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Members of the Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion coalition rallied Thursday outside a New York State Department of Transportation meeting Thursday to oppose the planned expansion of the Cross Bronx Expressway.

Bronxites rally against proposed Cross Bronx Expressway expansion

By Sadie Brown

maternal

Health

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation donates $200k towards new maternal mental health screening and referral program

By Ethan Marshall

mosquito

City to launch aerial mosquito spraying in Bronx marshlands starting June 2

By Christian Murray

The nonprofit Samaritan Daytop Village filled a Bronx park with purple ribbons to memorialize all the people in the borough who died of an opioid overdose in 2023 and raise awareness about harm reduction tools like Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose.

Health

Bronx leaders and recovery advocates remember 858 Bronxites who died of an overdose

By Sadie Brown

dying

Op-Ed

Op-ed: Time is ticking: Albany must finally pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act

By Jules Netherland

health fair

Health

Photos: Bronx CB11 holds health fair for community members

By Ethan Marshall

NYC Council Majority Leader Amanda Farias introduced a couple of furry friends to a young girl Friday at the unveiling of the new dog park at Castle Hills Houses.

First NYCHA dog park in the city opens in Castle Hill

By Sadie Brown

swim safety

Sports

Olympic medalists hold swim safety event at Bronx School

By Sadie Brown

hospitals

Health

Three Bronx hospitals receive major funding boost through $51M statewide nursing initiative

By Ethan Marshall

peer

Bronx peer leader earns national recognition for addiction recovery work

By Ethan Marshall

Candace Castro, who has been a nurse in the Bronx for nearly 40 years, inspired all three of her daughters to follow in her footsteps and enter the medical field.

Health

Three daughters follow in their mother’s footsteps by becoming nurses

By Sadie Brown

Nurses in New York rally at state capitol ahead of National Nurses Week

AMNY

‘We fight for better workplaces’: Health care professionals use National Nurses Week to advocate better work conditions

MSHP

Health

MSHP celebrates opening of new health center in I.S. 229

By Ethan Marshall

firefighter mourns at 9/11 memorial with black and white american flag with red stripe

AMNY

‘Outrageous betrayal’: NY senators seethe as Trump admin slashes 9/11 health program staffing

run the bronx

Thousands to participate Saturday in 47th annual ‘Run the Bronx’

By Christian Murray

diabetes

Health

Bronx leaders call on city to declare diabetes a public health emergency

By Christian Murray

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