A state‑funded, $32 million, 60‑bed recovery center opened on Wards Island to provide medication‑assisted treatment and stabilization for men in early recovery.

New York’s state lab detected Borrelia mayonii in Herkimer County ticks and a federal report ties a locally acquired case to the finding. Officials urge vigilance this tick season.

Stony Brook Children’s Hospital broke ground on a $55M pediatric emergency department that will add exam rooms, critical-care bays and telemedicine capacity for Long Island families.