Bronx Cancer Patient Says Rat-Infested Longwood Home Feels Like A Prison
A Longwood tenant says rodents have infested her apartment for years while she undergoes cancer treatment; she wants her landlord to rehouse her family. Management says exterminators treated accessible areas on July 9.
New $12 Million Native Hub Shakes Up Phillips Block In Minneapolis
Mikwanedun Audisookon, a $12M, 12,350‑square‑foot Indigenous community hub, opened in Phillips with a kitchen, rentable event space and a black‑box theater. The center consolidates IPTF’s arts, wellness and food programs for south Minneapolis.
La Jolla Lab Snags $2 Million To Turn Sewage Into Global Disease Early‑Warning System
Scripps Research won $2M from the Gates Foundation to expand its Freyja wastewater tools and build AI that links sewage and clinical data for earlier outbreak warnings. Pilots will start in Africa and the tools will remain open‑source.
Social Security Shake-Up Puts Washington Call Hubs Under One Roof
The Social Security Administration centralized its eight processing centers under “Central Processing” and expanded a national representative call line, saying waits have dropped sharply.












