If Pfizer Leaves NYC, Will It Start a Trend?
Release Date:
05/01/2014
If Pfizer leaves NYC, will it start a trend? WNYC reports.
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City's Green Cart Initiative Judged An "Extraordinary Success"
Release Date:
07/13/2014
Evaluators are calling an "extraordinary success" an initiative launched in NYC in 2008, with support from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, to make more fresh fruits and vegetables available in low-income neighborhoods.
Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce
Release Date:
07/28/2014
... dip would to be mandate policies like paid leave. A new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers ...
Charities Seek to Attract More Boomers as They Mull Retirement Plans
Release Date:
10/20/2014
Foundations Like Bank of America Charitable Foundation provide grant-making forms to allow donors to earmark gifts more easily.
Commonwealth Fund Research Shows Elderly in U.S. Have Trouble Paying Medical Bills
Release Date:
11/21/2014
United States ranks last among 11 nations surveyed.
Arcus Develops Action Plan to Save Great Apes in Africa
Release Date:
04/08/2015
... WWF, and partners in a new conservation plan. A new report --titled "Regional Action Plan for the Conservation of .....
Earthquake Rocks Nepal
Release Date:
04/28/2015
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy reports on the response to the earthquake in Nepal.
Jewish Board Inherits $75 Million in Deals from FEGS
Release Date:
06/03/2015
The state Office of Mental Health and UJA-Federation of New York will help pay expenses necessary to transfer the programs.
Carnegie President Praises Efforts to Amplify World Humanitarian Initiatives
Release Date:
08/19/2015
... Zaatari is growing every year around the globe. A recent report from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees finds ...
Ford and Atlantic Back Education Policy Think Tank
Release Date:
09/04/2015
... her vision for the future of K-12 accountabilty in this report , and is advising states, including New Hampshire, on ...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Backs Commission on the Future of Higher Education
Release Date:
11/04/2015
... The commission faces a double challenge: producing a report that not only doesn’t die on a shelf but also ...
Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’s Call to Close Rikers
Release Date:
02/16/2016
Gov. Andrew Cuomo voiced support Sunday for New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s call to close Rikers Island.
Simons-Supported Research Shows Link Between Non-Coded Portions of Genome and Cancer
Release Date:
09/28/2016
A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) screened thousands of non-coding RNAs to find those that were expressed at high levels in two types of aggressive breast cancer.
New York Community Trust Weighs in on Distribution of Post-Trump Donations to Nonprofits
Release Date:
02/06/2017
In January, the New York Community Trust, issued a call for proposals for a new fund addressing “hate crimes and New York City residents’ fears of deportation, discrimination, arrest, and poverty.”
Chef Massimo Bottura's First U.S. Project Will Be a Rockefeller-supported Bronx Soup Kitchen
Release Date:
05/30/2017
The chef behind Osteria Francescana - a restaurant that topped the World’s 50 Best List in 2016 - is planning to open one of his food waste-fighting soup kitchens, called Refettorios, in the Bronx.
Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years
Release Date:
06/19/2017
... Health Care Act would cause harm in the long-run. From the report : "It initially raises the federal deficit when taxes .....
CareConnect Pulling Out Of New York Insurance Market
Release Date:
08/28/2017
CareConnect, the health insurance company started by Northwell Health, has asked state permission to withdraw from the individual and small group market, the latest evidence of how hard it can be for new companies to compete with legacy players in...
NYPD Boss James O’Neill Vacated Guilty Verdict Against Officer Accused Of Using Banned Chokehold: Sources
Release Date:
08/29/2017
The city’s top cop recently overturned a guilty verdict against an officer in a department misconduct trial. Then the NYPD and the Civilian Complaint Review Board — citing a state law protecting police disciplinary records — wouldn’t say what the...
Holistic Therapy Programs May Help Pain Sufferers Ditch Opioids
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... And many previous opioid users who finish the treatment report six months later that they have been able to stay off ...
Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?
Release Date:
08/30/2017
In rare cases, children fall into a much deeper level of sedation than intended during dental procedures. If they aren’t rescued quickly, they may stop breathing or even die.