“My office has been informed by the City’s Department of Health & Mental Hygiene of cluster of Legionnaire’s Disease in Morris Park. We are in contact with city, state and federal officials about this latest outbreak, and we will continue […]
Fear Drug Gang Takedowns Leave A Drug Supply Vacuum Bronx Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, applauding police for bringing down the Black Stone Gorilla Gangstas –a violent drug gang– that plied its trade at a major housing project in his district, is calling for a new focus on drug […]
In the spirit of unity, which can start with good sportsmanship, Crotona Park 5K, a Bronx running club, will host the New York Unity Race on September 20, 2015, from 8 AM to 2 PM. The goal of this unique […]
Health Board Votes To Require Salt Warning NYC is the 1st major city in the nation to require high sodium warning labels in chain restaurants. NYC Health Department is coordinating an unprecedented public-private partnership to help prevent heart disease and […]
Last night on a long holiday weekend, the city Health Department revealed that three more public housing buildings at Melrose Houses (NYCHA) were found to have legionella bacteria in their plumbing system. Those buildings that tested positive for legionella are: […]
Late Wednesday evening, the city Department of Health and Mental Health (DOHMH) disclosed that a new cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases had appeared at a Bronx public housing development. DOHMH reported there have been four cases of Legionnaires’ at the […]
New York Road Runners Looking For Volunteers The New York Road Runners (NYRR) are looking for local Bronxites volunteers who would like to come out and help with the Bronx 10-Mile race on Sunday, September 27. NYRR is looking for volunteers […]
Opera House Hotel cooling tower Legionella strains match strains taken from patients; Hotel’s cooling tower was disinfected The New York City Health Department’s Public Health Laboratory, in close coordination with the State’s Wadsworth Center Laboratory and the CDC, today announced […]
BCHN Annual Health Fair Field Day Area Children Participate in Fun-Filled Day of Outdoor Activity Dozens of young children participated in the annual Bronx Community Health Network / BCHN Health Fair Field Day at the Evander Childs Educational Campus on […]
As the death toll from Legionnaires’ disease has risen to include a twelfth victim, the political sniping between Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio sank to a new low. On Monday, the two Democrats appeared to have competing […]
“The State Department of Health has been working diligently on this year’s Legionnaires’ outbreak from its inception. We have been coordinating with health officials from across the State, including the City of New York. Yesterday I had a conversation with […]
This afternoon, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the New York State Department of Health is providing free Legionella testing for building owners, operators, managers and landlords of buildings with cooling towers or evaporative condenser units that can be sources of […]
Today, families who have a child with diabetes gathered at the Bronx Zoo for face painting, crafts and time with doctors and nurse educators. Illana Friedman, M.D., pediatric ophthalmologist at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore explained how the eye works […]
Monday night’s overflow crowd at the Legionnaires’ Town Hall is an indication of the anxiety felt by Bronx residents living in the outbreak zone. Shortly before the meeting began the Health Department (DOHMH) announced that the number of deaths had increased […]
MONTEFIORE RAMPS UP EDUCATION ON THE VALUE OF BREASTFEEDING, INCLUDING POTENTIAL PERKS FOR NEW MOMS World Breastfeeding Week Activities Kickoff Next Week NEW YORK (July 30, 2015) – Breastfeeding can have many benefits for babies like helping strengthen […]
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