Albany Backs Off Medicaid Shakeup, Gives School Clinics A Lifeline
Lawmakers left a proposed Medicaid rewrite for school-based clinics out of the final budget, preserving fee-for-service payments and easing operators’ immediate fears.
Upper East Side Cancer Tower Rises As Turner-Consigli Team Takes Over MSK Block
Turner and Consigli have been tapped to build the Kenneth C. Griffin Pavilion at MSK — a roughly $2.3B, 883,000‑sq‑ft inpatient tower with 208 private beds and 12 ORs. Excavation is already underway and the hospital targets a mid‑2030 opening.
Brooklyn Gang Member Cops Plea In Crown Heights Lounge Bloodbath
A 5-9 Brims gang member pleaded guilty in federal court for the Aug. 17, 2025 Crown Heights lounge shooting that killed three and wounded ten. Prosecutors say he faces at least 10 years behind bars.
Brooklyn Brooms Go Big Brother As State Senate Backs Street-Sweeper Cameras
The State Senate approved S.1891A to let DSNY mount cameras on street sweepers to enforce alternate‑side parking; the measure now moves to the Assembly for final approval.
Gillibrand Rips Visa Logjam She Says Is Bleeding New York Hospitals
Sen. Gillibrand says HHS processing delays in the J‑1 waiver program are blocking hundreds of foreign‑trained physicians from starting at New York hospitals. Medical groups warn of service gaps if the backlog isn't cleared.











