New York state faces yet another tough budget year. With lagging tax returns and an unpredictable financial market, projections are that New York will have a budget deficit of $3.5 billion.

The recent agreement between Governor Cuomo, the New York State Assembly Speaker, and the New York...

This piece is co-authored by Lisa Furst, LMSW, director of public education at the Mental Health Association of New York City.

In the weeks since his death on October 5, Steve Jobs' life and career have received an extraordinary amount of attention in the media and at water...

Throughout the month of September, initiatives surrounding its designation as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month have promoted recovery and supported the growth of healthy, resilient individuals and families in the United States.

When President Barack Obama acknowledged this annual event, his proclamation underscored the reality that alcohol...

President Obama's address to the nation on Sunday night concerning Osama bin Laden was an extraordinary, historic event. As he noted, the successful military operation came nearly 10 years since the worst attack on the American people in our history. The most wanted man in the world, bin Laden was...

In a USA Today interview last week, Lt. Gen. David Fridovich talked openly about his secret battle with drug addiction. A popular and widely respected military leader, Fridovich is particularly courageous because admitting personal struggles, such as drug addiction or living with post-traumatic stress disorder, runs counter to...

One of the most powerful moments during President Obama's speech at the memorial service for the Tucson victims came toward the end, when he spoke about nine-year-old victim Christina Taylor Green.

Christina, the president explained, was at Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's "Congress in Action" event on January 8 because she was...

Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo will take office in January as a perfect storm of health care costs is brewing. Even as he braces for, and contends with, the immediate storm, it's crucial to focus on the long-term challenges, which are equally troubling. The good news in the long run is that...

The World Health Organization has included New York City in its global network of age-friendly cities. It's an important initiative that highlights attributes that cities should provide, as the world cares for an increasingly aging population. It's also an important achievement for New York City and all those both in...