Conventional wisdom suggests that the neighborhoods near the world's largest produce market would be veritable fresh food paradises where locals have access to an endless array of nutritious fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, that's not the case.

After successfully crusading against large sugary beverages, trans-fat, and smoking, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is now focusing his attention on the peri...

The New York City murder rate is on pace to reach its lowest point in 52 years. According to the NYPD, as of December 12th, there were 388 murders...

The West Nile Virus has been detected in zip codes covering Prospect Heights, Prospect Park and Park Slope. According to the NYC Department of Heal...

Is Mayor Bloomberg quietly plotting to tackle the city's alcohol consumption again? Despite a quick and angry backlash following the mayor's last a...

NEW YORK — Medical professionals who favor a proposed ban on large-sized sugary drinks likened soda companies to Big Tobacco at a public hearing...

WASHINGTON -- Turns out it's possible to make a fast-food lunch a bit healthier even without skipping the fries. New York City now has hard evidence ...

A new program being pushed by Mayor Bloomberg and the New York City Department of Health will try to convince city moms that breastfeeding is the, ahe...

It's not just Valentine's Day, New York. it's also National Condom Awareness Day (maybe we'll see the Condom Cupid today?) and the city's "Condom Find...

Council Speaker and mayoral-hopeful Christine Quinn is concerned about the Department Of Health's letter grading system for restaurants. "If you h...

First it was smoking in public places. Then it was sodas, salts and trans-fats. And now, the Bloomberg administration, perhaps taking a cue from l...

Don't know what "raw-dogging" is? Neither did we. Thanks to "More Than Just Sex" however, we will never forget. The new series of video PSAs, made...

Bloomberg's next conquest in his crusade against smoking? Light smokers. That's right, Ms. "I only smoke when I'm drunk" or Mr. "I like a cigarette af...

New York City's street-meat vendors could soon be subject to health letter grades if one Queens lawmaker has it his way. State Senator Jose Peralta...

NEW YORK — There is no place in the U.S. more expensive to smoke than New York City, where the taxes alone will set you back $5.85 per pack. Yet...