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A pulmonary and critical care medicine expert offers tips on how to protect yourself amid unhealthy air caused by wildfire smoke. This article originally appeared in NewYork-Presbyterian Health Matters By Amanda Torres  Manhattan Voice  November 15, 2024 Follow @x NEW YORK - Recent wildfires that have broken out in the tri-state area — including a brush fire in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park  — have led to an air quality advisory of unhealthy conditions in New York City. Lingering smoke in the air can spread “fine particulate matter,” an air pollutant that is produced by fires and can cause short-term health effects. Air Quality Indexes  span from 0 to 500, and the higher the number, the greater the air pollution and potential health risks. New York City, where the air quality is  generally good , according to the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, was placed on Code Orange on November 9, which means that sens...

  Many worry about how Trump might reshape federal health policy — and how those changes could curtail local public health initiatives. This story was  originally published  by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at  healthbeat.org/newsletters . By  Eliza Fawcett, Healthbeat Follow @x NEW YORK - The day after Donald Trump secured a second presidential term, New York officials pledged to protect residents’ reproductive rights and  access to health care — and experts braced for a likely assault on local public health systems. “No matter who is president or what party controls Congress, this city will always stand up for the rights of women, our immigrant brothers and sisters, our LGBTQ+ community and millions of others,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said during a press briefing Wednesday at City Hall. On Tuesday night, New Yorkers overwhelmingly passed Proposition 1 , also known as the Equal Rights Ame...

Unprovoked Attack in Garment District - Suspect Caught on Camera The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault on a woman in the Grament District during an unprovoked attack. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice March 7, 2024 MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for an apparently deranged man who threw a cup of hot water on a woman during an unprovoked attack in the Garment District.  At around 8:30 am, a 27-year-old woman was walking in the vicinity of West 35 Street and 8th Avenue. Cops said an unknown man walked up to her and, without saying a word, threw a cup of hot water on her.  He then ran off in an unknown direction.  The victim was treated at a nearby medical facility. Cops said the victim suffered minor injuries throughout her body since the water missed her exposed face.  Street surveillance cameras captured images of the suspect.  The alleged attacker is described as a male with a dark complexion and a slim build...

Dining Out After Orchid Show Oysters Rockefeller at Artie’s. -Photo by Morris Gut By Morris Gut Manhattan Voice February 19, 2024 NEW YORK - A beautiful Technicolor harbinger of spring, the 21st annual Spring Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx runs from February 17th to April 24th, 2024. I look forward to visiting NYBG, walking through the beautifully restored Enid Haupt Conservatory and beholding the seductive floral arrangements and dramatic plantings. This year’s theme: ‘Florals in Fashion’.  (For additional info: www.nybg.org) After taking in all that beauty, we do get hungry. Here are a few suggestions… ‘ORCHID EVENINGS’! This year visitors can also enjoy cocktails as well as walk the runway during ‘Orchid Evenings’ filled with entertainment and snacks. These special evening events will take place: March 30 & April 5,6,12,13,19,20. Evening hours: 7-10 p.m. Reservations are suggested.  CONSTELLATION CULINARY GROUP at NYBG!   Ever...