Beginning next year Brooklyn elementary school students who qualify will be able to receive eye exams and glasses for free. The program is part of the United Federation of Teachers’ Community Schools Initiative whose goal is to provide health and social services directly to students in their schools. The first eye clinic will open...
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Despite a previous announcement that they would be closing down Long Island College Hospital, Downstate Medical Center reversed its decision and stated that they will not be closing down the Brooklyn teaching hospital after all. Long Island College Hospital, located in the Cobble Hill neighborhood, was part of a larger budget fight...
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Today, Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren will be honored with the William Pearson Tolley Medal for Distinguished Leadership in Life Long Learning at Syracuse University. The medal has only been awarded 16 times since it was first established in 1966 and it honors individuals who have made significant contributions to adult and...
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg just won’t take no for an answer. The feisty mayor some have labeled New York’s Nanny, is asking appeals judges to take another look at, and finally reinstate the New York Health Department’s ban on supersized, high-calorie, beverages. The original ban was struck down by a Manhattan judge just one...
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At a meeting on Wednesday night of the New York City Housing Authority with residents of the Al Smith Houses no meeting of the minds took place. Despite the NYCHA’s best efforts to reassure the denizens of the lower Manhattan buildings, the people left the meeting far from convinced that the NYCHA plan was a good one for them. The...
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One of the most beautiful landmarks in New York City is St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Located at 14 East 51st Street, St. Patrick’s is the seat of the Archbishop of New York, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The Cathedral is under the control of the Archdiocese of New York, which relies on it governance committee for support and guidance. Among...
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