How to access telehealth abortion care from New York providers

Despite a renewed push to ban medication abortion, in New York the pills can be prescribed through virtual visits and in many cases delivered by mail. Here’s what to know.

by Ambar Castillo March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

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Deadline Monday: Buy a Rockaway Beach apartment for under $15K

You can buy one-, two- or three-bedroom Mitchell-Lama co-ops a few minutes from the beach at an ultra-low rate.

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It’s not too late to apply to these free or paid teen opportunities in New York this summer

From STEM research and museum internships to leadership programs and running clubs, these programs offer New York City teens ways to learn new skills, explore careers and (sometimes) earn stipends this summer.

by Epicenter NYC March 11, 2026March 17, 2026

Housing

Ending soon: Lottery to rent a Flatbush one-bedroom starting at $784

An affordable housing lottery at Clarkson Estates closes March 10.

by Epicenter NYC March 5, 2026March 8, 2026

Politics

War always comes home

Iran and the specter of a post-9/11-style politics of fear

by Felipe De La Hoz March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Needs

What to know about the rollout of free 2-K programs

Mamdani and Hochul announce where the first phase of NYC’s expanded child care program will be available this fall. But even with 2,000 new seats, some of the city’s highest-need areas will still be waiting for their share.

by Taylor Jung March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Press

Museum of the Moving Image and Epicenter NYC host a festive Iftar

Cultural, government, media and community leaders gathered in Astoria for a Ramadan celebration prepared by chefs Daniel Garcia, Anika Chowdhury and Sumaiya Bangee.

by Carolina Valencia March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Politics

Can Mamdani start building a housing legacy?

The new mayor is beginning to flex his new powers to address the shortage, but it’s still going to be a heavy lift.

by Felipe De La Hoz February 26, 2026March 2, 2026

Health

For South Asians, healthy habits don’t erase heart risk: study

They eat well, drink less and exercise just as much — so why do they have a higher risk of diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension?

by Ambar Castillo February 26, 2026February 27, 2026

Resources

6 tips on how to be a good NYC neighbor this blizzard

Digging out together, picking up all the doggie poop and $250 fines to avoid.

by Taylor Jung February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

Needs

Mamdani plays a bold hand on taxes

The new mayor tries to force the issue of a state tax hike by raising NYC property tax specter

by Felipe De La Hoz February 19, 2026March 2, 2026

Three affordable housing lotteries in Brooklyn and the Bronx

Want to live in an apartment with floor-to-ceiling windows and a rooftop terrace overlooking the Gowanus? Or in a prewar building near the Bronx Zoo with renovated rooms and brand-new fixtures? Three affordable housing lotteries that may help you reach these dreams are closing in late February or early March. In the Bronx, a lottery…

by Epicenter NYC February 18, 2026

What can you do if someone is out in the cold?

As of Monday, Feb. 9, officials had counted 18 suspected cold-weather deaths among New Yorkers found outside during the city’s longest stretch of below-freezing temperatures since 1958. According to news reports, some of the dead had been given placements in city shelters but had declined to go, saying they feared getting robbed or attacked. Others…

by Ambar Castillo February 13, 2026February 20, 2026

Ending soon: Three NYC affordable housing lotteries across three boroughs

Three affordable housing lotteries in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan are closing in the next few days. They include units whose rents start as low as $752 per month for a Mitchell-Lama development in the Bronx, $814 for a new Brooklyn rental building on Myrtle Avenue and $940 for a Manhattan high-rise near the East…

by Epicenter NYC February 13, 2026February 16, 2026

Setting out on our own

As New York joins a global health network, a glimpse of a U.S. that looks more like the EU.

by Felipe De La Hoz February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

How to talk to kids stressed about ICE

The kids are not OK, psychologists tell us, when it comes to fear of immigration enforcement. Therapists in the city serving immigrant or mixed-status families have seen requests for mental health services nearly triple in recent months. “Children are terrified of going to school, not knowing if they have a family to go back home…

by Ambar Castillo February 5, 2026February 6, 2026

The Perils of Normalizing ICE Insanity

We can get used to a lot, but we shouldn’t get used to this. A dive into normalcy bias, the Epstein files, and the engineered decay of our political system.

by Felipe De La Hoz February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

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