STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island leads the five boroughs with the highest rate of deaths among pregnant women and new mothers, with overdose being the leading cause of pregnancy-associated deaths ...

A highly contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea has rapidly spread across New York City, with cases nearly ...

New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) announced on Dec. 27, 2024, that a total of 10,613 babies were born in The Bronx in 2023. This compared with 39,484 born in Manhattan the ...

Emma and Liam top the list of New Yorkers' favorite baby names for another year, the NYC Department of Health says.

In a review of records from 2023, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found that the names Emma and Liam once again took the crowns for most popular baby names. Liam has been ...

A wintry mix is possible on Friday across the NYC area. This weekend, frigid weather is expected to return, with temps in the 20s and 30s. Winter officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on ...

Overdose is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated death in New York City, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene alerted health care providers in an advisory letter on Friday. Overdoses ...

New York City is required to pay for at least a portion of any of the multiple health insurance plans offered to retired municipal employees, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday. The city must ...

In the days following the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a street in New York City and the arrest of a suspect, Luigi Mangione, several "wanted" posters targeting other ...

Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times Supported by By Peter Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Peter Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs have covered all four years of President Biden’s administration and ...

The top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned on Sunday less than three months after investigators seized her phones and searched her home. Ingrid Lewis-Martin resigned in what City Hall ...