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Black couple says they were getting out of the car for a Queens apartment showing when the broker’s misdirected text arrived: ‘Ugh. They are Black’

The broker said that previous Black tenants “caused a lot of trouble”

We Got This Covered · Oct 24

Elon Musk’s Super Pac spends $500,000 to back New York Republican in midterms

Incumbent Mike Lawler is fending off a challenge from Democrat Cait Conley in state’s 17th congressional district

The Guardian - US · Oct 21

New York Moves to Exempt Bronx Residents From Medicaid Work Rules as Borough Unemployment Tops Federal Threshold

New York plans to exempt the Bronx from Medicaid work rules starting in 2027, sparing about 200,000 residents, as joblessness tops a federal threshold.

Medical Daily · Oct 11

Yonkers Case Becomes Westchester's First Human West Nile Infection of the Season With Exposure Site Still Unconfirmed

Westchester County confirmed its first human West Nile case of the season in a Yonkers resident. Officials are still tracing where the exposure occurred.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

Times Square stabbing victim Erin Piacenti was new mom just back from maternity leave

Bank of America vice president ​was killed when a woman randomly attacked her and a 68 year-old man

The Independent UK · Sep 2

New York City to increase cooling tower inspections after legionnaires’ outbreaks

State and city lawmakers push to boost regulations after two outbreaks of the disease over the last two summers

The Guardian - US · Aug 30

Upper East Side Legionnaires Death Toll Reaches Nine Two Weeks After the City Declared the Outbreak Over

Two more Legionnaires deaths push the Upper East Side toll to nine, two weeks after New York City said the summer cluster had ended.

Medical Daily · Aug 15

Brooklyn woman finds soggy rugs on a Bushwick sidewalk and takes them home. A week later, she was in jail, ‘sobbing’ as the police handcuffed her

She planned to clean and reuse them for a client

We Got This Covered · Jul 24

Fifth Person Dies in NYC Legionnaires Outbreak as Cases Reach 82; Officials Say Source Has Likely Been Eliminated

A fifth person died Tuesday in the NYC Upper East Side Legionnaires outbreak as cases climbed to 82. The source is "likely eliminated" but 140 towers still await results.

Medical Daily · Jul 22

New York City's Congestion Pricing Is Speeding Up Ambulances: A New Study Links the Policy to Better Survival Odds

NBER study July 7: NYC congestion pricing cut ambulance travel times by 63–70 seconds. In cardiac arrest, each minute is 7–10% survival odds. Here's the life-saving math.

Medical Daily · Jul 7