New York

Things to do in New York this spring


New York City really comes alive in the springtime. The parks are in bloom, the snow has melted away, and there's a happy and warm air (literally and figuratively) that sweeps the entire island. It’s also a great time to visit, with cheaper airfare and lodging available, shorter attraction lines, and exciting new special...

Adams announces $120 M in federal grants, secures largest federal competitive grant

Post Date: March 15, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams continued his administration’s unprecedented success in securing federal infrastructure funding by winning two federal “Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Program – Neighborhood Access and Equity Program” grants worth a total of $123.6 million. The grants — issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation — will support key infrastructure projects...

Community Op-Ed: Building a City of Opportunity


By Eric Adams, Mayor-NYC As I often say, we live in a city of 8.3 million people — and 35 million opinions. But one thing all New Yorkers can agree on is that people come to our city to make it. They come here to work, build lives, and fulfill the American Dream. And the...

Marrying Hospitality Knowhow to Healthcare: NYC Health+Hospitals/Elmhurst partners with EHL Hospitality Business School


NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst on March 12, 2024, announced a partnership with EHL Hospitality Business School, a leading academic hospitality management institution founded in 1893 and based in Switzerland and Singapore, to share best practices and resources related to the hospitality sector and its intersection with health care. EHL students will gain first-hand experience...

NYC Health+Hospitals celebrates 1.2 M plant-based meals served


NYC Health + Hospitals in partnership with Sodexo on March 14, 2024 celebrated over 1.2 million plant-based meals served since the program began in March 2022. In 2023, the first full calendar year of the program, NYC Health + Hospitals served over 783,000 plant-based meals to its patients. Scientific research has shown that plant-based...

NYC Health+Hospitals launches American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s screening program

Post Date: March 14, 2024

NYC Health + Hospitals has partnered with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to implement the Interactive Screening Program, an online self-screening tool for staff to connect to peer and clinical support before a potential crisis emerges. The anonymous screening tool is customized for the health system. Employees take a brief stress and...

City and State agencies collaborate to crack down on ‘ghost cars’


Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Police Department Commissioner Edward A. Caban, New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced the launch of a multi-agency city-state task force dedicated to identifying and removing so-called “ghost cars” — cars that are...

Mayor Adams celebrates NYC’s public health agenda becoming law, extending lifespan of all New Yorkers

Post Date: March 14, 2024

“HealthyNYC” aims to increase life expectancy to 83 years by 2030 New York City Mayor Eric Adams on March 11, 2024, celebrated Intro. 93-A becoming local law, codifying New York City’s ambitious health agenda — “HealthyNYC” — that seeks to extend the average life expectancy of New Yorkers to record lengths. Unveiled last fall, HealthyNYC...

Indian Consulate in NY hosts event on launch of ‘Chalo India – Global Diaspora Campaign’


The Consulate General of India, in New York organized a special event on the launch of ‘Chalo India - Global Diaspora Campaign’ on March 7, 2024. ‘Chalo India’ is a unique initiative which was launched by Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, on March 7, 2024 at a public event in Srinagar, Jammu &...