An Overdose Antidote Becomes a Tricky Issue at Some Nightclubs Security guards have confiscated naloxone from bar and nightclub goers, even though city officials encourage people to carry the drug to save lives.
Kendra’s Law Was Meant to Prevent Violence. It Failed Hundreds of Times. New York’s premier monitoring program for people with mental illness has broken down repeatedly, including in five cases involving people who committed subway shovings.
New York City Is Offering Free Online Therapy to Teens: Will It Work? The city’s $26 million contract with Talkspace makes mental health care very accessible. But some worry it is ‘a Band-Aid’ at a time of crisis.
Bellevue Hospital Rushes Patients Into Weight-Loss Surgery New York’s Bellevue Hospital performs thousands of the lucrative surgeries a year, even on Rikers Island prisoners and other inappropriate patients.
New York Has Issued 14 New Food Cart Permits. 10,000 Vendors Want Them. More than a year after the city implemented reforms to the food vendor licensing process, few have received permits, even as enforcement picks up.