Health
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Is Mom Depressed?
¿Mamá está deprimida?California is set to vote on a bill that would mandate screening for maternal depression during pregnancy and after birth. It has unleashed...
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“Still in crisis”
“Aún en crisis”Nelliebelle Cordero is distressed. The 41-year-old mother of three came to New York City after her home in Arecibo, Puerto Rico...
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Talking the Bronx – 03.21.18
Hablando del Bronx – 03.21.18Cree un retrato en la biblioteca Parkchester el lunes 26 de marzo a las 3:30 p.m. Discuta el arte del retrato y use diversos materiales para...
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“They deserve better”
“Merecen algo mejor”Disgusting. Intolerable. Those were a few of the words Governor Andrew Cuomo used to describe conditions at New York City Housing Authority...
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Treating the “invisible wounds”
Tratando las “heridas invisibles”La tasa de intentos de suicidio en Puerto Rico se ha más que triplicado desde el Huracán María. Es uno de los hechos más asombrosos que surgió...
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Mold Matters
El moho importaLa madre de Danny Barber murió de una enfermedad respiratoria en 2013. "Ella ya no está aquí", dijo. Su dolor se agravó, explicó, por la idea de...
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Change up the Charoset
Cambie el Charoset"Charoset," the relish often made of chopped apples, walnuts and wine, is an integral part of the Passover seder. The Workmen's Circle here...
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The resolve to rise
Perfiles de la determinaciónFounded in 1996, the Model New York State Senate (Model Senate) is firmly ensconced as a CUNY institution. For more than two decades, casting...
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A New Go-to Guide
Una nueva guíaWhile recent U.S. Census figures illustrate a declining national poverty rate- down to 12.7 percent in 2016 from 13.5 percent in 2015- the inescapable fact...
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Cluster Closure
Cierre de sitios grupalesSe están acercando al cierre completo. El Departamento de Servicios para las Personas sin Hogar (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) ha...
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Diaper Duty
Pañales obligatoriosHora de abrochar. Así dicen los concejales que han presentado legislación que requeriría que la ciudad proporcione pañales gratis en refugios...
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“You are missed”
“Se les echa de menos”Each balloon told a story. Advocates, including some clutching black balloons, joined together at City Hall recently to honor the...
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Worse than Flint
Peor que FlintTomar una posición sobre el plomo. Defensores de la vivienda y legisladores están trazando paralelismos entre la crisis de la pintura...
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Ja Rule’s new hit
Nuevo éxito de Ja RuleHe’s ready to shut it down. Grammy-nominated rapper Ja Rule described the circumstances that residents of New York City Housing Authority...
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Aid at the End
Ayuda al finalIn 2005, Guillermo Chacón was diagnosed with malignant colon cancer. “If I show you the pictures and describe to you what...
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Pediatric heart patients celebrate at Montefiore
Pacientes cardíacos pediátricos celebran en MontefiorePast and present cardiac care patients from The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) were treated to a special celebratory event...
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Putting our Heads Together
Juntando nuestras cabezasIt's bad out there. Even inveterate optimists cannot deny the turmoil and trouble. At the same time, I cannot help but celebrate...
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Talking Touch
Hablando del contactoMás que nunca antes los estadounidenses viven solos, y el toque amistoso se ha vuelto tabú en todas partes, desde escuelas y oficinas hasta espacios...
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Bound in arms
Entre solidaridad y polémicaCheck the map. José Serrano thinks a few adjustments are in order. “We [have] been told a lie for years,” said the longtime Congressman from...
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Drop in for Distribution
Salvación a manoLlegue a Lincoln. El Hospital Lincoln está intentando hacer mella en la crisis de opiáceos en el Bronx. El hospital es ahora el primero...
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10 Heart Facts for Every Woman
10 datos sobre el corazón para cada mujerNearly every minute, a woman dies from heart disease in the United States. It is the number one killer of women, causing one in...
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Avocado, Black Bean and Corn Salsa
Aguacate, frijoles negros y salsa de maízComer frutas y verduras, como aguacates saludables, se asocia con un riesgo reducido de muchas enfermedades crónicas, incluidas las...
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A Future of Fortitude
Un futuro de fortalezaA más de 1,200 millas de Puerto Rico, justo en el corazón de East Harlem, el drama humano del devastador impacto de los huracanes María e Irma en...
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Where vital meets viable
Donde lo vital se encuentra con lo viableSi bien el torrente de suministros de alivio enviado a Puerto Rico a raíz de los huracanes Irma y María ha traído ayuda crítica a la isla, también trajo...
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Through to the Other Side
Atravesar al otro ladoStand up straight. Plant your feet. Now imagine drilling from your toes, straight through the exact center of the earth and across to the other side...
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Talking the Bronx – 01.17.18
Hablando del Bronx – 01.17.18Treat your senses at the LuEsther T. Mertz Library on Fri., Jan. 19 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Join essential oils expert Laure Moutet Manheimer in...
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Gut Feelings
CorazonadasOver 2500 years ago, Hippocrates, the Greek physician who has been referred to as the “Father of Medicine,” declared, "All diseases begin in the gut." All?
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