The 19.7 million people living throughout New York State are living longer than ever before — and while that’s great news for them, it’s giving the state’s budget-makers a headache. According to a February 15 Buffalo News article, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli first took longer lifespans into account in September to craft the public plan, estimating that […]
The American Chiropractic Association estimates that 80 – 90% of the American population suffers from back pain. Likewise, the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association report that around 85.6 million people in the United States are living with some form of cardiovascular disease or the after-effects of a stroke. These statistics are shocking […]
It was about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3rd when a black Mercedes-Benz SUV, driven by Ellen Brody, 49, seemed to be stuck on a railroad crossing in the NYC suburb of Valhalla. Brody’s SUV was hit by an oncoming Metro-North Railroad passenger train at 58 mph, and the first passenger car erupted in flames […]
During his State of the City address on February 3, New York city mayor Bill de Blasio outlined an ambitious plan to build some 240,000 new affordable and market-rate apartments. “If we do not act — and act boldly — New York risks taking on the qualities of a gated community,” said de Blasio. “A […]
The International Energy Agency released a report last Thursday stating that nuclear power generation will have to more than double worldwide in the next 35 years in order to meet international goals for mitigating global warming. As Scientific American explained in a Jan. 30 article, “To accomplish the needed CO2 emissions cuts to keep warming no greater […]
An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence during the storm that was expected to be a historic blizzard Monday night. According to the Washington Times, Joseph Mcauliffe was arrested after he crashed into another vehicle around 10pm. In the United States, driving under the influence refers to operating a […]
Ten-thousand New York City residents can now access the Internet without fuss. In an unprecedented move, the New York Public Library (NYPL) has given out 10,000 high-speed, state-of-the-art hot spots to some of the city’s least fortunate residents. Working alongside Mobile Beacon, a Rhode Island-based, nonprofit national provider of low-cost Internet services and telecommunications company […]
A NYPD officer was hospitalized last week after flying from the hood of a moving police cruiser. The incident occurred in Brooklyn, and the officer suffered a severe head injury after falling to the pavement. Though the officers first claimed that the injured officer had fallen out of a non-moving vehicle, according to the New York […]
Federal regulators announced Jan. 15 that they will give Yorkville Endoscopy, the Manhattan clinic where Joan Rivers went into cardiac arrest, until March 2 to correct problems and retain its federal accreditation. This is a reversal of a decision publicized just the week before, in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said that […]
If you don’t live in New York City, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of something called Legionnaires’ disease. If you do live in NYC, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about Legionnaires’ for the very first time at some point within the past month. According to the New York City Health Department, there was a […]