NEW YORK -- Hundreds of elderly and disabled New Yorkers who were hurriedly evacuated from seaside nursing homes and assisted living residences after ...

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...

By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (Reuters) - Critics call him a puritanical scold, Gotham's Dr. No and a nursemaid to Mayor Micha...

As Mayor Bloomberg's controversial proposal to ban large sugary drinks in New York City gains traction with the Board of Health, other highly caloric ...

A new report conducted by the New York City Health Department reveals the number of opioid painkiller prescriptions is steadily on the rise, with more...

NEW YORK — He had been through sex-change surgery and wanted his birth certificate to reflect the man he'd become, at nearly 70. City health of...

NEW YORK -- Giving letter grades to the thousands of restaurants in New York City – from humble delis to celebrity chef-powered eateries –...

The suicide rate in New York City is almost half the national average, a new Health Department report reveals. There are now six suicides per 100,000 ...

If a bizarre "Mister PeePee" and his mission to masturbate in every Starbucks bathroom in the city wasn't enough to gross you out, leave it to a batch...

NEW YORK — Health officials in the nation's largest city are recommending that any residents living with HIV be offered AIDS drugs as soon as th...

Subways tend to get pretty sloppy and slurry at night, especially after bars in New York yell "last call!" Luckily, the collective morning-after hango...

NEW YORK (AP) — Naked museum visitors are no longer able to take dips together in a bathtub-like installation at a New York City museum after warnin...

MANHATTAN — Sexually transmitted disease diagnosis rates have risen among Greenwich Village women in recent years, according to analysis of the late...

A month after New York City banned smoking in public parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas, a New York Daily News photographer remains the city's only ...

The city's Health Department is cracking down on restaurants that don't properly display their letter grades, The New York Times reports. During a...

Mayor Bloomberg has a new report from the Health Department to rub in the faces of those who oppose Times Square's pedestrian plazas. The report foun...

Need to find a condom in a hurry? The city's health department's has you covered. This Valentine's Day, the health department unveiled a free iPhon...

The next time you read a restaurant review or are contemplating take-out from your local Chinese place, it might be worth finding out the restaurant's...

The city's health department released a report that says 38.7% percent of New York's pregnancies in 2009 were aborted. While the number of induced ter...

The city's Health Department has just released a study [pdf] on the drinking habits of New Yorkers, and what they found may not shock you. We like to ...

ON the matter of bicycling under the influence, Michael Dolan has known both pleasure and pain....

The New York City Health Department announced the final rules for a new restaurant letter grading system which goes into effect next month. The grade...

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