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Health as wealth: The $24 billion-dollar case for closing the Black maternal health gap in the U.S.
Black maternal safety is directly tied to improved health outcomes and economic success. The racial divide in maternal and infant health is stark: Black women face a risk of pregnancy-related death four times higher than women from other backgrounds, with Black infants dying at more than double the rate of other babies during their first…
Ending soon: Snag an apartment in the Bronx or Brooklyn from $940/Month
Looking for a below-market apartment in New York City? Check out these three affordable housing lotteries in the Bronx and Brooklyn for a wide range of income levels from about $37,000 to $140,000. One lottery in Hunts Point will place applicants on a waiting list for current and future vacancies, while the others offer units…
What is the SAVE America Act? How the Senate vote could affect your vote
As the Senate prepares for a Saturday vote, Epicenter outlines how citizenship proof rules in the SAVE America Act could impact voters with name changes or clerical errors.
Don’t have the energy?
Child care and housing have long been the key pain points on affordability in New York (and around the country), but another big thing has been on the minds of Gov. Kathy Hochul and residents statewide lately: energy. Energy costs have jumped as a result of the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran, though they’ve…
How to access telehealth abortion care from New York providers
Medical abortion faces new attacks on a federal level, but in New York State, patients still have multiple safe options for receiving the treatment, including via telehealth video calls. Last week, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill to revoke FDA approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Although most research has put the rate of…
What the Gracie Mansion fracas tells us
On Saturday, two teenagers were arrested outside Gracie Mansion after lobbing improvised explosive devices during a chaotic scene as a rally organized by far-right figure Jake Lang was met by a larger counterprotest that arose around it. The teens, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Nikk Kayumi, were charged by federal prosecutors, who claimed that they had…
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