By Enxhi Dylgjeri on April 22, 2020
coronavirus, covid-19, DOH, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, healthcare, hospital, nurses, NYC, nysna
Bronx, Coronavirus, Healthcare, News, Public Health

The New York State Nurses Association, the state’s nurses’ union, sued the New York State’s Department of Health and two medical centers Monday over working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The union filed three lawsuits—against New York’s Department of Health, Montefiore Medical Center, and Westchester Medical Center. A press release issued by the union states […]
By Maria Chiu on September 30, 2015
AMPHS, Brooklyn, Duane Reade, healthcare, New York, Sunset Park
Brooklyn, Healthcare, Lens on New Yorkers, Neighborhoods, News, Public Health

Once a month, a door opens on Third Avenue in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park. It is easy to pass by without taking notice, but for the people who do walk in, they find services that are hard to come by. The open door leads to Academy of Medical and Public Health Services, a non-profit organization that […]
By Isabelle Muge Niu on October 20, 2014
Brooklyn, cobble hill, emergency room, healthcare, hospital, hospital closure, LICH, long island college hospital, New York, new york methodist, slider
Brooklyn

The elderly, residents of a nearby low-income neighborhood and deli owners are bearing the greatest cost of losing a hospital in brownstone Brooklyn. But experts say the impact goes much further.