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With 15 hospital closings in the past decade, and six more in Brooklyn on shaky ground, New York’s healthcare system is caught between balancing the budget and providing the medicine…

ByRuth Ford 0Comments

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May 2012

Opinion

Disabled Can Teach Cops, Hospitals How to Deal

There are plenty of stories of police officers, hospitals, state homes and others mishandling interactions with disabled people. The fix, says this writer, is more face time.

ByCharles Archer 0Comments

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Nov 2011

Government

Consultants' Prescriptions for City Hospitals Get Closer Look

Facing a severe fiscal crisis, New York’s public hospitals brought in a consultant for advice. But determining best practices for a one-of-a-kind charity healthcare system is a tricky operation.

ByRuth Ford 0Comments

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Feb 2011

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

As AIDS Threat Changes, Push For Housing Renews

Advocates, hoping Gov. Cuomo will back a cap on rent for people in AIDS housing, say research shows that shelter saves lives and reduces government expenditures.

ByDiana Scholl 0Comments

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Oct 2010

Investigations

Aftershock: Manhattan Hospitals Strained By Closure Of St. Vincent's

Nearly six months after the financially challenged St. Vincent’s closed its doors, other emergency rooms are seeing more patients, more ambulance runs and longer wait times.

ByRuth Ford Adrienne Day 0Comments

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Sep 2010

Economy Government

'Hothead' Sen. Kevin Parker Has Foes, Friends And A Familiar Rival

Kevin Parker is a regular tabloid target over angry outbursts and allegedly violent conduct. But allies cite his progressive record. His opponent, meanwhile, is making his ninth try at office.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2010

Education Government Housing and Homelessness

Queens Race Defies Narrative Of Gay Rights, Reform

Coverage of the matchup between Sen. Shirley Huntley and Challenger Lynn Nunes revolves around gay rights. But hospital closings, foreclosures and flooding are the issues closer to the district.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2010

Uncategorized

Emergency Preparedness Goes Grassroots

If New York City faces another catastrophe on the scale of September 11, city residents now are more prepared for the aftermath. The question is: Are our primary care health…

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Uncategorized

Welfare Agency Job Boom: Quantity, Not Quality

Defying a severe recession and slow recovery, New York’s welfare department continues to find work for clients. But the jobs offer low wages and few benefits.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Feb 2010

Justice

Latinos in NYC Embrace Census

Rather than play a high-stakes game around the U.S. Census in March, immigration activists in New York are poised to play a crucial role in the federal debate on immigration…

ByKalyn Belsha 0Comments

Hospitals Face Pressure, Six in Brooklyn Could Close