MY HERO IS A MAN NAMED CARMI RAPPORT
Everyone needs a hero and my hero is a man named Carmi Rapport. I love the guy. He is a...
Advocates Call on State Leaders to Support Robust Telehealth Program
Today, two statewide advocacy organizations representing primary care and behavioral health care providers issued a White Paper, “Ensuring Sustained Access...
THE U.S. SENATE MUST SAVE THE SUBWAY
Even with overnight subway closures for COVID-related cleaning, public transit is New York City’s central nervous system. Nearly one million...
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by Ray Charles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRUjr8EVgBg O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain!...
DEMOCRATS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CIRCULAR FIRING SQUAD
So now Donald Trump says that he may not be president for another term because people don’t like him. I’ve...
CLEAR, 9/11 Memorial & Museum Partner to Help Protect Public Health
“Health Pass” Pilot Will Create Safer Environment as Memorial Reopens to Public and Employees Return to Work (New York)...
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
The Declaration of Independence asserted we all have an unalienable right to the pursuit of happiness, yet a recent public...
DATING SERVICE
You can’t turn on the television without seeing an advertisement from some kind of a dating service who suggest that...
WORKING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC TO CELEBRATE OUR SCHOLARS’ ACHIEVEMENTS
YONKERS, NY – The connection was impossible to miss. In front of us, to the blaring of a Pomp and...
WORKING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC TO CELEBRATE OUR SCHOLARS’ ACHIEVEMENTS
YONKERS, NY – The connection was impossible to miss. In front of us, to the blaring of a Pomp and...
CUOMO PRIME TIME CLIPS JUNE 24, 2020 (3 VIDEOS)
https://twitter.com/CuomoPrimeTime/status/1275970310039371776 [embed]https://twitter.com/ChrisCuomo/status/1275969508222685185[/embed] https://twitter.com/CuomoPrimeTime/status/1275960339922812930
National Council for Behavioral Health Recognizes Lauri Cole for Advocacy Excellence
Washington, D.C. (June 22, 2020) — The National Council for Behavioral Health will recognize Lauri Cole, MSW, for her extraordinary...
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE FOR INJURED WORKERS: THE NEED TO EXTEND TELEHEALTH CARE
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board adopted an emergency regulation which enabled the treatment of injured workers through...
CELEBRATING FREEDOM MEANS EXPANDING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY
Juneteenth will have special meaning this year. After being locked inside for months, forced to endure a global pandemic that...
THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD BE PSYCHOLOGICALLY TESTED
So Andrew Cuomo and the leaders of the state legislature have gotten together and passed what looks like comprehensive police...
A better world is not only possible, it is within our reach. From mutual aid in our communities to solidarity in the streets, the people of New York have already started to reshape our future. It’s time to bring the movement to the voting booth. VOTE this Tuesday, June 23rd.
[embed]https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1273683661116891136[/embed]
Happy #Juneteenth. After 111 days, I’m giving my final daily COVID briefing. Watch now:
[embed]https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1274001569227239425[/embed]
SOME THINGS I SAW AT THE PANDEMIC
James Taylor once sang “Damn, this traffic jam,” and it resonates. I can’t stand traffic. To me, even a line of cars...
NYSUT analysis: 99% of school budgets pass
ALBANY, N.Y. June 17, 2020 — In a strong display of support for public schools, 99 percent of school budgets are...
PARSING THE QUESTION MARKS IN TWO OF NEW YORK’S CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES
On March 25th, I wrote an op-ed for Empire Report on the hard math of the multi-candidate congressional primaries...