Fred Mogul

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Gov. David Paterson says the state needs to reduce spending by a billion dollars this year. Despite tense budget negotiations in April, the governor says the fiscal crisis leaves the state with a broad deficit. More than half of his cuts would come from Medicaid ...

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The City Council has waded into a longstanding feud between factions of the city’s largest Hasidic group.

A group called UJ-CARE, a newcomer to community service in Williamsburg, was allocated $200,000 for the new fiscal year. The relatively large figure is angering a rival, the veteran ...

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg today joined the chorus of local leaders protesting last week's firing of Washington's point man on World Trade Center health issues.

Bloomberg praised John Howard for having a thorough knowledge of the situation - and for being an advocate for federal funding of ...

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Teens that are depressed, stressed or involved in violent relationships have a new friend online -- the city Health Department.

Officials are launching a new Web site called "NYC Teen Mind Space." It features fictional characters, each with a page on the Web site MySpace.

They all ...

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Many of us have seen the dramatic video released this week: A woman lying on the floor in an emergency room in Brooklyn who collapsed and died after staff members apparently ignored her for about an hour. The scene is captured by a security camera, ...

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Your morning muffin might be dense or it might be fluffy, but starting today, it will have to be trans fat-free in New York City. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: Since last year, deep-fat fryers have been required to be rid of the artery-clogging artificial ...

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New York City is encouraging every adult in the Bronx to get tested for HIV. Although more people have HIV and AIDS in Manhattan, more die of AIDS in the Bronx, suggesting that it's being discovered too late to treat effectively. Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas ...

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Opponents of gay marriage told a state appellate court today that state and county elected official have no authority to recognize same-sex unions from other states and foreign countries.

WNYC's Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: Gov. David Paterson announced the order this month, and a legal challenge ...

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A plan to create a statewide registry of home health aides has won legislative approval in Albany . WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: They’re one of the fastest growing labor markets in the service economy. But the home health industry in New York has also ...

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Ten dollars for a pack of cigarettes have many smokers calling the state for help quitting.

WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

Almost 10,000 people called the state's Smoker’s Quitline, the week the state's new tax took effect. That’s almost four times as many as in the same ...

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City funding may be jeopardized for more community organizations than originally expected, as the mayor’s office and city council members continue negotiating on the 2009 budget. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: Council Speaker Christine Quinn already put the kibosh on new member initiatives, following disclosures ...

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A new city Health Department survey of 11,000 Lower Manhattan residents suggests post-traumatic stress disorder after 9/11 was more widespread than anticipated. WNYC’s Fred Mogul reports.

About one in seven residents reported experiencing various symptoms of PTSD, including nightmares and anxieties. That percentage matched the rate ...

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City and state officials are pledging to repair a mental health system that they say regularly fails to identify mentally ill people who are potentially violent.

WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

A panel of experts was convened last year following several high-profile criminal incidents involving the mentally ...

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New York will create an Internet registry for home health aides to help combat Medicaid fraud. Home health care is one of the fastest growing parts of the health care economy.

REPORTER: Along with Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Attorney General ...

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New Yorkers say they’re not surprised the Democratic primary race seems to be over without the state’s junior senator getting the presidential bid.

But they have mixed opinions about how and when Hillary Clinton should concede. Adonza Anderson, a school administrator from Brooklyn, would like to ...

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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton told colleagues she would consider joining Barack Obama as his running mate. According to news reports, earlier this afternoon, while speaking to local elected officials by conference call, Clinton answered a question about being on a ticket with Obama by saying, ...

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New York's efforts to regulate doctors' professional conduct have stalled over the last 12 years, according to health care advocates. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

An analysis by the New York Public Interest Research Group says the number of actions taken against doctors by state authorities ...

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Vice President Dick Cheney joined the state's top Republicans last night in a midtown hotel to rally around Sen. John McCain's presidential bid, and to raise money for his and other GOP campaigns.

Security was tight, and the applause was loud for Cheney, the keynote ...

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Vice President Dick Cheney will join former Mayor Rudy Giuliani at a fundraiser for New York State Republicans in midtown this evening.

The gathering comes as New York Republicans confront a bumpy few years - the defeat of Giuliani's presidential ambitions, Mayor Bloomberg's withdrawal from ...

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A top city official says if City Council members are concerned about proposed budget cuts for the coming year, they should take a closer look at the discretionary money they’re spending on community programs.

Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden proposed scaling back city funding in ...