By Katelyn Cordero and Maya Kaufman
Building owners in New York City must now test cooling towers for Legionella bacteria every 31 days while they are operating — three times more often than previously required — under new regulations that went into effect Friday. The changes were prompted by an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease last summer in Harlem.
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Joint Statement from Congresswoman Grace Meng, Council Speaker Julie Menin, Senator Joseph Addabbo, Senator Leroy Comrie, Assemblyman Sam Berger, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, Council Member Lynn Schulman and Council Member Phil Wong
The recent string of targeted antisemitic graffiti in Forest Hills and Rego Park, including incidents directed at houses of worship, Jewish day schools, an early childhood center, and private homes, is reprehensible and will not be tolerated.
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By Eyewitness News
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — The New York City Council has passed a package of bills aimed at combatting vaccine misinformation, and expanding access to shots across the city.
The measures require the health department to work with schools to distribute clear information to parents about how vaccines work, their safety, and where to get them.
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By Sadie Brown
City Council leaders said Thursday that it would lead the charge on promoting vaccines and public health in New York in an era when the federal government has effectively withdrawn from that effort.
Speaker Julie Menin, Committee on Health Chair Lynn Schulman, Committee on Education Chair Eric Dinowitz and Committee on Oversight &
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By Trenton Daniels
The New York City Council on Thursday passed a package of bills seeking to do more to educate parents about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines as immunization rates show signs of starting to dip.
The five bills aim to make it easier for schools to disseminate accurate information about vaccines to parents, as well as to require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a plan by year’s end that will educate New Yorkers about the importance of childhood and adolescent vaccinations.
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By Elizabeth Kim
The New York City Council is flexing its oversight powers over a mental health response program that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made a key part of his new approach to changing how the city handles 911 calls involving people in mental distress.
The Council on Thursday passed legislation requiring the Mamdani administration to submit regular performance reports on the Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance Response Division, also known as B-HEARD.
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By Maya Kaufman
The City Council unanimously passed legislation Thursday to require more comprehensive and frequent data reporting on the B-HEARD initiative, which sends specially trained emergency medics and social workers to respond to select 911 calls about a mental health crisis.
The bill would require relevant city agencies to share aggregate data every six months on mental health-related 911 calls and B-HEARD dispatches, in addition to the program’s average response time and demographic information of the individuals in crisis.
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By Eyewitness News
NEW YORK (WABC) — Biking weather is back and a record setting helmet giveaway is planned for New York City cyclists.
Safety gear, including lights, will be handed out in all five boroughs starting on Saturday at the Russell Page Playground in Queens.
Transportation Department Experts will be on hand to fit you for the right helmet.
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By Lea Tomaswick
Inside Government is a Q&A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government with PoliticsNY, sponsored by AARP New York City, features New York City Council Member Lynn Schulman. Council Member Schulman represents the 29th Council District in Queens which includes the neighborhoods of Rego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, South Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park.
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Council Member Lynn Schulman (District 29) announced that the iconic ‘Queens, The World’s Borough’ sculpture, created by Forest Hills resident Larry Ng, was relocated to Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, where it will continue to serve as a vibrant symbol of Queens pride and diversity.
“After a very successful and popular one year exhibit at MacDonald Park, I am thrilled that ‘Queens, The World’s Borough,’ has moved to the New York Mets at Citi Field.
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