Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, the new health commissioner, speaking to the @nycHealthy team on August 6, 2020. (Photo via @NYCHealthCommr on Twitter) A Blunt Change of Command She said she wore her “kickin boots” for her last day as health commissioner. Dr. Oxiris Barbot quit last week with a protest... News 09 Aug 2020 | 10:15
Public service reminder at Fifth Ave. and 88th Street. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) The Coronavirus Tightrope New York is walking a perilous tightrope right now, balancing the restart of the economy – and of social contact – with the... News 03 Jul 2020 | 05:58
Dr. Laura Popper. ( Photo courtesy of Dr. Laura Popper) Dr. Mask Monitor She calls it the Peter Pandemic: “I Won’t Grow Up. I Don’t Wanna Wear a Mask.” Few people have more right to throw this shade... News 27 Jun 2020 | 05:29
Fiorello on the Upper West Side gets ready for outdoor dining. ( Photo: Jeanne Straus) Staying Safe in Phase Two New York City embarks this week on Phase Two of its great experiment to see how much of our previous life we can resume without... News 21 Jun 2020 | 01:21
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, October 2019. ( Photo: 1103 NYC, via flickr) Should the Beaches Open? As temperatures begin to rise and summer is around the corner, the question remains will NYC open its beaches amid COVID-19?... News 25 Apr 2020 | 06:57
Central Park serenade. Photo: Nancy Ploeger Coronavirus Watch Updated Wednesday, August 12, 12:16 p.m. Quote of the Day: “We don’t want to penalize people. We want to educate them, make... News 09 Apr 2020 | 02:49
Before the fall: The author with his wife, Susan, on vacation in the Caribbean. ( Photo courtesy of Stephan Russo) From Denial to the ER The numbers keep rising. We are inundated with data about the modeling of cases, when the apex will hit and how to flatten... News 03 Apr 2020 | 05:50
Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomes USNS Comfort to New York City on Monday, March 30, 2020. The U.S. Navy hospital ship will help alleviate the strain on local hospitals due to the COVID-19 outbreak. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Help at Hand The coronavirus pandemic has brought New York City hospitals to the brink of their capacity, forcing the government to find... News 31 Mar 2020 | 09:27
Infographic by Karl Gude and Carol Navarro, RN. Credit: gudethinking.com Break the Chain of Infection News 18 Mar 2020 | 01:15
The Archdiocese of New York is encouraging Catholics to attend mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral "virtually" by watching the live stream of the service on the church's website. ( Photo: Bro. Jeffrey Pioquinto SJ via Flickr) With Faith and Caution Last Thursday, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency across New York, business carried on more or less as usual... News 13 Mar 2020 | 04:45
Sign of the times. Penn Station main floor, 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2020. ( Photo: David Noonan) Portrait of New Yorkers in a Crisis Until a very few days ago, social distancing conjured for most New Yorkers an image of, say, the rich and famous rising above... News 13 Mar 2020 | 11:21
Mayor Bill de Blasio demonstrates an "elbow shake" and hands out fliers regarding COVID-19 preparedness in Union Square on Monday, March 9, 2020. ( Photo: Michael Appleton, Mayoral Photography Office) Life During Coronavirus Time In the narrow aisles of Joseph’s Pharmacy on the Upper West Side, customers scoured the shelves for anything they could find... News 11 Mar 2020 | 07:31
Dr. Stephen Morse, Ph.D. ( Photo: Courtesy of The Mailman School of Public Health) Confronting the Coronavirus Dr. Stephen Morse, professor of epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, has spent his... News 09 Mar 2020 | 06:12
The Fat Map Quick: What’s worse – our opioid epidemic or our obesity stats? Surprise: They’re both serious problems and obesity may be... News 18 Nov 2019 | 11:19
