Staten Islanders, New York City Residents: School Vaccination Requirements Unaffected By President Trump’s Executive Order
STATEMENT FROM NYC HEALTH COMMISSIONER DR. ALISTER F. MARTIN ON PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDER RELATED TO CHILDHOOD VACCINATION…
Author: NYC Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene
NYC Health Dept Study: Congestion Pricing Continues 20-Year Improvement In Air Quality
CONGESTION PRICING CONTINUES A 20-YEAR IMPROVEMENT IN AIR QUALITY ACROSS NYC, NEW FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND STUDY FINDS…
Staten Island Locations To Be Sprayed With Broad-Spectrum Insecticide Tonight: Monarch Butterflies, Dragonflies, Praying Mantids, Bees Also Affected
Editor’s note: We have recently reported on other mosquito spraying events, including the recent…
In Brooklyn, NYC Health Dept Opens Community Garden In Brownsville To Support Healthy Food Access, Community Wellness
NYC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OPENS COMMUNITY GARDEN IN BROWNSVILLE TO SUPPORT HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS The Garden Creates Space for Residents to Grow, Connect,…
In Harlem, Legionnaires Disease Spread Investigation Underway: NYC Health Department Updates
Editor’s note: Below are three of the latest updates on the Legionnaires disease cluster…
New York Residents Under Hantavirus Monitoring Have Returned To Our State, Not Yet To NYC : Statement From NYC Health Cmr.
STATEMENT FROM NYC HEALTH COMMISSIONER DR. ALISTER MARTIN ON NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS UNDER HANTAVIRUS…
As Staten Island’s Summer Heats Up, NYC Health Dept Releases New Report on Heat-Related Deaths, New Cooling Centers Opening
AS SUMMER HEATS UP, THE NYC HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW REPORT ON HEAT-RELATED DEATHS AND OPENS NEW COOLING CENTERS Annual Report Finds Approximately…
Staten Island Marshes, Wetlands To Receive Aerial Mosqito Larvacide Spraying Tonight, This Week
NYC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TAKES FLIGHT AGAINST MOSQUITOES WITH FIRST AERIAL LARVICIDING OPERATION OF THE SEASON Aerial Larviciding Treatment to be Conducted by Helicopter in Marshes and Wetlands June…
Staten Island: Got Ticks? Highest Population Citywide, High Incidence Of Lyme Disease – NYC Dept of Health Recommends Taking Measures To Prevent Tick Bites
TICKTOCK, IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN TO PREVENT TICK BITES The New York City Health Department…
New Yorkers On Cruise Ship With HantaVirus Onboard Quarantined, Legionella Testing Regulations In Effect For Summer
Editor’s note: We previously reported on the Legionnaires outbreak in a building with a…
New York City DOHMH Celebrates 50 Years Since Passage Of Window Guard Requirements, Thousands Of Young Lives Saved
NEW YORK CITY MARKS 50 YEARS OF WINDOW SAFETY, CELEBRATING HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN’S LIVES SAVED…
NYC Health Dept. Renews Partnership Promoting Safer Sex In City, Including At Local Heath Clinics In Several Boroughs
Editor’s note: The Staten Islander News was a participant in the City’s awareness…
NYC Health Dept Virtual Media Roundtable On Respiratory Virus Season, Getting Vaccinated
New York City Health Department to Host Virtual Media Roundtable on Respiratory Virus Season Editor’s…
On Staten Island: Monarch Butterflies, Bees, Dragonflies, Mosquitos, Non-Target Insects – Spraying With Aerial Pesticide Tomorrow
Editor’s note: As we’ve discussed previously, aerial spraying of pesticides to control mosquitos is the…
NYC Health Dept: Life Expectancy For New Yorkers Now At Pre-Pandemic Levels
NEW YORKERS’ LIFE EXPECTANCY INCREASED TO PRE-COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIGH OF 82.6 YEARS IN 2023, NEW…
Staten Islanders At High Risk Of Lyme: Return Of Tick Season – Prevent Bites, Learn Removal Methods
Return of the Ticks: Prevent Ticks Bites The New York City Health Department Continues Tick-Bite…
NYC Health + Hospitals Systemwide Climate Resilience, Sustainability Changes, Achievements Since Last Year’s Earth Day
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS DETAILS SYSTEMWIDE CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE EARTH DAY 2024…
Staten Islanders, New York City Residents Will Benefit By Undue Medical Debt Agreement – Unexpected Forgiveness May Be Coming Your Way!
Editor’s note: This is information to follow up on our previous article from the Mayor’s…
Broad Spectrum Insecticide Spraying Tonight, Wednesday Evening
Editor’s note: As in the previous mosquito spraying session, the insecticides often also kill non-…
Mosquito Spraying, Major Threat To Monarch Butterflies, Bees, Dragonflies, Other Predator Insects, Scheduled For Tonight In Certain Staten Island Areas
Editor’s note: According to the Center For Biodiversity, one of the largest threats to Monarch…
Heat Wave Continues: Please Help Homeless Fellow New Yorkers You See Outside Today
Extreme heat kills. 350 New Yorkers died prematurely last year from preventable heat illness. If you’re elderly…
Broad Spectrum Insecticide Spraying For Mosquitoes On Staten Island Tomorrow Night
HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT MOSQUITO ADULTICIDING IN PARTS OF STATEN ISLAND TO REDUCE RISK OF…
NYC Pesticide Spraying In Parts Of Staten Island Tomorrow, Brooklyn Wednesday
HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT MOSQUITO ADULTICIDING IN PARTS OF STATEN ISLAND AND BROOKLYN TO REDUCE…