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A New Tactic for the War on Rats

Jun 18, 2010

Photo (cc) pieter.morlion Natalie Hunnicutt’s first assignment as a pest control aide for the city, was, she recalls, also her most memorable: crashing a party of dozens of rodents at a

 

Despite Budget Boost, Public Hospitals Face Cuts

May 24, 2010

Jim Henderson Harlem Hospital is one of 11 hospitals run by the city's Health and Hospitals Corp. With almost every city agency, the key word this spring has been "cut." Mayor Michael

 

Doubts Grow About City's Capital Spending

Mar 10, 2010

Photo (cc) 2008 Department of Environmental Protection The digester eggs at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant -- one of the city's many capital projects. New York City, you have a problem. Yes,

 

Problems at St. Vincent's Reflect Health Care System's Woes

Feb 16, 2010

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cresny/ In the lobby of the Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ’s lower Manhattan headquarters on Feb. 10, senior citizens with oxygen masks who might lose their closest hospital gathered with

 

Food Deserts Could Bloom if City Hall Helps

Jan 28, 2010

Photo (cc) h-bomb City health officials have now rolled out a voluntary program to reduce the salt in foods. This follows the ban on transfats, the requirement that many

 

Cutting Back on Salt Will Save Lives

Jan 25, 2010

    (Earlier this month, the Bloomberg administration announced a new initiative aimed at encouraging food processors and restaurants in New York and across the country to cut back on salt in