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-File Photo This article originally appeared in NewYork-Presbyterian’s Health Matters. By Amanda Torres  Manhattan Voice  January 7, 2025 NEW YORK - Recent outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry and dairy cows have drawn attention to the disease commonly known as bird flu. California declared a state of emergency after discovering the virus in 645 herds of dairy cattle. Bird flu typically spreads among wild birds and other animals like dairy cows and domestic poultry, but this year, more than 60 people across the United States have been infected. In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States when a person in Louisiana was hospitalized after being exposed to infected birds in backyard flocks.  California, Colorado, and Washington have also had confirmed human cases, and a person in Missouri was the first to be diagnosed with the bird flu without any known...

On the first days, drivers struggled to avoid paying the congestion charge. One even said she’d leave New York because of it.   This story originally appeared in The City. By  Jose Martinez Follow @x NEW YORK - As New York became the first U.S. city to toll drivers entering a “congestion relief zone” over the weekend, some Manhattan motorists elected to spin their wheels to avoid paying the 60th Street-and-south charge. Steven Guerrero, 29, said he circled the Upper West Side for “about 10, 15 minutes” to avoid paying a peak-hours $9 toll before sliding into a parking spot on West 61st Street near West End Avenue. “It wasn’t an easy task,” said Guerrero, who grew up in the city and drove in Sunday from West Haven, Conn., to visit friends. “So many cars.”  MTA officials said a read on vehicle and traffic data showing the initial impacts of the new toll should begin taking shape this week, with hopes that it can curb congest...