As of today, the use of masks in health care settings, such as hospitals or senior care facilities, will no longer be mandatory in New York. However, our city’s public health system will continue to require face coverings for staff and patients. The state of New York announced the end of its rule that requires … Read more
Hundreds of city workers who were fired by the city after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are planning a lawsuit to get their jobs and wages back, now that the mandate has been removed. There are approximately 1,780 public employees, including police officers, firefighters, and cleaning personnel. “And because they don’t want to get … Read more
Healthy teeth, happy smiles! And that’s how Give Kids A Smile, a completely free dental prevention program for students, offered oral hygiene in schools in the East Harlem district. “They checked my teeth,” says Martin Andrade, a student at PS 146. Andrade and more than 200 students from PS146 and P169 were visited by various … Read more
“It was very important to us because we are here to help the patients,” said nurse Ted Levine. After three consecutive days of strike, the New York State Nursing Association reaches a tentative agreement with two private hospitals Mount Sinai in Manhattan and Montefiore in the Bronx. The agreement was hailed by the union as … Read more
Two New York City hospitals have reached a tentative agreement with thousands of striking nurses that ends the protest, the nurses union announced Thursday. The nurses, represented by the New York State Nurses Association, went on strike early Monday after negotiations with management ran aground at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and Montefiore Medical Center … Read more