JUN 04 — Health
NYU Langone Plans Long Island's First New Hospital Since 1980
NYU Langone bought a 45-acre Melville site for $135.5 million to build a 500-plus-bed academic medical center — the first new hospital on Long Island in more…
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Hospitals, public health, mental health, and the economics of care across the five boroughs.
MAY 20 — Health
NY Reaffirms Medication Abortion Access After Supreme Court Stay
State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said mifepristone remains available in New York by telehealth, mail and in person after the Supreme Court left…
APR 27 — Health
NYC Vaccination Rates Slip as Measles Cases Surface in 2026
About one in three NYC 2-year-olds had not completed routine shots as of March 2026, and MMR coverage slipped, prompting a new DOHMH campaign as measles…
APR 18 — Health
Council Forces Reporting on Mamdani's Mental-Health Response
The City Council passed a bill on April 17, 2026, requiring the Mamdani administration to report on B-HEARD after an audit found a third of eligible calls…
MAR 30 — Health
NYC Lays Out Opioid Settlement Spending as Payouts Climb
The city plans to dispense $48 million in opioid settlement money in FY 2026, with funds flowing to syringe programs, naloxone and overdose prevention…
FEB 22 — Health
NYSNA Nurses End Historic 41-Day Strike With 3-Year Deal
Roughly 15,000 nurses at Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian ended a 41-day strike on Feb.
FEB 13 — Health
NYC Logs Worst Single Flu Week Since 2005 in Brutal Season
The city recorded more than 32,000 flu cases in one week in late December — the most since 2005 — and passed 146,000 cases for the season, with four…
DEC 11 — Health
DiNapoli Warns Federal Cuts Threaten NYC Public Hospitals
State Comptroller DiNapoli warned Dec. 10, 2025, that federal Medicaid cuts could cost NYC Health + Hospitals up to $622M in DSH funding as the city braces…
NOV 10 — Health
Hochul Releases NY's First Maternal Mental Health Report
The state's first-ever maternal mental health report lays out recommendations to confront perinatal depression, backed by FY 2026 funding for up to 17…
OCT 21 — Health
NYC Overdose Deaths Fall 28%, First Drop in a Decade
City health officials reported 2,192 overdose deaths in 2024, down from 3,056 in 2023 — a 28% drop and the first substantial decline after nearly a decade of…
OCT 17 — Health
Hochul Pledges $2.6B to Six Safety-Net Hospital Partnerships
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced more than $2.6 billion on Oct. 16, 2025, for six safety-net hospital partnerships, including NYC Health + Hospitals teaming with…
JAN 21 — Health
NY's Medicaid Waiver Starts Paying for Food, Housing and Rides
Nine regional Social Care Networks launched Jan. 1, 2025, letting Medicaid cover home-delivered meals, rent help and transportation under the state's $7.5…