City Council bill would pay drug users to return used needles

City Council bill would pay drug users to return used needles

Socialist and progressive city council members are looking to advance a bill that would pay drug users to return spent paraphernalia as the number of discarded needles in New York City has more than doubled over the last year. The proposed cash-for-addicts program “would authorize the [Department of Health and Mental Hygiene] to set the … Read more

City kids seeking therapy after unending exposure to vagrants and addicts

City kids seeking therapy after unending exposure to vagrants and addicts

New York City school kids are losing their minds over the zonked-out drug addicts and raving vagrants they encounter every day – and are flocking to therapists to find ways to cope with the stress, The Post has learned. In neighborhoods such as Hell’s Kitchen “a lot” of kids are now in therapy, according to … Read more

Monkeypox Vaccines Are Very Difficult in New York City

Monkeypox Vaccines Are Very Difficult in New York City

New York – More monkeypox vaccine appointments were released on Tuesday afternoon. This was welcome news for those concerned who think that they may have been exposed. But as CBS2’s Natalie Dudridge pointed out, they still ain’t easy to find. While waiting in line at the Chelsea Sexual Health Clinic, dozens tried to get one … Read more

New York City opens more monkeypox vaccination appointments today

New York City opens more monkeypox vaccination appointments today

CHELSEY, New York City (WABC) — More New York City residents will have a chance to sign up for the monkeypox vaccine Tuesday. Bookings are taking place as soon as monkeypox vaccine appointments become available. Today at 1 p.m., the city is expected to release 1,250 appointment time slots at its clinics in Chelsea, Harlem … Read more

First case of monkeypox reported in Milwaukee city

First case of monkeypox reported in Milwaukee city

>> We start with breaking news. Tonight health officials are reporting the first case of monkeypox in Milwaukee. 12 News Kent Wainscot is live at the Department of Health. Kent, what do we know? >> Monkeypox was identified in a Milwaukee County resident on Saturday. The Milwaukee Department of Health currently in contact with the … Read more