Betsy Ladyzhets

While NYC’s health department tracks norovirus more than other agencies, the federal government doesn't require hospitals to report cases of the illness.

The Department of Homeless Services also referred twice as many complaints to the NYPD following the mayor’s introduction of forcible removals policy.

Nearly three years into the city’s wastewater surveillance program, NYC has neither a local dashboard nor a clear strategy for how testing results are used.

Health experts testified that women are more likely than men to face debilitating Long COVID symptoms that push them out of the workforce.

A Gothamist analysis of municipal data found that the number of NYC Health + Hospitals testing sites were cut in half citywide from mid-February to mid-April.