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New Poll Shows New Yorkers Struggling With Rising Food Prices

New Poll Shows New Yorkers Struggling With Rising Food Prices

Many New Yorkers are now purchasing less nutritious foods, like fresh produce and proteins, in order to stay within a budget.
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EPA Starts to Tackle Poisonous Vapor Clean-Up in E. Williamsburg, Greenpoint

EPA Starts to Tackle Poisonous Vapor Clean-Up in E. Williamsburg, Greenpoint

The vapors may have impacted more than 1,000 Brooklyn properties for decades, according to the Gothamist.
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High Health Care Costs Pushes New Yorkers Into Debt, Alternative Lifestyle Choices

High Health Care Costs Pushes New Yorkers Into Debt, Alternative Lifestyle Choices

About half of the New Yorkers who were surveyed said an emergency medical bill of $1,000 would put them into debt.
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Mental Health Clinics Coming to Several BK Public Schools

Mental Health Clinics Coming to Several BK Public Schools

Nine Brooklyn public schools will open school-based mental health clinics to help students cope with a variety of issues.
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BK Brooklyn Borough President Throws Big Brownsville Baby Shower

BK Brooklyn Borough President Throws Big Brownsville Baby Shower

Festivities included arts & crafts, games, workshops and a bag chock-full of new-parent resources and baby supplies.
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More Money for Fruits, Veggies And Grains For WIC Program

More Money for Fruits, Veggies And Grains For WIC Program

This is the first update the WIC program has seen in 10 years.
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Now You Can Check Your Neighborhood's Environmental Hazards, Inequities

Now You Can Check Your Neighborhood's Environmental Hazards, Inequities

A recent report concluded that low-income neighborhoods of color are the most vulnerable to environmental inequities.
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AG James Pushes Hospitals to Allow Emergency Abortions

AG James Pushes Hospitals to Allow Emergency Abortions

A coalition of attorney generals wants hospitals to be able to offer abortion care during medical emergencies.
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Number of NYers With Mental Illness Rose As Available Psychiatric Beds Declined

Number of NYers With Mental Illness Rose As Available Psychiatric Beds Declined

The state's effort to increase the number of psychiatric beds have proceeded slowly.
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More Specialty Health Services Needed at SUNY Downstate: Report

More Specialty Health Services Needed at SUNY Downstate: Report

The interim report is part of SUNY’s community engagement process as it attempts to reorganize the central Brooklyn hospital.
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