bronx. The announcement fulfills a pledge made during her 2024 State of the Borough Speech to address the alarmingly high number of opioid-related overdose deaths in the Bronx.

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Office of Labor Relations (OLR) Commissioner Renee Campion, District Council 37 (DC 37) Executive Director Henry Garrido, and Day Care Council of New York (DCCNY) Executive Director Tara Gardner today announced a tentative five year, five month, and 12 day contract agreement between DC 37/1707, Local 205 (DC 37), and the DCCNY to raise wages for thousands of child care providers cross the city and establish an $18 minimum wage.

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Office of Labor Relations (OLR) Commissioner Renee Campion, District Council 37 (DC 37) Executive Director Henry Garrido, and Day Care Council of New York (DCCNY) Executive Director Tara Gardner today announced a tentative five year, five month, and 12 day contract agreement between DC 37/1707, Local 205 (DC 37), and the DCCNY to raise wages for thousands of child care providers cross the city and establish an $18 minimum wage.

Nurses with doctoral degrees incorporate their years of education and bedside practice to advance the field of nursing both clinically and operationally.

Only 2.7% of all Resident Nurses in the US have a doctoral degree