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New Jersey Has Second Cleanest Beach Water In Country

June 29, 2011|Julie Clark

The Natural Resources Defense Council's annual report ranks Coastal and Great Lakes beaches on water quality.

The Testing the...

Sunscreen To Have Stricter Labeling

June 14, 2011|Marisa Galdi

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on sunscreen manufacturers.

The FDA's new regulations require all...

Audit: NYC Women Wait Months for Mammograms

May 04, 2011|Julie Clark

Comptroller John Liu's audit says women wait as long as two months for exams.

The audit examined nine facilities and their...

State Senator Urges Locally Grown Produce

April 15, 2011|Claudia Morell

New York state currently has 36,300 farms—a quarter of the state’s land.

New York State Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland...

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A Week Without Electronics?

April 14, 2011|Chiara Wegener

April 18-24 is national "Screen Free Week", formerly known as TV Turnoff Week.

Do you think you could go a week without...

Bloomberg, Clinton Announce Cleaner Air in Times Square

April 13, 2011|Claudia Morell

Report finds reduction in air pollution as the city creates more pedestrian plazas.

The quality of air in Times Square is...

Queens Will Participate in City Council's Retrofit NYC Block by Block Program

March 28, 2011|Chiara Wegener

Residents from Jamaica, Richmond Hill and surrounding communities will participate in a city-wide energy efficiency program...

New York Congress Members Want to Take Closer Look at Indian Point

March 24, 2011|Chiara Wegener

Eliot Engel and Nita Lowey want the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to consider evacuation plans and population density in the...

New Emergency Center to Open at Site of Former St. Vincent's Hospital

March 10, 2011|Chiara Wegener

A 24/7 emergency care center will open in the fall of 2013.

St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers announced Thursday morning...

Senior Citizens Rally Against Proposed Budget Cuts

March 04, 2011|Marisa Galdi

Hundreds of City Senior Centers Could Close by Months End

The fate of more than a hundred senior centers in New York City...